dead set
idiom
: firmly determined
The mayor was dead set against [=strongly opposed to] the plan.
She was dead set on [=completely certain about] going to college.
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For two decades, Branson had been dead set on restoring the 16th-century finca that sits on the historic 810-acre estate set along three miles of untouched coastline and backdropped by the vast Tramuntana mountain range.
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Heidi Mitchell, Robb Report, 28 Feb. 2025
Trump and the Republicans are dead set on massive tax cuts for the rich.
—Richard McGahey, Forbes, 27 Feb. 2025
Despite intense and widespread opposition from Idaho and the Japanese American community, the previous administration remained dead set on pushing this unwanted project across the finish line.
—Kristen Waggoner, Newsweek, 21 Jan. 2025
The conference was dead set on landing a media rights deal before expanding, rather than the other way around.
—Jon Wilner, The Mercury News, 9 Feb. 2025
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Heidi Mitchell, Robb Report, 28 Feb. 2025
Trump and the Republicans are dead set on massive tax cuts for the rich.
—Richard McGahey, Forbes, 27 Feb. 2025
Despite intense and widespread opposition from Idaho and the Japanese American community, the previous administration remained dead set on pushing this unwanted project across the finish line.
—Kristen Waggoner, Newsweek, 21 Jan. 2025
The conference was dead set on landing a media rights deal before expanding, rather than the other way around.
—Jon Wilner, The Mercury News, 9 Feb. 2025
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“Dead set.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dead%20set. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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