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relentlessly

American  
[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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Relentlessly “nomadic,” Americans nevertheless deeply value their ever-changing built environment, he says, and making public its history can be uplifting.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 29, 2024

Relentlessly confrontational, Hartley seemed more iron fist than kid glove.

From BBC • Feb. 3, 2022

Relentlessly, he attacked a veteran district attorney investigator on the case, Kirk Bunch.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 27, 2021

Relentlessly introspective but dependably playful, Gerald Murnane’s “Border Districts” is a novel that continually calls attention to its own book-ness.

From Washington Post • Mar. 28, 2018

Relentlessly he brought her down from her generalisations.

From Balloons by Bibesco, Elizabeth

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