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PERSISTENTLY

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (adverb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

With persistence

Classified under:

Adverbs

Pertainym:

persistent (never-ceasing)

Sense 2

Meaning:

In a persistent manner

Example:

he was asking questions, unavoidable questions, persistently...

Classified under:

Adverbs

Pertainym:

persistent (never-ceasing)

Credits

 Context examples: 

Receptors for BMPs, members of the transforming growth factor-beta (TGFb) superfamily, are persistently expressed during cardiac development, yet mice lacking type II or type IA BMP receptors die at gastrulation and cannot be used to assess potential later roles in creation of the heart.

(ALK Pathway, NCI Thesaurus/BIOCARTA)

A second study, focused on craters that are persistently in shadow in Ceres' northern hemisphere.

(Where is the Ice on Ceres?, NASA)