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relentlessly

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[ri-lent-lis-lee] / rɪˈlɛnt lɪs li /

adverb

  1. without letting up, pausing, or giving up; persistently.

    To win, you need to keep coming at the other team relentlessly, without allowing them time to adjust or alter strategy.


Etymology

Origin of relentlessly

relentless ( def. ) + -ly

Example Sentences

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“Maximum Pleasure Guaranteed” is also a joy to watch, with Tatiana Maslany bouncing from one crisis to another in a relentlessly propulsive dark-comedy crime thriller.

From MarketWatch • May 31, 2026

Today, 7-Eleven’s 85,000 stores in almost 20 countries are stocked according to data that relentlessly tracks local tastes.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 25, 2026

And he vowed to "fight relentlessly" with further strikes that would catch Moscow by surprise.

From Barron's • May 17, 2026

"Throughout this election, we have heard a clear appetite for change. People want a government that will stand up for Wales and focus relentlessly on the key issues affecting their lives," the party said.

From BBC • May 7, 2026

There was a milk-bottling plant, and I watched the rows of milk bottles move relentlessly along a conveyor belt and tried to make a big deal of that.

From "Bad Boy" by Walter Dean Myers

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