as in resolute
fully committed to achieving a goal
a do-or-die entrepreneur who never stopped believing that hard work would inevitably lead to success
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Recent Examples of do-or-die
Yet, despite all this positive momentum, 2025 will likely be a do-or-die year for Rumble.
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Kyle Khan-Mullins, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024
In a do-or-die road win over the New York Jets, Richardson threw for 272 yards and had three total touchdowns.
—Steven Louis Goldstein, The Athletic, 24 Nov. 2024
This year, its experience in those do-or-die situations bred confidence.
—Jacob Steinberg, Baltimore Sun, 3 Nov. 2024
With plenty of time between sets of games, and a disproportionate share of straight-knockout, ‘do-or-die’ matches, ambitious projects can be reduced to individual results, years of work washed away in a few minutes of action.
—Thom Harris, The Athletic, 15 Aug. 2024
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Kyle Khan-Mullins, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024
In a do-or-die road win over the New York Jets, Richardson threw for 272 yards and had three total touchdowns.
—Steven Louis Goldstein, The Athletic, 24 Nov. 2024
This year, its experience in those do-or-die situations bred confidence.
—Jacob Steinberg, Baltimore Sun, 3 Nov. 2024
With plenty of time between sets of games, and a disproportionate share of straight-knockout, ‘do-or-die’ matches, ambitious projects can be reduced to individual results, years of work washed away in a few minutes of action.
—Thom Harris, The Athletic, 15 Aug. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for do-or-die
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After a young man is possessed in a séance by the spirits of kamikaze pilots: His usual rather weak features had taken on a manly, resolute look.Ian Buruma, The New Yorker, 6 Jan. 2025
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This counts as revelatory for Schauffele, an admission of something other than resolute strength for a 31-year-old who walks the course with a confident swagger.Gabby Herzig, The Athletic, 2 Jan. 2025
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Thousands of miles away from their home in Philadelphia, Sara is determined to keep heading westward to meet Devin’s father in the California town of Crook Springs.Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 9 Jan. 2025
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The White House has said Biden is determined to close Guantánamo Bay before the end of his term.Mushtaq Yusufzai, NBC News, 8 Jan. 2025
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Photo : Kevin Mazur for Getty Images; Panerai Morris Chestnut in a Panerai Luminor Presenter and actor in the CBS series Watson, Morris Chestnut was intent on standing out at the big event in a cherry red suit, tie, and shirt.Paige Reddinger, Robb Report, 6 Jan. 2025
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Olmo, however, appears intent on remaining in Catalonia.James McNicholas, The Athletic, 6 Jan. 2025
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Putin is gambling that Russia can outlast Ukraine, believing that without decisive Western aid, Ukrainian morale and resources will collapse.John Mac Ghlionn, Newsweek, 14 Jan. 2025
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On the decisive sequence, Cates barely won a race to the puck at the red line, chipped it in the air, batted it forward with his glove and then lifted a backhander past Bobrovsky with two Panthers bearing down on him from behind.Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 14 Jan. 2025
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“Do-or-die.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/do-or-die. Accessed 20 Jan. 2025.
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