as in resolute
fully committed to achieving a goal
every successful reform movement has been spearheaded by a single-minded activist who refused to accept defeat
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Recent Examples of single-minded
There was a risk that such a single-minded pursuit of so difficult a problem could hurt her academic career, but Späth dedicated all her time to it anyway.
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Leila Sloman, WIRED, 23 Mar. 2025
Although his rhetoric and actions are particularly extreme, Trump is far from alone in his single-minded fixation on borders.
—Edward Alden, Foreign Affairs, 6 Mar. 2025
Following the Bard fiasco, Google has developed a single-minded obsession with adding generative AI to all its products, even if profitability remains elusive in the AI industry.
—Ryan Whitwam, Ars Technica, 28 Feb. 2025
Our guide to the Best Toasters zeroes in on classic, single-minded bread browners.
—Matthew Korfhage, WIRED, 26 Feb. 2025
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Leila Sloman, WIRED, 23 Mar. 2025
Although his rhetoric and actions are particularly extreme, Trump is far from alone in his single-minded fixation on borders.
—Edward Alden, Foreign Affairs, 6 Mar. 2025
Following the Bard fiasco, Google has developed a single-minded obsession with adding generative AI to all its products, even if profitability remains elusive in the AI industry.
—Ryan Whitwam, Ars Technica, 28 Feb. 2025
Our guide to the Best Toasters zeroes in on classic, single-minded bread browners.
—Matthew Korfhage, WIRED, 26 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for single-minded
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Sandra Bullock, The Blind Side In the big-screen adaptation of this true story, Sandra Bullock played Leigh Anne Tuohy, the resolute Southern mother who adopts teen Michael Oher.—
Zoey Lyttle,
People.com,
2 Mar. 2025
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Conscientiously addressing a national crisis of domestic abuse while also lunging for the heartstrings, the film is an uneven balance of grainy social realism and crowd-pleasing uplift, but Cruz’s resolute performance just about holds it together.—
Guy Lodge,
Variety,
17 Feb. 2025
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Nick, now focused on his role as the heir to his grandfather’s empire, and Noah, just beginning to build her own career, are determined to keep their distance, despite their undeniable attraction and the past that connects them.—
Veronica Villafañe,
Forbes.com,
15 Apr. 2025
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Is this morally corrupt crowd determined to ignore constitutional obligations rather than ever admit a mistake?—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
14 Apr. 2025
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Evolving Search Referring to Google user intent programming, Srinivas talked about how search is a fundamental service, and what that has meant for the industry.—
John Werner,
Forbes.com,
6 Apr. 2025
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Democrats were intent on making the effort as politically painful as possible, with action on some two dozen amendments to the package that GOP senators will have to defend before next year’s midterm elections.—
Time,
Time,
5 Apr. 2025
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“Single-minded.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/single-minded. Accessed 23 Apr. 2025.
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