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
Listen to this article A successful Colorado Eagles season ended Monday afternoon with a do-or-die Game 5 loss at Blue Arena to the Abbotsford Canucks in the Calder Cup quarterfinals.
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Corey Masisak, Denver Post, 27 May 2025
Game 6 is do-or-die for Boston, which will be without Jayson Tatum.
—Tyler Everett, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 May 2025
No Tatum for a do-or-die Game 5 in Boston significantly decreases Boston’s chances of advancing.
—Fiifi Frimpong, New York Daily News, 13 May 2025
The Wolves don’t expect that to wane with the Warriors in a do-or-die scenario Wednesday.
—Jace Frederick, Twin Cities, 13 May 2025
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Corey Masisak, Denver Post, 27 May 2025
Game 6 is do-or-die for Boston, which will be without Jayson Tatum.
—Tyler Everett, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 May 2025
No Tatum for a do-or-die Game 5 in Boston significantly decreases Boston’s chances of advancing.
—Fiifi Frimpong, New York Daily News, 13 May 2025
The Wolves don’t expect that to wane with the Warriors in a do-or-die scenario Wednesday.
—Jace Frederick, Twin Cities, 13 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for do-or-die
Adjective
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Coupling calmness with resolute silence can be masterful.—
John Baldoni,
Forbes.com,
1 June 2025
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But as the match progressed, Djokovic – who turned 38 on Thursday – showed the kind of resolute determination which appeared to have deserted him of late, breaking Hurkacz four times in a tiebreak after each player had held serve throughout the second set.—
Jamie Barton,
CNN Money,
24 May 2025
Adjective
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This could be the reason that Republicans seem determined to give them a tax cut.—
Gary Franks,
Hartford Courant,
14 June 2025
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His interest in the appraisals made by determined minds informed every issue of Lapham’s Quarterly.—
Donovan Hohn
June 13,
Literary Hub,
13 June 2025
Adjective
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David Becker | Getty Images News | Getty Images BEIJING — Chinese companies are so intent on global expansion that even the biggest stock offering to date on Shanghai’s tech-heavy STAR board counts the U.S. as one of its biggest markets, on par with China.—
Evelyn Cheng,
CNBC,
12 June 2025
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Animals displaying human behaviors are often the stuff of fables, intent on communicating moral lessons.—
Françoise Mouly,
New Yorker,
9 June 2025
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In the decisive third set, Sabalenka double-faulted to give Gauff a break for 2-1. Gauff led 3-1 and had break points for 4-1 but Sabalenka held and then broke for 3-all.—
Adam Zagoria,
Forbes.com,
7 June 2025
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In the seventh, San Francisco landed its decisive blow.—
Justice delos Santos,
Mercury News,
5 June 2025
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“Do-or-die.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/do-or-die. Accessed 17 Jun. 2025.
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