Determination
Determination noun - Firm or unwavering adherence to one's purpose.
Trick and determination are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Trick" instead a noun "Determination".
Trick
Trick noun - A clever often underhanded means to achieve an end.
Determination and trick are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Determination" instead a noun "Trick".
How words are described
Both words in one sentence
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It's treated as a parlor trick to impress whatever cops arrested him rather than a feat of determination and strength.
Source: Breaking the Bonds - The Sword in the Stone is explained by a cynical character as a con-trick involving a large hollow stone with a dwarf inside, holding onto the sword with grim embuggered determination and a large pair of pliers.
Source: Excalibur in the Stone -
Wolsey is also shown to be pretty good at it, but underestimating Anne's determination and circumstances beyond his control (the war between the Emperor and the Pope) prove to be the trick he fatally misses.
Source: Literature / Wolf Hall
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