tenaciously
Americanadverb
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in a strong, tight, or secure manner.
With its creeping roots and clawed tendrils, the invasive cat’s claw vine clings tenaciously to almost any surface.
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in a persistent or stubborn manner.
Traditional pastoralist societies have tenaciously held on to their customs and rituals in the face of tremendous pressure from governments bent on development.
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Both are brazenly transactional, and cling tenaciously to grudges.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 27, 2024
Sarat argued that cases like Williams' push the country closer toward one day ending the death penalty, despite some states "tenaciously clinging" to it.
From Salon • Sep. 27, 2024
Short on time, Black defends tenaciously and nearly claws back into the game: 25.
From Washington Times • Nov. 7, 2023
First he had to pry off an interloper: a limpet, a coin-size, hat-shaped snail that normally clings tenaciously to tidal zone rocks but had taken up residence on the gray epoxy seal protecting the sensor.
From Science Magazine • Nov. 1, 2023
Determined not to let his frailty and his stature stand in his way, in high school he went out for every sport he could think of, mastering none but playing all of them tenaciously.
From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown
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