single-mindedness

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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. Cerys Jones, New York Times, 28 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for single-mindedness
Noun
  • The line is still $250-$253, but a dip back toward it isn't necessarily a sell signal given the tenacity of the buyers.
    Josh Brown,Sean Russo, CNBC, 20 Apr. 2026
  • Folwell attributed the ballot initiative’s success to the tenacity of its signature-gathering volunteers.
    Nicole Blanchard, Idaho Statesman, 19 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • The athlete has learned some of the hardest lessons in grit and perseverance.
    Alexa Mikhail, Flow Space, 16 Apr. 2026
  • No company embodies the American ideas of freedom, independence, perseverance and individuality more than Harley-Davidson.
    Ricardo Torres, USA Today, 15 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Both represent persistence, innovation, and trusting our instincts.
    Perrie Samotin, Glamour, 8 Apr. 2026
  • Over time, the collection expanded—through donations, acquisitions, and O’Connor’s persistence.
    Jimmy Jellinek, SPIN, 7 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • Capricorn December 22 – January 19 By afternoon, steadfastness becomes your edge.
    Tarot.com, Hartford Courant, 27 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • The frustration is in the inflexibility.
    Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 20 Feb. 2026
  • 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
Noun
  • 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
  • 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
  • The idea was to lure visitors in with notions of decadence and frills, and then force them to confront the harsh realities of imperialism, colonialism, and the relentlessness of the fashion cycle.
    Emilia Petrarca, New Yorker, 13 Apr. 2026
  • 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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“Single-mindedness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/single-mindedness. Accessed 22 Apr. 2026.

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