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Recent Examples of single-minded The more the movie goes on, the more Alma seems a monster of single-minded drive. Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 29 Aug. 2025 These scenes are some of the strongest, as Pellerin impressively modulates Matthew’s turn from endearingly cringey to terrifyingly single-minded. Eric Torres, Pitchfork, 27 Aug. 2025 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. 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 See All Example Sentences for single-minded
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Adjective
  • Malick Thiaw and Sven Botman have been drafted in at centre-half, through no fault of Fabian Schar and Dan Burn, and have been resolute.
    George Caulkin, New York Times, 6 Oct. 2025
  • Takaichi has promised to be a resolute leader, but will need to learn the art of compromise while juggling priorities and trade-offs on domestic policies.
    Jeff Kingston, Time, 4 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • Carman is determined to keep expanding her work and wants every first responder to have access to a therapy dog.
    Kathleen Toner, CNN Money, 3 Oct. 2025
  • The vehicle will primarily drive pre-determined routes, act as a visual crime deterrent and display key messages to the community from its windows.
    Devoun Cetoute, Miami Herald, 3 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • Another plan for the Excelsior Club While the council seems intent on moving forward with Kennedy’s revitalization plans, The Charlotte Museum of History’s CEO would like to save the building.
    Desiree Mathurin, Charlotte Observer, 7 Oct. 2025
  • In the meantime, Simmons — in his first season at FIU — is intent on upgrading his roster for 2026.
    Walter Villa, Miami Herald, 5 Oct. 2025

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“Single-minded.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/single-minded. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.

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