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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
Housing plans Prospects for Pritzker’s ambitious package of proposals to build more housing in Illinois seemed murky Friday, though several pieces of legislation have inched forward in recent days.
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Jeremy Gorner, Chicago Tribune, 30 May 2026
Atlanta Mayor Andre Dickens’ ambitious plan to invest billions of dollars in underserved neighborhoods received a chilly reception this week from two school board members who questioned whether foregoing decades of future property tax revenue growth is in the best interest of students.
—Shaddi Abusaid, AJC.com, 30 May 2026
SpaceX is jockeying to be selected by NASA for the lunar mission too, and may emerge as the only remaining option to meet an ambitious schedule.
—Jason Ma, Fortune, 30 May 2026
But the ambitious goal is the Lighting the Future campaign, which aims to raise $1 million and create seasonal jobs and scholarships for students while modernizing Christmas in the Park’s displays.
—Sal Pizarro, Mercury News, 30 May 2026
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Jeremy Gorner, Chicago Tribune, 30 May 2026
Atlanta Mayor Andre Dickens’ ambitious plan to invest billions of dollars in underserved neighborhoods received a chilly reception this week from two school board members who questioned whether foregoing decades of future property tax revenue growth is in the best interest of students.
—Shaddi Abusaid, AJC.com, 30 May 2026
SpaceX is jockeying to be selected by NASA for the lunar mission too, and may emerge as the only remaining option to meet an ambitious schedule.
—Jason Ma, Fortune, 30 May 2026
But the ambitious goal is the Lighting the Future campaign, which aims to raise $1 million and create seasonal jobs and scholarships for students while modernizing Christmas in the Park’s displays.
—Sal Pizarro, Mercury News, 30 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ambitious
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Created by Fred Ebb, Bob Fosse and John Kander, the musical follows Roxie Hart, an aspiring performer who finds herself at the center of a sensational murder trial in 1920s Chicago.—
Dave Quinn,
PEOPLE,
1 June 2026
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Charismatic hockey star Dean and aspiring actress Allie lead the third Off-Campus book, The Score.—
Bailey Bujnosek,
InStyle,
28 May 2026
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That, in turn, catalyzed the most aggressive Fed rate-hiking cycle ever and a bear market.—
Zev Fima,
CNBC,
1 June 2026
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Carolina’s penalty kill is extremely aggressive all over the ice.—
Pierre LeBrun,
New York Times,
1 June 2026
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Primed for more adventurous snorkeling, the next day Lyra and I embarked on an early morning expedition aboard Fair Wind Cruises to Captain Cook National Monument in Kealakekua Bay.—
Brianna Randall,
Forbes.com,
30 May 2026
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For the more adventurous, the hike up Hurricane Ridge affords magnificent vistas of both the Olympic Mountains and Vancouver Island.—
Dave Parfitt,
USA Today,
30 May 2026
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Reddit is home to many of Civilization VII’s fiercest critics, but Test of Time also appears to be well received there, too.—
Barry Collins,
Forbes.com,
31 May 2026
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She will be remembered for her loving generosity, fierce opinions, endless curiosity, unique style, and her powdered, almond, crescent cookies at Christmas, hence her name, Auntie Cookie.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
31 May 2026
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“Ambitious.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ambitious. Accessed 3 Jun. 2026.
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