Pursued
Pursued adjective - Followed with enmity as if to harm.
Persevered and pursued are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Persevered" instead a verb "Pursued".
Persevered
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Persevered and Pursued. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 10, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/pursued/persevered
Pursued & Persevered. N.p., 2016. Web. 10 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/pursued/persevered>.
Persevered or Pursued. 2016. Accessed August 10, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/pursued/persevered.
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