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Recent Examples of determined
Adjective
Owen is determined to save Jang Kyun, and not even the extraordinarily capable Nichka can get in his way. Barry Levitt, TIME, 30 Jan. 2025 Fi products and services will roll out in 2025 after funding levels are determined and necessary approvals by financial regulators are secured, the company said. Zaheer Kachwala, USA TODAY, 29 Jan. 2025
Verb
The location of handsets also cannot be determined with complete accuracy based on phone signals; phones that seem to be in one neighborhood may be in an adjacent one. Patrick Kingsley, New York Times, 26 Dec. 2024 By comparing the incidence rates of each disease before and after its vaccine was introduced, the authors determined that between 1924 and 2011, more than 100 million cases of contagious disease were prevented by vaccinations. Arthur L. Kellermann, Forbes, 26 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for determined 
Recent Examples of Synonyms for determined
Adjective
  • The Clippers were resolute in the face of those challenges, with James Harden and Norman Powell combining for 73 points in an impressive 127-117 win over Milwaukee on Saturday at the Intuit Dome.
    Broderick Turner, Los Angeles Times, 26 Jan. 2025
  • The Prince Harry case was different For those watching at home, the settlement seemed like an unexpected about-face from the 40-year-old royal who had previously been so resolute about seeing the case through.
    Lauren Said-Moorhouse, CNN, 24 Jan. 2025
Adjective
  • Not only is the value of the dollar likely to further erode over the next four years, but Saylor’s relentless proselytizing aligns perfectly with the dystopian MAGA worldview.
    Nina Bambysheva, Forbes, 30 Jan. 2025
  • What seems to set Martha apart is her relentless attention to detail.
    Jeffrey Edell, Rolling Stone, 30 Jan. 2025
Verb
  • The show was an immediate hit and still was when Newhart decided to end its run in 1978.
    Rick Kogan, Chicago Tribune, 24 Dec. 2024
  • Prosecutors in the case have decided not to appeal the decision, marking the official end of the lengthy criminal case.
    Charmaine Patterson, People.com, 24 Dec. 2024
Verb
  • Ellsworth Cemetery was founded by a small cadre of Black Civil War Veterans in 1876 to provide a burial ground for the African American community in and around Westminster.
    Diane Boettcher, Baltimore Sun, 8 Feb. 2025
  • Fisher, one of the founding partners, started as an assistant U.S. attorney for the Southern District of Florida, prosecuting drug and bank fraud cases in Miami in the early 1980s.
    Robert Frank, CNBC, 7 Feb. 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
  • To ensure that Charlotte’s harness was comfortable enough and would not cause irritation, the team tested multiple prototypes of the belt and settled on one that was light, adjustable, flexible and hugged the edges of his shell.
    Elizabeth Gamillo, Smithsonian Magazine, 24 Dec. 2024
  • Flaherty was a Pittsburgh native with plans to translate his stature into dramatic roles but instead moved to Chicago, settled in and became a comedian, then left for Canada.
    Rick Kogan, Chicago Tribune, 24 Dec. 2024
Adjective
  • The Jacksonville Sheriff's Office is intent on changing the script of American cities plagued by crime by implementing policy changes that have led to violent crime taking a tumble.
    Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, Fox News, 28 Jan. 2025
  • The program is the latest target of Trump political appointees intent on reversing even the most workaday decisions made by their predecessors.
    Glenn Thrush, New York Times, 23 Jan. 2025
Adjective
  • By and large, the results released Wednesday paint a grim portrait of academic recovery since the pandemic, especially in reading.
    Jacob Turcotte, The Christian Science Monitor, 29 Jan. 2025
  • Altman’s perspective doesn't need to be a grim forecast.
    Dan Fitzpatrick, Forbes, 28 Jan. 2025

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“Determined.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/determined. Accessed 11 Feb. 2025.

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