strong-willed
adjective
: very determined to do something even if other people say it should not be done
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Jamie Bishop, Bjorklund’s friend and manager, described Bjorklund as cheerful, charismatic and strong-willed, often uniting her coworkers by keeping them on their toes.
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Ilana Arougheti, Kansas City Star, 7 Mar. 2025
The series follows three generations of strong-willed women that make up the Landry family: Kat (played by Chyler Leigh), her teenage daughter Alice (Sadie Laflamme-Snow) and Kat’s mother Del (Andie MacDowell).
—Vlada Gelman, TVLine, 6 Mar. 2025
Thunberg is a knowledgeable, scientifically intelligent, strong-willed activist who has a following throughout the world.
—Letters To The Editor, Orlando Sentinel, 22 Feb. 2025
Sort of a Before Sunrise–like romantic drama, writer-director Richard Tanne’s feature debut benefits from some pretty stellar casting in the form of Parker Sawyers’s reticent, charming Barack and Tika Sumpter’s strong-willed Michelle.
—Will Leitch, Vulture, 17 Feb. 2025
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Ilana Arougheti, Kansas City Star, 7 Mar. 2025
The series follows three generations of strong-willed women that make up the Landry family: Kat (played by Chyler Leigh), her teenage daughter Alice (Sadie Laflamme-Snow) and Kat’s mother Del (Andie MacDowell).
—Vlada Gelman, TVLine, 6 Mar. 2025
Thunberg is a knowledgeable, scientifically intelligent, strong-willed activist who has a following throughout the world.
—Letters To The Editor, Orlando Sentinel, 22 Feb. 2025
Sort of a Before Sunrise–like romantic drama, writer-director Richard Tanne’s feature debut benefits from some pretty stellar casting in the form of Parker Sawyers’s reticent, charming Barack and Tika Sumpter’s strong-willed Michelle.
—Will Leitch, Vulture, 17 Feb. 2025
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“Strong-willed.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/strong-willed. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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