as in resolute
fully committed to achieving a goal
every successful reform movement has been spearheaded by a single-minded activist who refused to accept defeat
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Recent Examples of single-minded
Fifty years later, Nye and Keohane, longtime colleagues and friends, reunited for a final time in Foreign Affairs’ pages, to argue that President Donald Trump’s single-minded fixation on hard power risks weakening the real sources of U.S. strength.
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Foreign Affairs, 24 July 2025
Kevin Vance has been single-minded in his two weeks as San Diego State’s baseball coach.
—Kirk Kenney, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 July 2025
Jessica Chastain is aces as the CIA analyst devoting every waking moment to his capture, and director Kathryn Bigelow deftly depicts the cost of war and single-minded obsession.
—Ew Staff Published, EW.com, 4 July 2025
That success took a nearly single-minded focus from O’Connell and his staff, who tout the victorious plan as a win for Nashville families concerned about the rising cost of living.
—Keith Sharon, The Tennessean, 2 July 2025
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Foreign Affairs, 24 July 2025
Kevin Vance has been single-minded in his two weeks as San Diego State’s baseball coach.
—Kirk Kenney, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 July 2025
Jessica Chastain is aces as the CIA analyst devoting every waking moment to his capture, and director Kathryn Bigelow deftly depicts the cost of war and single-minded obsession.
—Ew Staff Published, EW.com, 4 July 2025
That success took a nearly single-minded focus from O’Connell and his staff, who tout the victorious plan as a win for Nashville families concerned about the rising cost of living.
—Keith Sharon, The Tennessean, 2 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for single-minded
Adjective
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These days, Pynchon is a resolute New Yorker.—
John Lopez,
HollywoodReporter,
6 Sep. 2025
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Their response to the player’s incendiary statement last week was to release their own extraordinary one and become even more resolute in their position regarding a transfer.—
Chris Waugh,
New York Times,
27 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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Saúl is a fixture at his father's bouts and already seems determined to follow in his father’s footsteps.—
Nasha Smith,
PEOPLE,
13 Sep. 2025
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Her flippers, each more than two feet long, scooped out sand and flung it to her sides in slow, determined strokes.—
M. Rajshekhar,
Time,
11 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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The challenge for leaders is to see the sign in the window, ask the right questions, and take responsibility for ensuring that what’s communicated matches intent.—
George Bradt,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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Still, the soon-to-be former Prime Minister seems intent on using his message to return Japan to a more reconciliatory position before his departure.—
Miranda Jeyaretnam,
Time,
10 Sep. 2025
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“Single-minded.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/single-minded. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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