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
Where Trump is unrelenting and single-minded, the justices have been inconsistent and unpredictable, and therefore appear irresolute.
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Noah Feldman, Twin Cities, 24 Dec. 2025
Such crimes are usually driven by a very real agenda or single-minded goal.
—Rick Burton, Sportico.com, 13 Dec. 2025
Why Dick is suddenly eager to help with Shaw’s mission is beyond me, but Leroy remains frustratingly single-minded himself.
—Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 8 Dec. 2025
Reform’s platform is threadbare, marked by a single-minded obsession with immigration as the root of seemingly every social ill and offering mass deportations as the solution.
—Oliver Eagleton, Time, 26 Nov. 2025
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Noah Feldman, Twin Cities, 24 Dec. 2025
Such crimes are usually driven by a very real agenda or single-minded goal.
—Rick Burton, Sportico.com, 13 Dec. 2025
Why Dick is suddenly eager to help with Shaw’s mission is beyond me, but Leroy remains frustratingly single-minded himself.
—Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 8 Dec. 2025
Reform’s platform is threadbare, marked by a single-minded obsession with immigration as the root of seemingly every social ill and offering mass deportations as the solution.
—Oliver Eagleton, Time, 26 Nov. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for single-minded
Adjective
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Tillis remained resolute in holding up the president’s Fed chair nomination in protest over a Justice Department investigation of the current one.—
Kevin Breuninger,
CNBC,
13 Feb. 2026
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Sports have always represented one of humankind’s most resolute rejections of nihilism.—
Hannah Keyser,
CNN Money,
9 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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Meanwhile, Venus Williams, the 45-year-old, seven-time Grand Slam singles champion, appears determined to keep trying to win tennis matches at an age when most players have long retired.—
James Hansen,
New York Times,
9 Feb. 2026
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According to the release, 15 participating dogs have special needs, including Wynonna, a determined pup with only three legs; and Eleanor, who is both deaf and vision-impaired.—
Chris Sims,
IndyStar,
8 Feb. 2026
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But already some of her allies seem intent on shutting down any criticism.—
EGINA GARCIA CANO,
Arkansas Online,
8 Feb. 2026
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Birk said the siblings, who will train in Switzerland together for a couple of weeks ahead of qualifiers, are intent on not worrying about factors beyond their control.—
Kyle Newman,
Denver Post,
5 Feb. 2026
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“Single-minded.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/single-minded. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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