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Recent Examples of single-mindedness
Gittens was always going to need to build fitness after limited involvement at the Club World Cup and in the second half of the season at Dortmund, while Garnacho’s single-mindedness will not be news to anybody who watched him at United.
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Cerys Jones, New York Times, 28 Feb. 2026
Cerys Jones, New York Times, 28 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for single-mindedness
Noun
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Many of the values (such as trust and tenacity) were important even before AI came into play.—
Nisha Talagala,
Forbes.com,
1 June 2026
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Khalid's tenacity, heart and joy lives in us forever.—
Stephen Swanson,
CBS News,
28 May 2026
Noun
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Randy Colman, president and CEO of Goodman Jewish Family Services, thanked the survivors for being living examples of perseverance and strength.—
Lauren Costantino,
Miami Herald,
3 June 2026
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Khalid expressed his support of Lauv’s decision to step away and highlighted his perseverance.—
Jaeden Pinder,
Rolling Stone,
3 June 2026
Noun
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However, persistence becomes problematic when PFAS leach or evaporate out of products and into the surrounding environment.—
Carrie McDonough,
The Conversation,
29 May 2026
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The movie is more than a celebration of persistence in the face of rejection, of faith in oneself, or of the power of love.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
29 May 2026
Noun
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At 6 feet 9 and 255 pounds, Johnson is a unit of a forward, with all the tenaciousness and intensity needed to carve out a pro career.—
Brendan Marks,
New York Times,
9 May 2026
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There was a tenaciousness from Minnesota down the stretch in what ended up being a 75-58 win over Green Bay.—
Dane Mizutani,
Twin Cities,
21 Mar. 2026
Noun
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There’s something classically anarchic about Kate Moss, but her delicate Americana anchor signals stability and steadfastness—that, or an unquenchable yearning for the sea.—
Calin Van Paris,
InStyle,
9 Mar. 2026
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Capricorn December 22 – January 19 By afternoon, steadfastness becomes your edge.—
Tarot.com,
Hartford Courant,
27 Feb. 2026
Noun
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The top prospect’s irregular playing time is a product of his positional inflexibility mixed with the construction of the current roster.—
Justice delos Santos,
Mercury News,
19 May 2026
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The frustration is in the inflexibility.—
Andreas Wiseman,
Deadline,
20 Feb. 2026
Noun
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The Home Service Insurance segment experienced a decline in premiums, attributed to strategic actions to improve sales quality and persistency, as well as economic pressures such as inflation.—
Quartz Intelligence Newsroom,
Quartz,
13 Mar. 2025
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The tannins are well structured yet soft and the wine has great persistency in the finish.—
Mike DeSimone and Jeff Jenssen,
Robb Report,
2 May 2023
Noun
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The leader breaks the long-standing political and moral consensus with unprecedented relentlessness.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
21 May 2026
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The game felt over, as if the Thunder’s depth and relentlessness, as usual, would prevail.—
Marcus Thompson II,
New York Times,
19 May 2026
Cite this Entry
“Single-mindedness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/single-mindedness. Accessed 5 Jun. 2026.
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