Synonym: haunting, lasting, relentless, unrelenting. Similar words: consistent, consistently, persist, subsistence, listen to, distention, sister, listen. Meaning: [pər'sɪstənt /pə-] 
adj. 1. never-ceasing 2. continually recurring to the mind 3. retained; not shed.
adj. 1. never-ceasing 2. continually recurring to the mind 3. retained; not shed. 
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1, The weeds were very persistent.
2, She can be very persistent when she wants something.
3, His cough grew more persistent until it never stopped.
4, Reality is merely an illusion, albeit a very persistent one. Albert Einstein 
5, How do you deal with persistent salesmen who won't take no for an answer?
6, Three children were removed from the school for persistent bad behaviour.
7, Persistent criminals who have gone unpunished by the courts have been dealt with by local people.
8, If she hadn't been so persistent she might not have gotten the job.
9, Albert had a persistent headache that lasted for three days.
10, Persistent offenders face a prison sentence.
11, Some infections can be quite persistent.
12, A persistent ringing roused Christina from a pleasant dream.
13, Severe penalties are dealt out to persistent offenders.
14, I can't take much more of this persistent criticism.
15, She resented his persistent approaches.
16, Symptoms include a sore throat and dry,[http://sentencedict.com/persistent.html] persistent cough.
17, He was still bothered by a persistent leg injury.
18, Be persistent - don't give up.
19, She felt embarrassed by his persistent attentions.
20, The pain was dull but persistent.
21, Despite persistent denials, the rumour continued tospread.
22, There were persistent rumours of drug taking among staff.
23, After a cold, many patients complain of persistent catarrh.
24, At 16, Scott was already a persistent offender .
25, The school expelled him for persistent misbehaviour.
26, He has been a persistent critic of the president.
27, Famine is a persistent problem in many parts of the world.
28, He is regarded at the BBC as a tenacious and persistent interviewer.
29, I fail to live up to the people who love me, still persistent waiting for the one I love.
30, Symptoms of the illness include a high temperature and a persistent dry cough.
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