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
Quiet and reflective off the field, Cody transforms into a single-minded player between the lines.
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Patrick Z. McGavin, Chicago Tribune, 14 May 2025
All of which serves, two decades on, as a reminder that for all their single-minded brazenness, the Glazers did not act alone.
—Adam Crafton, New York Times, 12 May 2025
Isn’t there something comforting about weirdo citizens dominating local government meetings with their niche, single-minded interests, even when the world has ended?
—EW.com, 28 Apr. 2025
For years now, the author has been on a near single-minded social media crusade against transgender women, and more recently has begun lending the campaign her financial support too.
—Stephanie Sengwe, People.com, 26 Apr. 2025
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Patrick Z. McGavin, Chicago Tribune, 14 May 2025
All of which serves, two decades on, as a reminder that for all their single-minded brazenness, the Glazers did not act alone.
—Adam Crafton, New York Times, 12 May 2025
Isn’t there something comforting about weirdo citizens dominating local government meetings with their niche, single-minded interests, even when the world has ended?
—EW.com, 28 Apr. 2025
For years now, the author has been on a near single-minded social media crusade against transgender women, and more recently has begun lending the campaign her financial support too.
—Stephanie Sengwe, People.com, 26 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for single-minded
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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
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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
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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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Or private equity investors intent on maximizing profits might decide to pick up Warner Bros.—
David Folkenflik,
NPR,
9 June 2025
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“Single-minded.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/single-minded. Accessed 18 Jun. 2025.
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