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Resolve to Define Resolute
Resolute comes from the same Latin verb as resolved, and the two words are often synonyms. So how did it get this meaning from the Latin? Essentially, when you resolve a question or problem, you come to a conclusion, and once you've reached a conclusion you can proceed to act. So in your New Year's resolutions, you resolve—or make up your mind—to do something. Unfortunately, New Year's resolutions aren't a good illustration of the meaning of resolute, since only about one in ten actually seems to succeed.
Examples of resolute in a Sentence
Sean Williams, Harpers Magazine, 27 Jan. 2026
Millennials, resolute in their fatigue, are less swayed by surface-level marketing and more attuned to what actually makes work sustainable.
—Jasmine Browley, Forbes.com, 23 Jan. 2026
But there’s a fine line between a groove and a rut, and a thin one between being stubborn and resolute, and this seems quite a test of that.
—Kansas City Star, 21 Jan. 2026
Universal Friend was independent, resolute, and brave—qualities that we Americans often claim as uniquely ours—but also stubborn and egotistical.
—Literary Hub, 21 Jan. 2026
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“Resolute.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/resolute. Accessed 29 Jan. 2026.
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