: characterized by eager willingness to accept and meet challenges
a can-do attitude
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Arrive early, stay late and possess a can-do attitude.
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Vicki Salemi, Boston Herald, 8 June 2025
Often a key ingredient of a successful enterprise is having a founder or CEO with an infectious can-do spirit.
—Naazneen Karmali, Forbes.com, 6 June 2025
Someone likely feels threatened by your can-do attitude.
—Liz Simmons, StyleCaster, 27 May 2025
That can-do spirit is still alive and stronger than ever in burgeoning programs and the sense of belonging hard to miss in classrooms all over campus.
—Carin Schoppmeyer, Arkansas Online, 25 May 2025
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Vicki Salemi, Boston Herald, 8 June 2025
Often a key ingredient of a successful enterprise is having a founder or CEO with an infectious can-do spirit.
—Naazneen Karmali, Forbes.com, 6 June 2025
Someone likely feels threatened by your can-do attitude.
—Liz Simmons, StyleCaster, 27 May 2025
That can-do spirit is still alive and stronger than ever in burgeoning programs and the sense of belonging hard to miss in classrooms all over campus.
—Carin Schoppmeyer, Arkansas Online, 25 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for can-do
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“Can-do.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/can-do. Accessed 24 Jun. 2025.
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