as in ambitious
having a strong desire for personal advancement
she's the most hard-driving malpractice lawyer I've ever seen
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Recent Examples of hard-driving
But despite the successes, and Marvel’s growing corporatization and assured dominance in comics, Shooter’s hard-driving and micro-managerial style began to alienate talent and editors.
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Borys Kit, HollywoodReporter, 1 July 2025
He’s built a reputation as a defensive specialist and someone with incredible attention to detail, and the hard-driving style has led to him wearing out his welcome at his coaching stops.
—Kurt Badenhausen, Sportico.com, 3 June 2025
Thibodeau faced criticism that his hard-driving style and overreliance on starters wore down his players, the same critiques that have followed him since his head coaching career began with the Chicago Bulls.
—Brian Mahoney, Chicago Tribune, 3 June 2025
But Bailey was also eager to show another side of Gandolfini: a hard-driving, obsessive character actor who fretted over line memorization and sought out projects and roles that cut against what naturally became a tough-guy persona.
—Chris Vognar, Los Angeles Times, 28 Apr. 2025
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Borys Kit, HollywoodReporter, 1 July 2025
He’s built a reputation as a defensive specialist and someone with incredible attention to detail, and the hard-driving style has led to him wearing out his welcome at his coaching stops.
—Kurt Badenhausen, Sportico.com, 3 June 2025
Thibodeau faced criticism that his hard-driving style and overreliance on starters wore down his players, the same critiques that have followed him since his head coaching career began with the Chicago Bulls.
—Brian Mahoney, Chicago Tribune, 3 June 2025
But Bailey was also eager to show another side of Gandolfini: a hard-driving, obsessive character actor who fretted over line memorization and sought out projects and roles that cut against what naturally became a tough-guy persona.
—Chris Vognar, Los Angeles Times, 28 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hard-driving
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Although the Taiwanese chip titan has kicked off ambitious global expansion plans in the US, Japan and Germany, at least 80% of its production capacity will remain in Taiwan by 2030, according to TrendForce, a market research firm.—
John Liu,
CNN Money,
5 Sep. 2025
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As the season progresses, the stories do get more ambitious, and major errors—of reporting practice or of mere conscience—are generally avoided.—
Jon Allsop,
New Yorker,
5 Sep. 2025
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The Democratic Party brand is in the gutter and at least one of its aspiring standard bearers is settling for chasing his own ambitions instead of trying to effectively pump life into the flailing party.—
Matt Fleming,
Oc Register,
6 Sep. 2025
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Rising prices, high rates, and economic uncertainty are combining to keep many aspiring homeowners on the sidelines, while those looking for homes contend with intense competition and tight supply.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
5 Sep. 2025
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“Hard-driving.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hard-driving. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.
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