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go for broke
adjective as in daring
adjective as in relentless
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adjective as in serious
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adjective as in sobersided
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- austere
- bound
- bound and determined
- businesslike
- cold sober
- contemplative
- deadpan
- deliberate
- determined
- downbeat
- earnest
- funereal
- genuine
- grave
- grim
- honest
- in earnest
- intent
- long-faced
- meditative
- no-nonsense
- pensive
- pokerfaced
- reflective
- resolute
- resolved
- sedate
- set
- severe
- sincere
- sober
- solemn
- staid
- steady
- stern
- thoughtful
- unhumorous
- unsmiling
- weighty
verb as in act
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verb as in burn one's bridges
verb as in commit
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verb as in compete
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verb as in contend
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verb as in endeavor
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verb as in engage
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verb as in gamble
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verb as in go for it
verb as in hazard
verb as in persevere
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verb as in strain
verb as in strive
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Example Sentences
So they go for broke in placating the base and infuriating the opposition, making their fear of losing the next election a self-fulfilling prophecy.
And there are concerns that if Iran can ride out an attack it will go for broke to produce a nuclear warhead for its missiles.
They’ll go for broke in practice, working twice as long as everyone else, then drift between the press box and locker room at game time.
What they do offer is a brazen willingness to go for broke in front of the cameras.
He added: “It encouraged people to really go with their instincts, to go for broke.”
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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