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as in aggressive
having or showing a bold forcefulness in the pursuit of a goal
the company is claiming that there will be huge financial rewards for enterprising sales representatives
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as in adventurous
inclined or willing to take risks
enterprising people of vision were responsible for the boom in technological industries
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Recent Examples of enterprising
In addition to that rotten run, the suggestion was that Motta’s flexible, enterprising style, which won plaudits at Bologna, was not translating to Turin.
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Zak Garner-Purkis, Forbes.com, 30 Mar. 2025
Still, more enterprising migrants might continue to the United States.
—Peter D'abrosca, Fox News, 25 Mar. 2025
New York City has long attracted imaginative and enterprising types, not all of whom express their creativity in painting studios or onstage.
—Françoise Mouly, The New Yorker, 10 Mar. 2025
World Collective, a Small & medium-sized enterprising entity and not-for-profit is one of the many organizations seeing value in a global market for sustainable and circular solutions for high-end fashion design.
—Cassell Ferere, Forbes, 9 Mar. 2025
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Zak Garner-Purkis, Forbes.com, 30 Mar. 2025
Still, more enterprising migrants might continue to the United States.
—Peter D'abrosca, Fox News, 25 Mar. 2025
New York City has long attracted imaginative and enterprising types, not all of whom express their creativity in painting studios or onstage.
—Françoise Mouly, The New Yorker, 10 Mar. 2025
World Collective, a Small & medium-sized enterprising entity and not-for-profit is one of the many organizations seeing value in a global market for sustainable and circular solutions for high-end fashion design.
—Cassell Ferere, Forbes, 9 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for enterprising
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But in recent weeks, Musk dramatically lowered his taxpayer savings estimates from DOGE's government cuts, disagreed publicly with Trump's aggressive tariff policies and butted heads with multiple Trump officials, some publicly, revealing divisions within the White House over Musk's influence.—
Joey Garrison,
USA Today,
30 Apr. 2025
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But last year, he was diagnosed with Richter’s Syndrome, another aggressive form of lymphoma, just before he was set to embark on a set of U.S. shows.—
Ethan Millman,
HollywoodReporter,
29 Apr. 2025
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In a remarkable twist, Max disembarks the boat and visits his twin brother on land, who turns out to be a less adventurous version of Max.—
Claire Franken,
TVLine,
17 Apr. 2025
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The brand defines its culture by its people, of course, as adventurous, disciplined, and especially thrilled by the heyday of World Cup soccer stars like Diego Maradona.—
Simon Mainwaring,
Forbes.com,
16 Apr. 2025
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Many experts say that far more ambitious objective is unlikely to be achieved without cutting major federal programs like Social Security and Medicare, which President Trump has vowed not to touch.—
Alain Sherter,
CBS News,
25 Apr. 2025
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Earlier this month, it was revealed that Massive Entertainment's ambitious action-adventure game would be coming to Nintendo Switch 2 in 2025, which speaks well about the raw graphical power of Nintendo's new hybrid console.—
Fran Ruiz,
Space.com,
24 Apr. 2025
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General manager Chris MacFarland’s daring and dramatic midseason overhaul of his roster has remade, reinvented and reinvigorated the Avalanche.—
Mark Lazerus,
New York Times,
20 Apr. 2025
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Which is what the U.S. will be celebrating next year, marking our daring break from Great Britain and the founding of the nation.—
Charles Selle,
Chicago Tribune,
16 Apr. 2025
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Melania Trump has courted controversy, garnered attention for her fashion Trump's fashion choices are the subject of fierce controversy and constant attention.—
Jay Stahl,
USA Today,
27 Apr. 2025
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Orlando City and Atlanta United will meet on Saturday in a fierce rivalry MLS matchup, a game soccer fans in the U.S. won't want to miss.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
26 Apr. 2025
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“Enterprising.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/enterprising. Accessed 2 May. 2025.
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