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single-minded

[sing-guhl-mahyn-did] / ˈsɪŋ gəlˈmaɪn dɪd /


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A former star student and long-distance runner from a prominent family in Amarillo, Texas, Griffin goes into her first session with a competitor’s single-minded determination to, as she writes, “get to the finish line.”

From Salon • Jun. 25, 2026

The revolutionary pharoah builds a great city and reduces spiritual chaos by focusing on a single-minded form of worship.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 5, 2026

Theodosius was the Christian Roman emperor who embraced the Nicene Creed as the religion of empire in the late fourth century, conducting a single-minded suppression of paganism in the lands over which he ruled.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 20, 2026

When that level of single-minded intensity is brought to reforming the physical body, Campbell said, it can set the conditions for other kinds of extremism.

From Slate • Jan. 22, 2026

It was that destructive single-minded love of his.

From "Kindred" by Octavia Butler




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