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past tense of determine
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Recent Examples of determined
Adjective
Kalina remains determined to one day grace the stage at Radio City Music Hall. Lynsey Eidell, People.com, 20 June 2025 This requires determined effort to challenge existing norms and assumptions, before devising new approaches. Y-Jean Mun-Delsalle, Forbes.com, 20 June 2025
Verb
Currently, there is no data on the containment status of the fire and the cause has yet to be determined. Ca Wildfire Bot, Sacramento Bee, 25 Mar. 2025 Here’s how to find out The Association for the City of La Jolla is collecting petition signatures in a two-week blitz through the end of this month to try to fill the gap between the number of signatures determined to be valid and the number needed to continue its campaign for La Jolla cityhood. Noah Lyons, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for determined
Recent Examples of Synonyms for determined
Adjective
  • While many Iranians have left Tehran amid ongoing turmoil, those who remain are resolute in their commitment to stay and support one another.
    Amir Daftari, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 June 2025
  • The older priest is resolute, determined to once more do battle with the Devil.
    Frank Scheck, HollywoodReporter, 5 June 2025
Adjective
  • Christina has become the latest target of this troubling phenomenon — subjected to relentless personal attacks and sexist scrutiny that ignore the legal process entirely.
    KC Baker, People.com, 4 July 2025
  • Golden State has relentless rebounders and hard-nosed defenders at every position.
    Devin Robertson, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 July 2025
Verb
  • Horton decided to talk on the record, in part because she's left the legal profession.
    Carrie Johnson, NPR, 1 Mar. 2025
  • The Eastern Conference front-runners split their four-game season series, with all four decided by seven points or fewer.
    Zack Cox, Boston Herald, 1 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • The Oslo Company, founded in 2016 by Christian Steen and Trond Kvernstrøm, works across reality, factual entertainment, drama, comedy, as well as live events and advertising.
    Stewart Clarke, Deadline, 1 July 2025
  • Lululemon was founded in Vancouver, British Columbia, in 1998 and has emerged as a leading retailer in the fashionable athletic space.
    Alana Wise, NPR, 1 July 2025
Verb
  • The mold company's report also concluded that the Wright's apartment was uninhabitable and that the Wright's belongings needed to be replaced due to extremely high levels of mold, the lawsuit said.
    Claire Osborn, Austin American-Statesman, 27 Dec. 2024
  • In 2023, Beyoncé officially concluded the Renaissance era with the release of a feature-length documentary that chronicled the making and execution of its accompanying stadium tour.
    Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 26 Dec. 2024
Verb
  • The agency also has opened or settled hundreds of charges against Amazon.
    Kate Gibson, CBS News, 24 Dec. 2024
  • The couple returned to the states in 1952, settled in Dayton and had two children.
    Laura A. Bischoff, The Enquirer, 24 Dec. 2024
Adjective
  • In word and deed since, Leo has seemed intent on almost disappearing into the role.
    Nicole Winfield, Los Angeles Times, 5 July 2025
  • Since that fateful day in November 2022 our university has become stronger, more intent on its purpose and more supportive of each other.
    Idaho Statesman, Idaho Statesman, 4 July 2025
Adjective
  • Despite the grim topic, the report offers encouraging news: Steady progress has been made in reducing child labor globally.
    Fatma Tanis, NPR, 26 June 2025
  • The grim discovery has shaken the Wenatchee community and set off a sweeping manhunt for Decker, who has not been seen since.
    Nicole Acosta, People.com, 25 June 2025

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“Determined.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/determined. Accessed 9 Jul. 2025.

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