dead set
idiom
: firmly determined
The mayor was dead set against [=strongly opposed to] the plan.
She was dead set on [=completely certain about] going to college.
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Like its neighbors in Qatar and Saudi Arabia, the Emirati government seems dead set on claiming a leadership position in open-source AI models.
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Patrick Moorhead, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
If this week’s master plan reflects a company that is dead set on moving beyond cars, the divergence started back around the time of that second report.
—Patrick George, The Atlantic, 5 Sep. 2025
Also, if Meyers is dead set on leaving the team, the Raiders would have to get moving on a trade as soon as possible.
—James Brizuela, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Aug. 2025
And Georgia and Texas and Oregon and LSU and Oklahoma and Notre Dame and every other school dead set on winning championships.
—Jon Wilner, Mercury News, 15 Aug. 2025
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Patrick Moorhead, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
If this week’s master plan reflects a company that is dead set on moving beyond cars, the divergence started back around the time of that second report.
—Patrick George, The Atlantic, 5 Sep. 2025
Also, if Meyers is dead set on leaving the team, the Raiders would have to get moving on a trade as soon as possible.
—James Brizuela, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Aug. 2025
And Georgia and Texas and Oregon and LSU and Oklahoma and Notre Dame and every other school dead set on winning championships.
—Jon Wilner, Mercury News, 15 Aug. 2025
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“Dead set.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dead%20set. Accessed 14 Sep. 2025.
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