as in determined
fully committed to achieving a goal
a bride-to-be bent on having the perfect wedding
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bent (on or upon)
Adjective
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Despite Donald Trump‘s growing chokehold on the Kennedy Center, Conan O’Brien was determined to fill the venue with laughs.—
Glenn Garner,
Deadline,
3 Apr. 2025 -
Flay and their team were determined to change that.—
Angela Chan-Danisi,
Forbes.com,
3 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Not because technology may disrupt it, but because my own government seems intent on destroying it.—
Ian Bogost,
The Atlantic,
30 Mar. 2025
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While Duffy has tasked Reacher with finding a missing confidential informant who was working for Beck, Reacher is intent on finding one of Beck’s associates, Xavier Quinn (Brian Tee), who brutally murdered one of the former MP’s fellow Army investigators years before.—
Tim Lammers,
Forbes.com,
27 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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The letter offers a resolute response to Ballal’s treatment unlike the one signed by Yang and Kramer.—
Matthew Carey,
Deadline,
28 Mar. 2025
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There is plenty of good sense in the EU taking a resolute stand.—
Arash Azizi,
The Atlantic,
19 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Under no pressure, Robinson is able to find Iwobi’s run behind the defence, and this attack leads to the corner from which Fulham scored their decisive third goal.—
Ahmed Walid,
New York Times,
8 Apr. 2025
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And the notion that the administration’s allies in Silicon Valley can quickly produce large numbers of nimble, affordable, and lethal next generation weapons that will give America a decisive edge should be treated with a large grain of salt.—
William Hartung,
Forbes.com,
8 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Abbott said no unopened Abbott formula has ever tested positive for Cronobacter.—
Heather Vogell,
ProPublica,
4 Apr. 2025
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The Bombers saw positive offensive performances across the board in their victory.—
James O'Connell,
New York Daily News,
4 Apr. 2025
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“Bent (on or upon).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bent%20%28on%20or%20upon%29. Accessed 15 Apr. 2025.
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