Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- In a relentless manner; without pity.
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- adverb In a
relentless manner.
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- adverb in a relentless manner
Etymologies
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Examples
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We have one message coming in relentlessly from the Republicans, that Obama and all his policies stink – and we have the fractious Dems who can't manage to say a darn thing in unison to support the President and his policies.
Democrats splinter in contentious health care reform debate 2009
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The Obama and McCain teams both used the term relentlessly during the campaign because it's a compelling one-word slogan that resonates with optimism and positive energy.
Jeffrey Shaffer: The Times Are, and Always Will Be, Changing 2009
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His plan is to get rid of the old guard, all of whom have been invited to the celebration, and then drive the title relentlessly downmarket in a ferocious cover-price war.
Evening Standard - Home Fiona Mountford 2012
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The ACLU is like a dog with a bone; following the relentless logic of collective action coordination failures, it will remain relentlessly focused, gnawing away, and those it seeks to play will be diverted and disorganized in their responses.
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Guard play was key to the Wildcats 'success as Denis Clemente pushed the ball relentlessly from the point and Jacob Pullen was capable of catching fire at any moment.
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The Hurt Locker is a grass roots film, the producer has probably had to promote it relentlessly from the beginning - even get it seen.
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Guard play was key to the Wildcats 'success as Denis Clemente pushed the ball relentlessly from the point and Jacob Pullen was capable of catching fire at any moment.
Big 12 Conference 2010
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For instance, Sitsa Karaiskakis, a prominent propagandist for women of the Metaxas regime, preached relentlessly from the pages of the youth journal, Neolaia, about the importance of awakening in women '... the desire for family, as this is the holy source of the National Renaissance ....
Arms and the Woman: Just Warriors and Greek Feminist Identity 2008
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Conservatives complain relentlessly that they do not get a fair shake in the university, and they want parity -- that is, more conservatives on faculties.
March 2005 2005
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Institutions poor and weak enough to be moved by a $20,000 carrot recite the bank's name relentlessly to their audiences.
Kelly Kleiman: What's Wrong With Chase Community Giving? Kelly Kleiman 2010
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