Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- In an unyielding manner; firmly.
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- adverb In an
unyielding way.
Etymologies
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Examples
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Mitch McConnell for his whole political career was so unyieldingly pro-tobacco industry in my home state of Kentucky, getting payola from them while saying NO to any anti-tobacco legislation, that he has no credibility with me on any of his NO's, especially his NO on health care legislation.
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From 6-2 and talk of being one of the league's top contenders, they've fallen to 6-4, with an unyieldingly brutal six-game schedule ahead of them and the prospect of a third straight postseason at home looming.
It's Time to Get Angry Aditi Kinkhabwala 2011
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Mitch McConnell for his whole political career was so unyieldingly pro-tobacco industry in my home state of Kentucky, getting payola from them while saying NO to any anti-tobacco legislation, that he has no credibility with me on any of his NO's, especially his NO on health care legislation.
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They stood there, bodies inclined to the storm in the manner of seamen on sloped decks, unyieldingly looking into each other's eyes.
CHAPTER 3 2010
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 Hollywood Reporter says, “An unyieldingly cynical exploration of the human heart of darkness with an oedipal climax that makes it a field day for Freudians. †13: GAME OF DEATH examines how far one would go for wealth.
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The assaults from our enemies were brutal, inventive and unyieldingly savage.
Archive 2008-12-01 2008
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The assaults from our enemies were brutal, inventive and unyieldingly savage.
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He was ably abetted by the self-described "progressive pro-lifers" like Catholics United and Catholics in Alliance for the Common Good, whose comparisons of abortion to torture gained resonance among those who are unyieldingly opposed to women's reproductive freedoms.
Jon O'Brien: Truth Is Indeed One of the First Casualties of War 2009
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Reagan spun them around brilliantly, used the White House reporters and cameras as hapless props in his melodrama, ignored the tough questions and stuck unyieldingly to his scripted version of reality.
Hillary Campaign Opens Fire On Obama Over Reagan Comments 2009
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Reagan spun them around brilliantly, used the White House reporters and cameras as hapless props in his melodrama, ignored the tough questions and stuck unyieldingly to his scripted version of reality.
Election Central | Talking Points Memo | Hillary Campaign Opens Fire On Obama Over Reagan Comments 2009
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