Synonyms for persist in
per·sist in

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1. continue, persist inverb

   do something repeatedly and showing no intention to stop

   "We continued our research into the cause of the illness"; "The landlord persists in asking us to move"

   Synonyms:
   go along, keep on, remain, stay on, go on, stay, carry on, keep, go forward, retain, uphold, extend, cover, proceed, bear on, preserve, continue

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1. Stephan Rieke:

   Yesterday's rally was a bit overdone and investors are taking profit as they prepare for the holiday. Lower oil prices this morning and weaker U.S. markets gave the pretext to sell, looking forward, I expect volatility to persist in the coming sessions, but the market could gain some strength as we move into 2016.

2. Hannah Whitall Smith:

   The true secret of giving advice is, after you have honestly given it, to be perfectly indifferent whether it is taken or not, and never persist in trying to set people right.

3. Unknown:

   That which we persist in doing becomes easier, not that the task itself has become easier, but that our ability to perform it has improved.

4. Cory Booker:

   We as a nation have not yet truly acknowledged and grappled with racism and white supremacy that has tainted this countrys founding, it continues to persist in those deep racial disparities and inequalities today.

5. Nicholas Williams:

   How long can we do this ? it's limited to a few years. The rest of it is going to depend on how long do we persist in the drought, and where does our water use go ? We're going to have to learn to live with the water we have, and the use we've sustained for the last several decades is going to change.