do-or-die
adjective
ˈdü-ər-ˈdī 
-ȯr-
1
: doggedly determined to reach one's objective : indomitable
2
: presenting as the only alternatives complete success or complete ruin
a do-or-die situation
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Examples of do-or-die in a Sentence
a do-or-die entrepreneur who never stopped believing that hard work would inevitably lead to success
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Two overly eager New York fans were ejected from the Yankees’ do-or-die win over the Dodgers on Wednesday after ripping a foul ball from the glove of Los Angeles’ outfielder Mookie Betts.
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Rohan Nadkarni, NBC News, 30 Oct. 2024
The game finished with the Dodgers bullpen that had been so brilliant in a Game 4 do-or-die win, this time four relievers holding the Padres hitless over the final four innings.
—Bill Plaschke, Los Angeles Times, 12 Oct. 2024
The new do-or-die date is January 15, a fleetingly short 101 days away.
—Eli Amdur, Forbes, 5 Oct. 2024
Loading your audio article A bill to make Google and Facebook pay publishers for news presented on their platforms faces a do-or-die test Thursday in a state government chamber notorious as a killing ground for prospective laws.
—Ethan Baron, The Mercury News, 15 Aug. 2024
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Rohan Nadkarni, NBC News, 30 Oct. 2024
The game finished with the Dodgers bullpen that had been so brilliant in a Game 4 do-or-die win, this time four relievers holding the Padres hitless over the final four innings.
—Bill Plaschke, Los Angeles Times, 12 Oct. 2024
The new do-or-die date is January 15, a fleetingly short 101 days away.
—Eli Amdur, Forbes, 5 Oct. 2024
Loading your audio article A bill to make Google and Facebook pay publishers for news presented on their platforms faces a do-or-die test Thursday in a state government chamber notorious as a killing ground for prospective laws.
—Ethan Baron, The Mercury News, 15 Aug. 2024
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