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
Beyond mere convenience, the LinkedIn initiative addresses this growing need for specificity and authenticity in digital hiring.
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Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 28 Jan. 2026
Global streamers are still increasing their spend, with licensing growing more strongly than original content spend and originals suffering in this pullback initiative by streamers.
—Rafa Sales Ross, Variety, 28 Jan. 2026
By 1984, Star Wars initiatives, the invasion of Afghanistan and other incidents moved the hands to 3 minutes to midnight.
—Jenna Prestininzi, Freep.com, 28 Jan. 2026
So this initiative, if passed, almost inevitably would reduce the tide of lawsuits filed against Uber.
—Business Columnist, Los Angeles Times, 16 Jan. 2026
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Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 28 Jan. 2026
Global streamers are still increasing their spend, with licensing growing more strongly than original content spend and originals suffering in this pullback initiative by streamers.
—Rafa Sales Ross, Variety, 28 Jan. 2026
By 1984, Star Wars initiatives, the invasion of Afghanistan and other incidents moved the hands to 3 minutes to midnight.
—Jenna Prestininzi, Freep.com, 28 Jan. 2026
So this initiative, if passed, almost inevitably would reduce the tide of lawsuits filed against Uber.
—Business Columnist, Los Angeles Times, 16 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for initiative
Noun
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As long as that business continues to dominate in mobile, exceed expectations and throw off billions of dollars of cash a quarter, Zuckerberg is likely to get plenty of leeway to pursue his AI ambitions.—
Jonathan Vanian,
CNBC,
29 Jan. 2026
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Solopreneur Amber Taylor, owner of PinkCove, realized very quickly that a gap in AI skills doesn’t exist because of a lack of intelligence or ambition.—
Alison Coleman,
Forbes.com,
29 Jan. 2026
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The idea arose when, as a result of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, Western artists began to write and create art about the preconditions and reasons behind Russia’s actions.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
29 Jan. 2026
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Canada's actions denied American Olympian Katie Uhlaender a chance to earn enough points to qualify for the upcoming Milan Cortina Winter Games.—
Jackson Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
29 Jan. 2026
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In less than 750 working days, the gravitational pull of AI and data may be felt across enterprises.—
Connie Etemadi,
USA Today,
29 Jan. 2026
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The enterprise software maker topped Wall Street's fourth-quarter earnings expectations and issued better-than-expected guidance.—
Yun Li,
CNBC,
29 Jan. 2026
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“Initiative.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/initiative. Accessed 31 Jan. 2026.
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