Synonym: continue. Similar words: persisting, persist, persistent, persistence, persistency, persistently, assist in, insisting. Meaning: v. do something repeatedly and showing no intention to stop.
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1 If the fool would persist in his folly he would become wise. 
2 Why do you persist in blaming yourself for what happened?
3 If you persist in upsetting her, I will have to punish you.
4 He will persist in riding that dreadful bicycle.
5 If you persist in doing that you will end up in trouble.
6 Britons persist in treating any pay rise of less than 5% as a slap in the face.
7 Politicians persist in imagining that "the people" warm to their cheesy slogans.
8 Most of them persist in setting strict demands on themselves.
9 Why in hell did Alice persist in asking?
10 How long does disused knowledge persist in memory?
11 Why does Alice persist in believing she doesn't need any help?
12 Family stories seem to persist in importance even when people think of themselves individually,[www.Sentencedict.com] without regard to their familial roles.
13 The desire to persist in interrogation is a valid reason for keeping a suspect in custody for thirty-six hours and indeed beyond.
14 Why do self-oriented intents and deceptive behaviors persist in organizations?
15 A few persist in southern Florida, where, literally and figuratively, they appear to be treading water.
16 Libraries will persist in their commitment but will find no funding equal to the recognized dimensions of the need.
17 American students of Spanish often persist in pronouncing words such as "presidente" in the same way as similar English words.
18 But now, a hundred years on, certain factions persist in taking it at face value.
19 Dear Harsnet, he wrote, why do you persist in this rigmarole of refusing even to acknowledge my existence?
20 We persist in grasping at neat, simple answers, when we should be questioning everything.
21 If you persist in bringing to us your iron and flame, the struggle will be long.
22 The earlier children become regular smokers and persist in the habit as adults, the greater the risk of dying prematurely.
23 Why did Bob persist in attempting to rob the cradle?
24 Thankfully she did not persist in pursuing her mad idea.
25 Persist in progress and oppose retrogression!
26 Mr Straw issued a stern warning to those who persist in violence.
27 And yet, despite our earnest desire for happiness, we persist in disregarding the spiritual depths of ourselves.
28 So it was evident that Dan was able to persist in some of his endeavors-but not in his basic academic work.
29 This opinion can seem persuasive for a time, but we can not persist in it.
30 Others do learn to respect your need to be alone, if you persist in maintaining it.
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