Insisting

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  • verb. Present participle of insist.
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  • noun. continual and persistent demands
  • Word Usage
    "The US president started off his term insisting that Arab-Israeli peace be dealt with before Iran's nuclear issue, and has had to reverse his plan due to Israeli pressures."
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    demand  
    Hyponym
    Words that are more specific
    purism  
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    verb-stem
    insist