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Recent Examples of hell-bent
Armisen and Bill Hader play chatty and heavily accented doormen hell-bent on telling bizarre holiday stories to various tenants.
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Jesse Hassenger, Entertainment Weekly, 28 May 2026
Everyone seems hell-bent on not returning the same old, same old, but shouldn’t consideration be given to see how the draft plays out?
—Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 14 May 2026
Having to fight and co-exist with those hell-bent on spewing lies and attention-grabbing hyperbole only clouds up the room, ruins the mood and takes away minutes from those who have been tackling real problems that truly need their government’s help.
—Chicago Tribune, 11 May 2026
Because that is a theocratic regime who is hell-bent on global jihad.
—NBC news, 12 Apr. 2026
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Jesse Hassenger, Entertainment Weekly, 28 May 2026
Everyone seems hell-bent on not returning the same old, same old, but shouldn’t consideration be given to see how the draft plays out?
—Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 14 May 2026
Having to fight and co-exist with those hell-bent on spewing lies and attention-grabbing hyperbole only clouds up the room, ruins the mood and takes away minutes from those who have been tackling real problems that truly need their government’s help.
—Chicago Tribune, 11 May 2026
Because that is a theocratic regime who is hell-bent on global jihad.
—NBC news, 12 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hell-bent
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Product events are instrumented at meaningful granularity, joined with firmographic and intent data and assembled into an account-level signal layer that downstream systems can act on.—
Varun Milind Kulkarni,
Forbes.com,
12 June 2026
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Alvarado and Mitchell Robinson then seemed intent on taking matters into their own hands by delivering hard, unnecessary fouls against Wembanyama within the first 14 minutes of Wednesday’s disastrous first half.—
Peter Sblendorio,
New York Daily News,
11 June 2026
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To that end, in recent months the unit has required multiple service callbacks, and in each instance TK Elevator's dedicated team has worked to restore the unit as quickly and safely as possible.—
Bri Buckley,
CBS News,
18 June 2026
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For those uninitiated, Amazon Prime’s latest college drama, Off Campus, has sparked a dedicated following for its respectful portrayal of friendships, fun, and even, puck buddies bunnies.—
Elle Turner,
Glamour,
18 June 2026
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Spielberg has been resolute in his beliefs since before Disclosure Day entered production.—
Wesley Stenzel,
Entertainment Weekly,
10 June 2026
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As resolute as Tortorella remained afterward, the Hurricanes were confident the decision would turn out in their favor.—
Chris Johnston,
New York Times,
5 June 2026
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The pound-for-pound star walked through a determined Antonio Vargas en route to a sixth-round, one-punch KO to become a three-division champion on Saturday night in Glendale, Arizona.—
Brian Mazique,
Forbes.com,
14 June 2026
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Gene Hackman — who developed new shades of menace and gravitas with each passing year — turns in a career-best performance as the determined and obsessive Det.—
Eric Farwell,
Entertainment Weekly,
12 June 2026
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Daniel Hart was very insistent as well.—
Roxana Hadadi,
Vulture,
10 June 2026
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Only a group like the Highwomen, filled with artists insistent on sharing women’s stories in a genre where beer, truck, and fishing songs by men rule country radio playlists, could kick things off with a joke about a hysterectomy.—
Marissa R. Moss,
Rolling Stone,
2 June 2026
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Make sure the tires reconnect with the road - During the skid, wait until the tires reconnect with the road and then gently straighten the wheels to regain control.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
19 June 2026
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For this World Cup, the early reports said that a curtain would be used to make sure there would be no late-afternoon sun issues.—
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
18 June 2026
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Regardless, Stanton is adamant that there is no hypothetical future in which raccoons could realistically become good house pets.—
Shoshi Parks,
Popular Science,
10 June 2026
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Alonso was adamant that the school board should seek opportunities to either repurpose or lease properties that schools vacate, not sell them.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
9 June 2026
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In his single-minded focus on mounting a cage fight on a single day, the president has missed significant opportunities.—
Cullen Murphy,
The Atlantic,
13 June 2026
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After that near-exit to Anfield, refocusing Gordon, who is fiercely single-minded, became a challenge.—
Pol Ballús,
New York Times,
29 May 2026
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“Hell-bent.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hell-bent. Accessed 19 Jun. 2026.
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