as in ambition
readiness to engage in daring or difficult activity
the sentry showed remarkable initiative and uncommon bravery in foiling the terrorist attack
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Recent Examples of initiative
Gilbert is the director of the Vera Institute of Justice’s Redefining Public Safety initiative and served on the Mamdani administration’s Community Safety transition team.
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Daniela Gilbert, New York Daily News, 14 Jan. 2026
Harriette Cole is a lifestylist and founder of DREAMLEAPERS, an initiative to help people access and activate their dreams.
—Harriette Cole, Mercury News, 14 Jan. 2026
Wheeler will lead digital and video operations, and will report to Firth and to Berry on AI and YouTube initiatives.
—Ted Johnson, Deadline, 14 Jan. 2026
In 2023, the company acquired three Boeing 737-800s as part of a broader initiative to renew its fleet.
—Chris Young, Interesting Engineering, 14 Jan. 2026
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Daniela Gilbert, New York Daily News, 14 Jan. 2026
Harriette Cole is a lifestylist and founder of DREAMLEAPERS, an initiative to help people access and activate their dreams.
—Harriette Cole, Mercury News, 14 Jan. 2026
Wheeler will lead digital and video operations, and will report to Firth and to Berry on AI and YouTube initiatives.
—Ted Johnson, Deadline, 14 Jan. 2026
In 2023, the company acquired three Boeing 737-800s as part of a broader initiative to renew its fleet.
—Chris Young, Interesting Engineering, 14 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for initiative
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Last year, Turkey reached a historic turning point in its decades-long conflict with militants of the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) after the group renounced violence and ambitions to secede.—
Jeremy Diamond,
CNN Money,
14 Jan. 2026
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The art of restraint Western brands entering China, especially its high-security capital city of Beijing, have long had to straddle a fine line between local marketing ambitions and reputational risks to the brand back home.—
Evelyn Cheng,
CNBC,
14 Jan. 2026
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Warner was measured when talking about returning to game action, but did not totally rule out trying to play in Seattle.—
Michael Nowels,
Mercury News,
15 Jan. 2026
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The artistic ego, in asserting itself, is a human action.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
15 Jan. 2026
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Jon Schuppe Jon Schuppe is an enterprise reporter for NBC News, based in New York.—
Frank Matt,
NBC news,
9 Jan. 2026
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Rebuilding an economy over rebuilding centrifuges or sustaining criminal enterprises.—
Jason D. Greenblatt,
semafor.com,
9 Jan. 2026
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“Initiative.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/initiative. Accessed 16 Jan. 2026.
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