The term 'persists' is defined as continuing to exist or endure over a long period of time. The crossword solutions for this term are RECURS (6 letters), LASTS (5 letters), ABIDES (6 letters), HAUNTS (6 letters), and ENDURES (7 letters). Each of these words has a similar meaning to persists, but with slight variations. For example, recurs means to happen again and again, lasts means to remain in existence for a long time, abides means to accept or comply with a rule or decision, HAUNTS means to visit or appear to someone frequently, and endures means to remain in existence for a long period of time.