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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Also, if Meyers is dead set on leaving the team, the Raiders would have to get moving on a trade as soon as possible.
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James Brizuela, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Aug. 2025
And Georgia and Texas and Oregon and LSU and Oklahoma and Notre Dame and every other school dead set on winning championships.
—Jon Wilner, Mercury News, 15 Aug. 2025
This faction was dead set against the sharing of any school supplies.
—Sherry Kuehl, Kansas City Star, 13 Aug. 2025
Why is every character in this film dead set on kidnapping, saving, or meeting Franklin?
—Siddhant Adlakha, Vulture, 25 July 2025
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James Brizuela, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Aug. 2025
And Georgia and Texas and Oregon and LSU and Oklahoma and Notre Dame and every other school dead set on winning championships.
—Jon Wilner, Mercury News, 15 Aug. 2025
This faction was dead set against the sharing of any school supplies.
—Sherry Kuehl, Kansas City Star, 13 Aug. 2025
Why is every character in this film dead set on kidnapping, saving, or meeting Franklin?
—Siddhant Adlakha, Vulture, 25 July 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 Sep. 2025.
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