as in decisiveness
firm or unwavering adherence to one's purpose
with a resoluteness that was admirable, the losing team continued to play hard until the bitter end
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Recent Examples of resoluteness
His loving, pragmatic wife, Mi-ri (Son Ye-jin), gamely downsizes their middle-class life to fit their new reality — but her resoluteness only exacerbates his despair.
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Patrick Brzeski, HollywoodReporter, 10 Oct. 2025
Patrick Brzeski, HollywoodReporter, 10 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for resoluteness
Noun
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The challenge is balancing decisiveness with collaboration, and speed with thoughtful input.—
Rolling Stone Culture Council,
Rolling Stone,
23 Feb. 2026
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Your decisiveness invites others to join you.—
Tarot.com,
The Orlando Sentinel,
7 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Her determination and bravery are a source of inspiration to the young girls who admire her courage, daring to dream of a life free of violence and full of happiness.—
Davi Merchan,
NPR,
4 Mar. 2026
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My reaction was silence and determination to make sure common sense prevailed to make sure her senior son, Jake, a top pitcher who transferred from Palm Desert to Rancho Christian, had this continuing stress resolved after an already awful ordeal engulfed him and his parents for months.—
Eric Sondheimer,
Los Angeles Times,
4 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Holt will be key in helping ownership make that decision when the time comes.—
Chris Biderman,
Sacbee.com,
4 Mar. 2026
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Drayton said running was a decision four years in the making.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
4 Mar. 2026
Noun
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The news did not change Democrats' resolve to force operational changes within the department through the spending bill.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
6 Mar. 2026
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The collaborative work poured into this multi-agency operation is a testament to our resolve to turn the tide.—
Chelsea Hylton,
CBS News,
5 Mar. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Resoluteness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/resoluteness. Accessed 11 Mar. 2026.
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