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Recent Examples of hell-bent
She is given a second chance at life when she is resurrected by an ancient Fox Demon who is hell-bent on revenge and reclaiming her own place in the demonic world.
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Patrick Frater, Variety, 29 Nov. 2024
Following a grand slam by the Yankees’ Anthony Volpe in the third, which made Kanno hang his head and groan, New York was piling on the runs to make the score 11-4, seemingly hell-bent on avoiding a sweep.
—Max Kim, Los Angeles Times, 30 Oct. 2024
Tom Hardy returns as Eddie Brock, the human host of the symbiote Venom, as the two run away from space aliens hell-bent on killing them and everyone else on Earth.
—Savannah Salazar, Vulture, 26 Oct. 2024
The seemingly simple mission turns deadly when the leader of a notorious crime syndicate becomes hell-bent on claiming the organ.
—Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 24 Oct. 2024
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Patrick Frater, Variety, 29 Nov. 2024
Following a grand slam by the Yankees’ Anthony Volpe in the third, which made Kanno hang his head and groan, New York was piling on the runs to make the score 11-4, seemingly hell-bent on avoiding a sweep.
—Max Kim, Los Angeles Times, 30 Oct. 2024
Tom Hardy returns as Eddie Brock, the human host of the symbiote Venom, as the two run away from space aliens hell-bent on killing them and everyone else on Earth.
—Savannah Salazar, Vulture, 26 Oct. 2024
The seemingly simple mission turns deadly when the leader of a notorious crime syndicate becomes hell-bent on claiming the organ.
—Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 24 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hell-bent
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The Germans were intent on keeping Nefertiti in their hands, too.Eli Wizevich, Smithsonian Magazine, 6 Dec. 2024
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But Shinra has an ace up their sleeve: their solider Sephiroth, long thought dead, is alive and intent on achieving godhood.Richard Newby, TIME, 5 Dec. 2024
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But absent a dedicated desire to solve them, they could be viewed as tediously boring compared to leading the nation on sweeping national issues and global diplomacy.George Skelton, Los Angeles Times, 15 Dec. 2024
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The attention to detail continues after arrival, with orientation and activities beginning right away, plus an amazingly friendly, dedicated and helpful staff—roughly 400 employees, many of them from multi-generational families working here.Larry Olmsted, Forbes, 14 Dec. 2024
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In a statement, Taiwan’s President Lai Ching-te congratulated Trump and Vance on their electoral victory, and thanked Biden and Harris for their resolute support for Taiwan during their term.CNN Staff, CNN, 7 Nov. 2024
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Roberts was resolute that another bullpen game could and would get the job done.Dan Freedman, Forbes, 22 Oct. 2024
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Riley is an extremely creative, hardworking and determined student.Caroline Beck, The Indianapolis Star, 9 Dec. 2024
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Mia seems determined to rope as many people into her chaos as much as possible, consequences be damned.Shamira Ibrahim, Vulture, 9 Dec. 2024
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According to the star, Heller was insistent that the dog have blue eyes and red hair like Adams.Lauren Huff, EW.com, 7 Dec. 2024
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Democratic senators have been especially insistent that background checks are needed for all of Trump’s nominees before they can be considered for confirmation by the Senate.Dan Mangan, CNBC, 3 Dec. 2024
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Neame, while hopeful of another franchise, isn’t sure the spy thriller will get as far as his multi-generational drama set in a Yorkshire country house and around the lives of the Crawley family and their staff.Etan Vlessing, The Hollywood Reporter, 13 Dec. 2024
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Ichiro is an all-time great and a sure first-ballot selection.Barry M. Bloom, Sportico.com, 12 Dec. 2024
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The company has long maintained that privacy is a fundamental human right and has been adamant that the information stored on its devices be accessible only to the people that own them.Thomas Brewster, Forbes, 17 Dec. 2024
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Despite the abuse Drea and her kids have experienced, the mother of three is adamant about keeping her ex-husband’s last name.Elizabeth Ayoola, Essence, 11 Dec. 2024
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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
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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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“Hell-bent.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hell-bent. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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