as in resolute
fully committed to achieving a goal
a do-or-die entrepreneur who never stopped believing that hard work would inevitably lead to success
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Recent Examples of do-or-die
Miami is currently 2-5 on the season, and a loss on Sunday would drop them to 2-6, effectively placing them in a do-or-die situation with their playoff hopes.
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David Faris, Newsweek, 3 Nov. 2024
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.
—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
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David Faris, Newsweek, 3 Nov. 2024
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.
—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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for do-or-die
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To protect against the negative impacts of overseas conflicts, firms will need to be agile, changing their strategies and looking for resolute financial solutions to navigate their way out of these choppy waters.Pushkar Mukewar, Forbes, 19 Dec. 2024
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Still, the similarities are felt, stylistically and technically, in the collage-like form and the free manipulation of archival images—and, above all, in a shared sense of audacious yet exquisite aestheticism yoked to a strain of refined, resolute insolence.Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 11 Dec. 2024
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However, Cohen is determined to win a World Series title for Queens, which would be the third in franchise history.Gord Magill, Newsweek, 21 Dec. 2024
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The fire was determined to be an accidental electrical fire by police.Escher Walcott, People.com, 21 Dec. 2024
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This kind of frenzy, in some way, is only to be expected at the dawn of the age of A.I., when the richest man in the world, intent on colonizing Mars, is an important adviser to the incoming president, and the distrust of government, media and corporate interests is exceedingly high.Ginia Bellafante, New York Times, 20 Dec. 2024
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Congress seems intent on following this pattern again, though the leaders behind the first two iterations no longer are in Congress.Bob Carlson, Forbes, 18 Dec. 2024
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The decisive goal against Tottenham was almost perfectly ‘Forest’.Paul Taylor, The Athletic, 27 Dec. 2024
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Republicans have been blessed with the White House and both chambers in Congress — and Donald Trump’s decisive victory has given them a mandate.John Tillman, National Review, 27 Dec. 2024
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“Do-or-die.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/do-or-die. Accessed 31 Dec. 2024.
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