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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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Thanks to Obama’s tenacity, the United States ended a 100-year battle and brought the nation to the threshold of the grand liberal dream—universal health coverage.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
23 Mar. 2026
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But the show survived – in great part thanks to Robert’s belief and tenacity.—
Baz Bamigboye,
Deadline,
21 Mar. 2026
Noun
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From this perspective, the Swasthani stories teach women that through perseverance, their hardships turn into triumphs and women’s suffering turns into strength.—
Jessica Vantine Birkenholtz,
The Conversation,
24 Mar. 2026
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Etebari was born and raised in Kerman, Iran, and came to the United States in 2012 with his sister, beginning a transformative journey shaped by perseverance, sacrifice, and opportunity.—
Post-Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
23 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Amundsen’s work is in keeping with the rest of the show, which fills two halls at the liberal arts school with visual and multimedia works that probe the persistence of radioactive materials.—
Chloe Shrager,
Los Angeles Times,
27 Mar. 2026
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The lessons that endure are about constraint and invention, messiness and coordination, contradiction and persistence—about intervening directly and fearlessly in material reality.—
Julian Rose,
Artforum,
26 Mar. 2026
Noun
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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
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Because of the tenaciousness of collectors, Air Jordan release information leaks at a rate and with a lead time unmatched by any other sneakers.—
Ian Servantes,
Footwear News,
3 Sep. 2019
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 frustration is in the inflexibility.—
Andreas Wiseman,
Deadline,
20 Feb. 2026
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The Red Sox could also try to move on from Masataka Yoshida, though his contract, injury history and positional inflexibility will hamper his trade value.—
Mac Cerullo,
Boston Herald,
16 Jan. 2026
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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
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But the sheer relentlessness of its joke-cracking bodes well for future, riskier enterprises — as, for that matter, does the natural spark between Matarazzo’s repeatedly foiled would-be swagger and Giambrone’s disarming mama’s-boy act.—
Guy Lodge,
Variety,
14 Mar. 2026
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And that’s been through a lot of sweat and hard work and a relentlessness to that work year in, year out.—
Anthony Chiang,
Miami Herald,
12 Mar. 2026
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“Single-mindedness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/single-mindedness. Accessed 1 Apr. 2026.
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