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as in resolute
fully committed to achieving a goal
his determined opponent would not be bluffed or shaken
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as in relentless
showing no signs of slackening or yielding in one's purpose
a determined effort to finish first in the race
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as in decided
to give an opinion about (something at issue or in dispute)
a three-member panel will determine the case
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as in figured
to come to a judgment about after discussion or consideration
trying to determine which direction we were facing
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as in found
to come upon after searching, study, or effort
we failed to determine the answer to the riddle
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as in concluded
to come to an end
your participation in the savings plan determines with the termination of your employment here
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as in settled
to make final, definite, or beyond dispute
your choice of college could determine the rest of your life
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Recent Examples of determined
Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 13 Mar. 2026
Officers observed a white 2019 Dodge Durango, which was later determined to have been stolen out of Teaneck Township, New Jersey, Allard said.
—Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 13 Mar. 2026
Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 9 Mar. 2026
The Ramsey County Attorney’s Office reviewed the BCA’s findings and determined the officers should not be criminally charged.
—Mara H. Gottfried, Twin Cities, 9 Mar. 2026
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Adjective
In a Hollywood ecosystem that seems determined to cling onto existing IP, that’s pretty much a success, especially since all of Hoover’s movies have delivered modest returns on their initial budgets.
—Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 13 Mar. 2026
Officers observed a white 2019 Dodge Durango, which was later determined to have been stolen out of Teaneck Township, New Jersey, Allard said.
—Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 13 Mar. 2026
Verb
Kansas City Police Bomb and Arson investigators responded and later determined there was no threat.
—Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 9 Mar. 2026
The Ramsey County Attorney’s Office reviewed the BCA’s findings and determined the officers should not be criminally charged.
—Mara H. Gottfried, Twin Cities, 9 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for determined
Adjective
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Baking director Peter Edris is a 27-year baker who leads the kitchen in a calm but resolute manner.—
Sarah Blaskovich,
Dallas Morning News,
9 Mar. 2026
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The resolute tango between the personal and the practical is a hallmark of a cookbook humdinger.—
Scott Hocker,
TheWeek,
5 Mar. 2026
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The business landscape is continually evolving, shaped by the relentless determination and innovative spirit of visionary leaders of industry.—
Metro Creative Services,
Boston Herald,
15 Mar. 2026
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Thanks to the relentless work of these programs, Los Angeles County has made substantial progress in reducing fatal overdoses.—
Grey Gardner,
Oc Register,
15 Mar. 2026
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Tobin plans to name something off the menu after Garrett, but hasn’t decided what and hopes to get more photos of him on the wall to commemorate his impact.—
Noelle Alviz-Gransee
March 15,
Kansas City Star,
15 Mar. 2026
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Instead of tucking her poem away in a notebook, Santos decided to publish it in 2021.—
Pam Kragen,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
15 Mar. 2026
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Coach Dan Hurley should have figured it out years ago.—
Letters to the Editor,
Hartford Courant,
12 Mar. 2026
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The girl was always up to something, so her parents figured extra bumps and bruises were just symptoms of an active childhood.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
12 Mar. 2026
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Beyond, founded in 2009 and known primarily for its pea-protein burger patties and steaks, has had some turbulent times recently.—
Iris Kwok,
Los Angeles Times,
10 Mar. 2026
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The 53-year-old Japanese designer, who founded cult label Number (N)ine in 1997, is relaunching the brand 15 years after stepping away from it.—
Ashley Ogawa Clarke,
Vogue,
9 Mar. 2026
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The intelligence assessment concluded that no one powerful or unified opposition coalition was poised to take over in Iran if the leadership was killed, according to the people familiar with the report.—
Michelle L. Price,
Fortune,
9 Mar. 2026
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The state’s highest criminal court concluded the evidence showed not only that Mejia did not commit the crime, but that no crime occurred at all.—
Austin Sanders,
Austin American Statesman,
9 Mar. 2026
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Venezuela then took a brief 2-1 lead after opening the second inning with back-to-back doubles from Ezequiel Tovar and Gleyber Torres against Yamamoto, who settled in after that to hold Venezuela to just the two runs over four innings of work.—
Jordan McPherson,
Miami Herald,
15 Mar. 2026
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By the late eighteen-sixties, landowners had settled on sharecropping—a system that kept agricultural workers, many of them former slaves, in perpetual debt—to rebuild their economic dominance after the Civil War.—
Boyce Upholt,
New Yorker,
14 Mar. 2026
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Photograph by Victor Llorente for The New Yorker The experimental singer-producer FKA twigs, for most of her career, has made cerebral electronic music intent on synchronizing the mind and body.—
Dan Stahl,
New Yorker,
13 Mar. 2026
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For a show that’s centered around a group of women intent on challenging outdated, misogynistic norms set by the Mormon church, how did The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives get so male-centered?—
McKinley Franklin,
HollywoodReporter,
12 Mar. 2026
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“Determined.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/determined. Accessed 16 Mar. 2026.
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