determined
adjective
de·ter·mined
di-ˈtər-mənd 
dē-
1
: having reached a decision : firmly resolved
was determined to become a pilot
is determined not to let it happen again
2
a
: showing determination
a determined effort
b
: characterized by determination
… will deter all but the most determined thief.—
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Examples of determined in a Sentence
We are making a determined effort to correct our mistakes.
his determined opponent would not be bluffed or shaken
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Apple too, like Amazon, has launched a determined, but belated, effort to catch up.
—Paolo Confino, Fortune, 13 June 2024
Born in Harlem, New York, Sean Combs was determined to be a big name in the music industry.
—Hilda Dzietror, ABC News, 12 June 2024
When Kirsten French entered hospice care in November 2023 after succumbing to colon cancer and losing her vision due to a tumor, her wife Jen was determined to fulfill her final wish of meeting the Kardashians.
—Jordan Greene, Peoplemag, 10 June 2024
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Caribbean nations are now determined to seek reparations from western European governments for centuries of slave trading and brutalizing colonial rule.
—Margaret Daly Hayes, Foreign Affairs, 10 June 2024
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Paolo Confino, Fortune, 13 June 2024
Born in Harlem, New York, Sean Combs was determined to be a big name in the music industry.
—Hilda Dzietror, ABC News, 12 June 2024
When Kirsten French entered hospice care in November 2023 after succumbing to colon cancer and losing her vision due to a tumor, her wife Jen was determined to fulfill her final wish of meeting the Kardashians.
—Jordan Greene, Peoplemag, 10 June 2024
Panama, after all, is only one of more than 90 financial secrecy…
Caribbean Payback
Caribbean nations are now determined to seek reparations from western European governments for centuries of slave trading and brutalizing colonial rule.
—Margaret Daly Hayes, Foreign Affairs, 10 June 2024
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determined
adjective
de·ter·mined
di-ˈtər-mənd
1
: having reached a decision : firmly resolved
determined to be a pilot
2
: not weak or uncertain
a very determined opponent
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