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PERSIST

Definition:

1. [verb] continue to exist; "These stories die hard"; "The legend of Elvis endures"
   Synonyms: prevail, die hard, run, endure
   
   
2. [verb] be persistent, refuse to stop; "he persisted to call me every night"; "The child persisted and kept asking questions"
   Synonyms: persevere, hang in, hang on, hold on
   
   
3. [verb] stay behind; "The smell stayed in the room"; "The hostility remained long after they made up"
   Synonyms: remain, stay
   
   

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Related Words:

• carry over
• reverberate
• obstinate
• ask for it, ask for trouble
• plug, plug away
• stick to, stick with, follow
• stick
• linger

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