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Recent Examples of hell-bent
There’s no doubt that if healthy, Brown will be impacting a team that is hell-bent on returning to the postseason for the first time in five years.
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Sahadev Sharma, The Athletic, 25 Feb. 2025
Fans online appeared charmed by the scrappy cast of characters who were hell-bent on finishing the Shakespearean work.
—Kalhan Rosenblatt, NBC News, 20 Feb. 2025
That is pure weaponization of the federal government, done on behalf of a president who is hell-bent on taking that concept to its natural conclusion.
—New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 11 Feb. 2025
The seemingly simple mission turns deadly when the leader of a notorious crime syndicate becomes hell-bent on claiming the organ.
—Mike Fleming Jr, Deadline, 7 Feb. 2025
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Sahadev Sharma, The Athletic, 25 Feb. 2025
Fans online appeared charmed by the scrappy cast of characters who were hell-bent on finishing the Shakespearean work.
—Kalhan Rosenblatt, NBC News, 20 Feb. 2025
That is pure weaponization of the federal government, done on behalf of a president who is hell-bent on taking that concept to its natural conclusion.
—New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 11 Feb. 2025
The seemingly simple mission turns deadly when the leader of a notorious crime syndicate becomes hell-bent on claiming the organ.
—Mike Fleming Jr, Deadline, 7 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hell-bent
Adjective
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With three ranching family dynasties locked in a contest for control of the land, their lives and legacies are threatened by outside forces intent on destroying their way of life.—
Ross Rosenfeld,
MSNBC Newsweek,
22 Apr. 2025
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Recently, Ruff has sounded like a coach who is intent on seeing things through with this Sabres team.—
Matthew Fairburn,
New York Times,
18 Apr. 2025
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Held at Churchill Downs, the nation’s premier horse racing event continues to attract dedicated fans and casual spectators alike.—
Javier Zarracina,
USA Today,
3 May 2025
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Bona Fides The reigning king of the genre is 2017’s Escape from Tarkov, a game with a dedicated hardcore audience, but the most popular extraction shooter the general public might’ve actually played is Helldivers 2, which exploded in users after arriving in early 2024.—
Christopher Cruz,
Rolling Stone,
2 May 2025
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If such a situation arises, China will never accept it and will take countermeasures in a resolute and reciprocal manner.—
Ross Rosenfeld,
MSNBC Newsweek,
23 Apr. 2025
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Garland shared the duo’s resolute ethic while appearing at a Los Angeles panel alongside Mendoza (and D’Pharoah Woon-A-Tai, who portrays Mendoza with a convincing stoicism that arose from his inquiries into the concerted memories of the SEAL’s battle mates).—
Fred Schruers,
IndieWire,
10 Apr. 2025
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But Trump remains defiant about the tariffs, much like Putin remains determined to continue Russia’s assault on Ukraine.—
Leonard Greene,
New York Daily News,
27 Apr. 2025
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The Bears signed Grady Jarrett in free agency to be a starter on the interior of the line but remain determined to create a deep rotation up front.—
Sean Hammond,
Chicago Tribune,
26 Apr. 2025
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In a small conference room of a Manhattan hotel, Nicolás García is insistent.—
Adam Crafton,
New York Times,
25 Apr. 2025
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But David also kind of forced Kyle to repeatedly defend her by being way too insistent that Kamilla be the one to go.—
Dalton Ross,
EW.com,
17 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Acharya can’t be entirely sure, but there’s no evidence an actual human being, much less any sort of expert on vaccines or shingles, reviewed her grant proposal or assessed her work.—
Mark Z. Barabak,
Los Angeles Times,
30 Apr. 2025
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Give me a little more sense of rivalry, competitiveness and, sure, bad blood.—
The Athletic NBA Staff,
New York Times,
30 Apr. 2025
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Since then, White House officials have remained adamant about sticking by Hegseth, even as criticism has mounted in recent weeks and questions about his judgment have resurfaced.—
Ellen Mitchell,
The Hill,
22 Apr. 2025
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Despite the significant decline, the Trump administration is adamant about shoring up the border to ensure it is left secure before leaving office.—
Anna Giaritelli,
The Washington Examiner,
16 Apr. 2025
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For years now, the author has been on a near single-minded social media crusade against transgender women, and more recently has begun lending the campaign her financial support too.—
Stephanie Sengwe,
People.com,
26 Apr. 2025
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And if this isn’t an isolated incident, then this presents a huge problem for the remnants of humanity, most of whom have survived through a mixture of luck and simply being able to outthink these single-minded creatures.—
Alan Sepinwall,
Rolling Stone,
13 Apr. 2025
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“Hell-bent.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hell-bent. Accessed 5 May. 2025.
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