intent on/upon (something)
idiom
: giving all of one's attention and effort to a specific task or goal
She seems intent on destroying our credibility.
They were intent on their work.
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In the 2024 Concacaf Champions Cup, the Herons exited in the quarterfinals to a CF Monterrey squad that has decisively been the best in Concacaf competition over the last decade-and-a-half, and seem intent on showing it would not be supplanted easily.
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Ian Nicholas Quillen, Forbes.com, 3 May 2025
This year’s Amazins seem intent on having a more relaxing stroll into October.
—Sam Settleman, New York Times, 3 May 2025
Democrats are prepared to assail Trump’s budget as further evidence that the Republican administration is intent on gutting government programs that Americans depend on.
—Lisa Mascaro and Josh Boak, Los Angeles Times, 2 May 2025
McGee, though, is intent on linking LaRoche to the Nexus cartel, hopefully with help from the DOJ file Vance (Rocky Carroll) slipped him.
—Sara Netzley, EW.com, 29 Apr. 2025
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Ian Nicholas Quillen, Forbes.com, 3 May 2025
This year’s Amazins seem intent on having a more relaxing stroll into October.
—Sam Settleman, New York Times, 3 May 2025
Democrats are prepared to assail Trump’s budget as further evidence that the Republican administration is intent on gutting government programs that Americans depend on.
—Lisa Mascaro and Josh Boak, Los Angeles Times, 2 May 2025
McGee, though, is intent on linking LaRoche to the Nexus cartel, hopefully with help from the DOJ file Vance (Rocky Carroll) slipped him.
—Sara Netzley, EW.com, 29 Apr. 2025
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“Intent on/upon (something).” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/intent%20on%2Fupon%20%28something%29. Accessed 10 May. 2025.
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