single-minded
adjective
sin·gle-mind·ed
ˌsiŋ-gəl-ˈmīn-dəd 
ˈsiŋ-gəl-ˌmīn-
: having one driving purpose or resolve : determined, dedicated
single-mindedly
adverb
single-mindedness
noun
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Examples of single-minded in a Sentence
every successful reform movement has been spearheaded by a single-minded activist who refused to accept defeat
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Compared to the other characters who are fiery and single-minded in their goals, Min Seo-jin is much more restrained in her emotional expression.
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Joan MacDonald, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024
There isn't this opportunity for endless repetitions outside of somebody who just devotes themselves to the single-minded pursuit of one food in particular or one dish in particular.
—Bon Appétit, 18 Dec. 2024
For decades now, the most ardent critics of the weight-loss industry and of its associated doctors have been saying something similar: Healthy behaviors can and should be decoupled from the single-minded goal of making people smaller.
—Daniel Engber, The Atlantic, 9 Dec. 2024
That single-minded devotion also risks blinding her to the needs of her estranged daughter (Billie Lourd) or those of a struggling castmate (Kiernan Shipka).
—Dana Harris-Bridson, IndieWire, 4 Dec. 2024
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Joan MacDonald, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024
There isn't this opportunity for endless repetitions outside of somebody who just devotes themselves to the single-minded pursuit of one food in particular or one dish in particular.
—Bon Appétit, 18 Dec. 2024
For decades now, the most ardent critics of the weight-loss industry and of its associated doctors have been saying something similar: Healthy behaviors can and should be decoupled from the single-minded goal of making people smaller.
—Daniel Engber, The Atlantic, 9 Dec. 2024
That single-minded devotion also risks blinding her to the needs of her estranged daughter (Billie Lourd) or those of a struggling castmate (Kiernan Shipka).
—Dana Harris-Bridson, IndieWire, 4 Dec. 2024
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“Single-minded.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/single-minded. Accessed 25 Dec. 2024.
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