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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But heading into Week 6, the Cowboys are set to face off against a former player of theirs who sure seems to be dead set on getting his revenge against his old team.
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Reice Shipley, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Oct. 2025
Coach Joanne is dead set on turning things around this season despite having just been brutally dumped by her girlfriend and co-founder of the team.
—Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 2 Oct. 2025
Like its neighbors in Qatar and Saudi Arabia, the Emirati government seems dead set on claiming a leadership position in open-source AI models.
—Patrick Moorhead, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
If this week’s master plan reflects a company that is dead set on moving beyond cars, the divergence started back around the time of that second report.
—Patrick George, The Atlantic, 5 Sep. 2025
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Reice Shipley, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Oct. 2025
Coach Joanne is dead set on turning things around this season despite having just been brutally dumped by her girlfriend and co-founder of the team.
—Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 2 Oct. 2025
Like its neighbors in Qatar and Saudi Arabia, the Emirati government seems dead set on claiming a leadership position in open-source AI models.
—Patrick Moorhead, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
If this week’s master plan reflects a company that is dead set on moving beyond cars, the divergence started back around the time of that second report.
—Patrick George, The Atlantic, 5 Sep. 2025
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“Dead set.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dead%20set. Accessed 9 Oct. 2025.
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