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
Country Sides is an 11-track LP that showcases the Heathens’ range in melody and lyrics, drawing on sounds and styles that defined their two decades as a hard-driving Americana outfit.
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Josh Crutchmer,
Rolling Stone,
2 Apr. 2026
Artemis, the Grammy-winning all-star ensemble spotlighting women bandleaders, brings its bold, hard-driving sound to Saturday.
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Duante Beddingfield,
Freep.com,
25 Mar. 2026
The Eagles kept pace with the hard-driving Lions and eventually eased past them behind four 3-pointers, including two by super sub Emmanuel Cham in the final stages of the quarter.
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James Peters,
Baltimore Sun,
25 Feb. 2026
In the series, Winkler would play Howard Greenberg, a hard-driving and unconventional criminal defense attorney who is a fierce advocate for his underdog clients.
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Ethan Shanfeld,
Variety,
6 Jan. 2026
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Josh Crutchmer,
Rolling Stone,
2 Apr. 2026
Artemis, the Grammy-winning all-star ensemble spotlighting women bandleaders, brings its bold, hard-driving sound to Saturday.
—
Duante Beddingfield,
Freep.com,
25 Mar. 2026
The Eagles kept pace with the hard-driving Lions and eventually eased past them behind four 3-pointers, including two by super sub Emmanuel Cham in the final stages of the quarter.
—
James Peters,
Baltimore Sun,
25 Feb. 2026
In the series, Winkler would play Howard Greenberg, a hard-driving and unconventional criminal defense attorney who is a fierce advocate for his underdog clients.
—
Ethan Shanfeld,
Variety,
6 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hard-driving
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With ambitious Mars in your 2nd House of Resources sextiling lucky Jupiter in your 4th House of Home, money choices gather momentum and support.
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Holmes, 26, had ambitious plans for the winnings.
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Niv Shisler, 24, an aspiring rapper who works at Dorfman’s restaurant, moved to the town last November lured by cheap housing when rents collapsed during the war.
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Since the death of the aspiring musician, his parents have advocated for the county to install pedestrian safeguards on the Walerga Road overpass in North Highlands, which many children use to get to and from a cluster of schools north of the train tracks.
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