soldier on
phrasal verb
soldiered on; soldiering on; soldiers on
: to continue to do something or to try to achieve something even though it is difficult
The researchers encountered many problems but they soldiered on.
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Vance also thanked soldiers on the base, who are there for a year at a time and can't bring their families with them.
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Kathryn Watson, CBS News, 28 Mar. 2025
Soleimani had the blood of hundreds of American soldiers on his hands.
—Caitlin McFall, Fox News, 20 Mar. 2025
Meanwhile, the theme that Russia is fighting NATO soldiers on the ground in Ukraine has persisted, in what appears to be an effort by the Kremlin to portray Western governments as lying about the extent of their involvement in the war, and to suggest that Russia is fighting a much larger enemy.
—Tom Rogers, Newsweek, 21 Feb. 2025
But the group soldiers on, with Alex wrapping herself in blankets in the backseat and Paul and Hillary nipping from a flask to try to stay warm.
—Kimberly Roots, TVLine, 30 Mar. 2025
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Kathryn Watson, CBS News, 28 Mar. 2025
Soleimani had the blood of hundreds of American soldiers on his hands.
—Caitlin McFall, Fox News, 20 Mar. 2025
Meanwhile, the theme that Russia is fighting NATO soldiers on the ground in Ukraine has persisted, in what appears to be an effort by the Kremlin to portray Western governments as lying about the extent of their involvement in the war, and to suggest that Russia is fighting a much larger enemy.
—Tom Rogers, Newsweek, 21 Feb. 2025
But the group soldiers on, with Alex wrapping herself in blankets in the backseat and Paul and Hillary nipping from a flask to try to stay warm.
—Kimberly Roots, TVLine, 30 Mar. 2025
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“Soldier on.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/soldier%20on. Accessed 19 Apr. 2025.
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