willed

adjective

\ˈwild

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Definition of willed

1 : having a will especially of a specified kind —usually used in combination strong-willed

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Examples of willed in a Sentence

a hard-nosed industrialist with a willed indifference to public opinion

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Barbara: Anyone who knows Nicole knows she is very strong willed and has very strong opinions. — Peter Kiefer, The Hollywood Reporter, "Barbara Boxer and Daughter Nicole Launch Political Podcast In Time For the Midterms," 1 June 2018 The study attributed that to the strong-willed nature of those nonagenarians, who spoke to researchers about their beliefs, history of migration, family and country. — Josh Magness, miamiherald, "Just can’t ‘let it go’? You’ll pay later for holding on to all that stress, study says," 10 Apr. 2018 Although General Hifter styles himself as a military virtuoso who forged Libya’s only disciplined army, in practice his Libyan National Army is a loose coalition of militias headed by strong-willed commanders. — Declan Walsh, New York Times, "Libyan Strongman’s Illness Stokes Fears of a Succession Feud," 19 Apr. 2018 More broadly, Cohn instilled a kind of willed serenity and faith among global business leaders that Trump could successfully be managed and steered in a corporate-friendly direction. — Joshua Green, Bloomberg.com, "Cohn Is Out, and the Verdict Is In: The Nationalists Are Back," 8 Mar. 2018 Beria has the ear of Stalin's fatuous, weak-willed deputy, Georgy Malenkov (Tambor), and Khrushchev recruits the defense minister, Nicolai Bulganin (Paul Chahidi), in his scheme to outflank Beria by bringing in the Soviet army. — J.r. Jones, Chicago Reader, "The Death of Stalin shines a light on Lavrenti Beria, head of the Soviet Union’s dreaded secret police.," 15 Mar. 2018 Related Progress in an encounter between two strong-willed leaders could set the terms for painstaking negotiations, carried out by aides, to eliminate North Korea’s nuclear arsenal in return for security guarantees. — Jonathan Cheng, WSJ, "Trump Agrees to Meet North Korean Leader Kim Jong Un," 8 Mar. 2018 What rang really true was the butting of heads and the strong-willed nature of those two characters. — Michael Ordona, latimes.com, "Laurie Metcalf's personal journey of 'Lady Bird'," 15 Feb. 2018 Hugus, who took over the River Hill girls team in 2015, has seen that strong-willed nature throughout Tiamfook’s career and views it as one of the biggest contributing factors to her sustained success. — Kyle Stackpole, Howard County Times, "River Hill's Jasmine Tiamfook repeats as girls cross country Runner of the Year," 22 Dec. 2017

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