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as in aspiring
having a strong desire for personal advancement
an ambitious child actor and his even more ambitious mother, who will do anything to get him in commercials
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as in aggressive
having or showing a bold forcefulness in the pursuit of a goal
cleaning up the vacant lot in one weekend was an ambitious undertaking
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Recent Examples of ambitious
Christopher Reid and Christopher Martin, two ambitious rappers who’d become Kid ‘N Play, had jobs there too, making the call center a wellspring for some of the most commercial hip-hop of the era.
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Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 7 Feb. 2026
Super’s plan to turn the company around seeks to address long-standing shortcomings and identifies some more ambitious opportunities.
—Emma Hinchliffe, Fortune, 7 Feb. 2026
The ambitious initiative, however, has stirred deep divisions among the roughly 2,800 residents of this coastal town.
—Natalie Leticia Gallón, Miami Herald, 6 Feb. 2026
And while that was the first Ross book in years, fans don’t have to wait as long for his next opus, one that could be as ambitious and impactful as his classic works.
—Borys Kit, HollywoodReporter, 6 Feb. 2026
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Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 7 Feb. 2026
Super’s plan to turn the company around seeks to address long-standing shortcomings and identifies some more ambitious opportunities.
—Emma Hinchliffe, Fortune, 7 Feb. 2026
The ambitious initiative, however, has stirred deep divisions among the roughly 2,800 residents of this coastal town.
—Natalie Leticia Gallón, Miami Herald, 6 Feb. 2026
And while that was the first Ross book in years, fans don’t have to wait as long for his next opus, one that could be as ambitious and impactful as his classic works.
—Borys Kit, HollywoodReporter, 6 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ambitious
Adjective
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Diané's Jay-Den arrived in Starfleet Academy as an aspiring medical officer, which inherently feels at odds with the brutalism and warrior code of Klingon culture.—
Nick Romano,
Entertainment Weekly,
29 Jan. 2026
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That isn’t ideal for the aspiring leader of Bangladesh, the South Asian nation of 175 million.—
Charlie Campbell,
Time,
28 Jan. 2026
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In the meantime, an unstable government could become more rather than less aggressive, not least to keep younger hard-liners from rebelling.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
10 Feb. 2026
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Wiener helped push two new California laws last year — the No Secret Police Act and the No Vigilantes Act — in the wake of intense and aggressive immigration enforcement by masked ICE and other federal agents in California and around the country.—
Kevin Rector,
Los Angeles Times,
10 Feb. 2026
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Known for combining high fashion with streetwear, Bad Bunny has a reputation for adventurous and subversive style.—
Oscar Holland,
CNN Money,
9 Feb. 2026
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The run falls about 1,200 vertical feet below a slow, three-person lift that ferries expert skiers to some of Mammoth’s most adventurous terrain.—
Jack Dolan,
Los Angeles Times,
6 Feb. 2026
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Kam and O'Shea exceeded all expectations with a performance characterized by spectacular lifts and fierce musicality.—
Andrew Greif,
NBC news,
8 Feb. 2026
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Then, in the middle of a fierce snowstorm, a skinny little girl and her dog show up at the resort.—
Mary Ann Grossmann,
Twin Cities,
8 Feb. 2026
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“Ambitious.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ambitious. Accessed 10 Feb. 2026.
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