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Meanings of relentless in English

Not to be placated or appeased or moved by entreaty.

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Never-ceasing.

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Usage of relentless in English
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The American quest for peace today takes the shape of relentless war.
The Irish Times
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Perhaps only someone with his relentless focus could have come this far.
Reuters
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Thank you for your relentless efforts to bring Laura and Euna home.
Somewhere inside
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But the relentless competition from Asia continues to challenge Paris's traditional hotels.
The Guardian
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But so far the sector has continued on a relentless upward path.
Reuters
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Following that were decades of dictatorship, civil war and relentless terrorist attacks.
The Guardian
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But the rest of the market remained under almost relentless selling pressure.
The Irish Times
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Wendy says they bought huge quantities of feed, a relentless daily task.
Radio NZ
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There was something implacable and relentless in the tone and the words.
The Broken Road
10
The young scientist was relentless in probing for information on our experiences.
Riding rockets
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Since eruptions began one month ago, the lava flow has been relentless.
Radio NZ
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China's relentless investment offensive in Africa has been welcomed by impoverished countries.
Reuters
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Nowhere was the persecution of heretics more relentless than in the Netherlands.
The Rise of the Dutch Republic — Volume 02: Introduction II
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Four other great machines stand beside it, swirling in Samso's relentless winds.
The Guardian
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We have to defeat the virus with our relentless effort, she said.
Jamaica Observer
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There's now been almost a week of relentless conflict in beleaguered Tripoli.
Radio NZ
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