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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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 Democrats, however, are dead set on reversing the deep cuts to Medicaid that were included in Trump’s package. Erin Doherty, CNBC, 3 Sep. 2025 Also, if Meyers is dead set on leaving the team, the Raiders would have to get moving on a trade as soon as possible. James Brizuela, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for dead set

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“Dead set.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dead%20set. Accessed 4 Oct. 2025.

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