as in powerhouse
an ambitious person who eagerly goes after what is desired
a go-getter with his sights set on the presidency
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Recent Examples of go-getter
Scorpio The sign symbolized by the Scorpion is co-ruled by go-getter Mars and transformative Pluto, leading your kiddo to be quite dynamic, fearless, magnetic, and powerful.
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Maressa Brown,
Parents,
18 June 2026
His enthusiasm, his energeticness, his go-getter mentality.
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Christopher Cruz,
Rolling Stone,
28 May 2026
Six years later, the go-getter is still addressing the community’s needs and is helping to reshape societal perceptions of menstruation.
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Bridgette Bartlett Royall,
Essence,
14 May 2026
On May 4, go-getter Mars will face off with larger-than-life Jupiter, creating a tense, high-intensity clash between raw impulse and emotional excess.
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Valerie Mesa,
PEOPLE,
4 May 2026
The go-getter approach of then-Mayor Francis Suarez also helped.
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Shawn Tully,
Fortune,
31 Mar. 2026
Your co-ruler, go-getter Mars, enters the same sector on March 2, which throws more fuel behind any endeavor tied to expressing yourself or being more spontaneous and lighthearted with your nearest and dearest.
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Maressa Brown,
InStyle,
25 Feb. 2026
Brooks also gives Ella a dead mother (Rebecca Hall) and a troubled brother (Spike Fearn), rendering the character a perfect storm of familial trauma, which makes her go-getter attitude all the more impressive.
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Vikram Murthi,
IndieWire,
10 Dec. 2025
Musical theater loves a go-getter, and halfhearted irony just can’t stand up to this much zazz.
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Sara Holdren,
Vulture,
10 Nov. 2025
Maressa Brown,
Parents,
18 June 2026
His enthusiasm, his energeticness, his go-getter mentality.
—
Christopher Cruz,
Rolling Stone,
28 May 2026
Six years later, the go-getter is still addressing the community’s needs and is helping to reshape societal perceptions of menstruation.
—
Bridgette Bartlett Royall,
Essence,
14 May 2026
On May 4, go-getter Mars will face off with larger-than-life Jupiter, creating a tense, high-intensity clash between raw impulse and emotional excess.
—
Valerie Mesa,
PEOPLE,
4 May 2026
The go-getter approach of then-Mayor Francis Suarez also helped.
—
Shawn Tully,
Fortune,
31 Mar. 2026
Your co-ruler, go-getter Mars, enters the same sector on March 2, which throws more fuel behind any endeavor tied to expressing yourself or being more spontaneous and lighthearted with your nearest and dearest.
—
Maressa Brown,
InStyle,
25 Feb. 2026
Brooks also gives Ella a dead mother (Rebecca Hall) and a troubled brother (Spike Fearn), rendering the character a perfect storm of familial trauma, which makes her go-getter attitude all the more impressive.
—
Vikram Murthi,
IndieWire,
10 Dec. 2025
Musical theater loves a go-getter, and halfhearted irony just can’t stand up to this much zazz.
—
Sara Holdren,
Vulture,
10 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for go-getter
powerhouse
Noun
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Wicked, another Broadway powerhouse, famously lost in that category, but that hardly dispels the correlation between Tony awards and staying power, seeing as Wicked won in three other categories.
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Night after night, my For You Page is flooded with her powerhouse performances of her greatest hits.
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“Go-getter.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/go-getter. Accessed 29 Jun. 2026.
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