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Recent Examples of stubbornly
Inflation has remained stubbornly stuck between 2% and 4% since 2023, and the most recent reading (cataloging how much higher prices were in March compared to a year prior) was the highest inflation data point in two years, driven by rising fuel prices.
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Tristan Bove, Fortune, 28 Apr. 2026
Hitler stubbornly refused, telling his friend not to worry about the mustache.
—Literary Hub, 27 Apr. 2026
Hogan also looks at why ibogaine, and psychedelic drugs more broadly, are increasingly being taken seriously for stubbornly hard-to-treat conditions like addiction, depression, and PTSD.
—Alex Hogan, STAT, 24 Apr. 2026
For automakers and electronics makers racing to commercialize solid-state batteries, the work offers a clearer path to solving a problem that has remained stubbornly difficult.
—Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 23 Apr. 2026
There is one between Hill and Jouléy, respectively playing a coroner expecting a body and a stubbornly living person, that is just wonderful.
—Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune, 20 Apr. 2026
So instead of stubbornly waiting in an area that used to have turkeys, change as the conditions change.
—Alex Robinson, Outdoor Life, 16 Apr. 2026
But there are plenty of questions about his record leading a state with a stubbornly high poverty rate, one of the nation’s highest tax rates, and a quarter of its unhoused population.
—Philip Elliott, Time, 15 Apr. 2026
Amid the impasse, global oil prices remain stubbornly high — a concern for Republicans entering this year’s midterm election season.
—Los Angeles Times, 15 Apr. 2026
Tristan Bove, Fortune, 28 Apr. 2026
Hitler stubbornly refused, telling his friend not to worry about the mustache.
—Literary Hub, 27 Apr. 2026
Hogan also looks at why ibogaine, and psychedelic drugs more broadly, are increasingly being taken seriously for stubbornly hard-to-treat conditions like addiction, depression, and PTSD.
—Alex Hogan, STAT, 24 Apr. 2026
For automakers and electronics makers racing to commercialize solid-state batteries, the work offers a clearer path to solving a problem that has remained stubbornly difficult.
—Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 23 Apr. 2026
There is one between Hill and Jouléy, respectively playing a coroner expecting a body and a stubbornly living person, that is just wonderful.
—Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune, 20 Apr. 2026
So instead of stubbornly waiting in an area that used to have turkeys, change as the conditions change.
—Alex Robinson, Outdoor Life, 16 Apr. 2026
But there are plenty of questions about his record leading a state with a stubbornly high poverty rate, one of the nation’s highest tax rates, and a quarter of its unhoused population.
—Philip Elliott, Time, 15 Apr. 2026
Amid the impasse, global oil prices remain stubbornly high — a concern for Republicans entering this year’s midterm election season.
—Los Angeles Times, 15 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for stubbornly
Adverb
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On the walk back to the inn, Henry veered off the trail to pick up a fallen branch, gray and forked with one crisp leaf clinging obstinately on.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
14 Apr. 2026
Adverb
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Tammy Machado is suspected of mortgage fraud and two counts of willfully making a false return under penalty of perjury.—
Sacbee.com,
Sacbee.com,
11 Apr. 2026
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His collaborators remained unaware — or kept willfully oblivious — about the allegations.—
Mosi Reeves,
Rolling Stone,
9 Apr. 2026
Adverb
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Selling cigarettes on the street to buy food for her siblings, the pre-teen is indefatigably upbeat, eagerly anticipating an imminent passage to Germany.—
Guy Lodge,
Variety,
24 Jan. 2026
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Matthew Restall, for example, has worked indefatigably as a myth buster for dozens of misconceptions for roughly two decades now, and only recently did another historian, Camilla Townsend, stitch together the history of the Aztecs according to their own statements, as recorded in Nahuatl.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
18 Aug. 2025
Adverb
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Ballmer steadfastly denies arranging the deal between Aspiration and Leonard, who by all accounts performed no duties for Aspiration.—
Steve Henson,
Los Angeles Times,
23 Apr. 2026
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Ellerup, who divorced Heuermann after his arrest in 2023, steadfastly defended her ex-husband’s innocence during those earlier episodes.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
21 Apr. 2026
Adverb
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And so Wiseman and her team are working tirelessly alongside Cindy Holland, head of Paramount+, to build the streaming service into a destination.—
Jessica Radloff,
Glamour,
28 Apr. 2026
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As terror and confusion tore through the small community about 30 miles north of New Orleans, and Sharp’s family and friends tried to make sense of the brutal slaying, detectives worked tirelessly to find her killer — or killers.—
KC Baker,
PEOPLE,
27 Apr. 2026
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“Stubbornly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stubbornly. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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