as in determined
fully committed to achieving a goal
despite the risks involved, she was resolute in her decision to undergo the experimental operation
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Recent Examples of resolute
Despite living in hiding, Machado was resolute about Venezuela’s future.
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Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 27 Oct. 2025
Any credible evidence of sabotage or arson will be met with a swift and resolute response.
—Mayu Saini, Sourcing Journal, 20 Oct. 2025
Such welcome candidness to questions of spirituality is enough to move even a resolute non-believer like me.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 17 Oct. 2025
Cody Balmer stood outside an iron fence surrounding the resolute brick mansion, waiting and watching the home where his target slept.
—Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN Money, 14 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for resolute
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Left in the dark Early in the pandemic, Florida was determined to keep a lid of secrecy on the spread of COVID-19 in long-term care facilities.—
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In a landscape of fear and scarcity, where basic ingredients are nearly impossible to find, Lamia sets out on a determined journey throughout the big city in search of eggs, flour and sugar.—
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More than anything, O’Leary is intent on branding himself a champion of capitalism.—
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The members of NewJeans had originally seemed intent on appealing the decision before ultimately deciding to open up talks of a return with Ador.—
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Choose decisive steps over a confusing kerfuffle!—
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Tesla shareholders delivered another decisive message through their vote on Tesla’s Texas-style 3% ownership threshold for filing derivative lawsuits.—
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The Dunning-Kruger effect is a cognitive bias in which people with less knowledge or skill feel overly confident.—
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On a crucial third-and-10 just inside field goal range, Beck was confident with his pass to Marion to get well within range.—
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Liverpool have taken positive steps forward in their past two games, winning both following a run of six defeats in seven.—
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In this book, the whole occupation was described as something avant-garde or positive.—
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The cease-and-desist letter, provided to the Tribune by Nicholson’s campaign, was written by a lawyer from the firm Ford & Britton, where Cook County Board Commissioner Scott Britton is a partner.—
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Keep in mind that firm menstrual cups are more likely to open properly after being inserted.—
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“Resolute.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/resolute. Accessed 12 Jan. 2026.
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