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
The foundation has donated regularly and significantly to the Phillips since the 1990s, with past gifts supporting a variety of initiatives as well as the 2006 renovation and expansion of its conservation studio.
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News Desk, Artforum, 10 June 2026
Chris Ratcliffe | Bloomberg | Getty Images Cameron backed the concept with the Tech Nation initiative which, over the next decade, helped hundreds of start-ups, including about a third of Britain's unicorns, to launch.
—Ian King, CNBC, 10 June 2026
With 119,462 valid signatures, an initiative to repeal the Measure A sales tax could be on the ballot.
—Susan Shelley, Daily News, 10 June 2026
More than $1 million was sent to A Home For All, an initiative helping people on the cusp or experiencing homelessness, and more than $5 million toward Roof Above, a homeless services provider.
—Chase Jordan, Charlotte Observer, 10 June 2026
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News Desk, Artforum, 10 June 2026
Chris Ratcliffe | Bloomberg | Getty Images Cameron backed the concept with the Tech Nation initiative which, over the next decade, helped hundreds of start-ups, including about a third of Britain's unicorns, to launch.
—Ian King, CNBC, 10 June 2026
With 119,462 valid signatures, an initiative to repeal the Measure A sales tax could be on the ballot.
—Susan Shelley, Daily News, 10 June 2026
More than $1 million was sent to A Home For All, an initiative helping people on the cusp or experiencing homelessness, and more than $5 million toward Roof Above, a homeless services provider.
—Chase Jordan, Charlotte Observer, 10 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for initiative
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This Is Where the Serpent Lives is a systems novel about who gets to have ambition in the first place in a country where a person’s caste still determines so much of the course of their lives.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
11 June 2026
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There was so much energy and enthusiasm and ambition coming out of those gatherings that anyone who got near us was in danger of being repelled by the sheer force of it.—
Bilge Ebiri,
Vulture,
10 June 2026
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Campbell also believes that Sorsby's behavior doesn't rise to the level that would justify such action anyway, telling Dakich that schools have let players with much worse transgressions play.—
Ian Miller OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
11 June 2026
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When Karl-Anthony Towns picked up two quick fouls, that forced backup big man Mitchell Robinson into action.—
Andrew Greif,
NBC news,
11 June 2026
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The federal charges come months after an order from a Fulton County Judge dismissed some, but not all, of the charges in a sweeping state racketeering case that had accused dozens of activists of participating in a criminal enterprise linked to anti-training center protests.—
Zachary Bynum,
CBS News,
11 June 2026
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By 1931, the enterprise filled a city block.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
11 June 2026
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“Initiative.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/initiative. Accessed 13 Jun. 2026.
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