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 broader Healing History initiative brought together descendants of enslavers and the enslaved in dialogue to practice honest, often difficult conversation.
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Brianna Scott, NPR, 19 June 2025
The funding necessary for this initiative will be sourced from various revenue streams generated by the universities.
—Matt Murschel, The Orlando Sentinel, 19 June 2025
That’s why Telefilm is investing heavily in initiatives that connect Canadian creators with global markets, including First Look, which introduces Canadian films in post-production to U.S. sales agents and festival programmers.
—Jamie Lang, Variety, 9 June 2025
In March 2024, Galassi formally notified the Italian oversight committee of the buyback initiative.
—Michael Verdon, Robb Report, 9 June 2025
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Brianna Scott, NPR, 19 June 2025
The funding necessary for this initiative will be sourced from various revenue streams generated by the universities.
—Matt Murschel, The Orlando Sentinel, 19 June 2025
That’s why Telefilm is investing heavily in initiatives that connect Canadian creators with global markets, including First Look, which introduces Canadian films in post-production to U.S. sales agents and festival programmers.
—Jamie Lang, Variety, 9 June 2025
In March 2024, Galassi formally notified the Italian oversight committee of the buyback initiative.
—Michael Verdon, Robb Report, 9 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for initiative
Noun
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Nevertheless, Infantino’s remarks show ambition to enact what would be a seismic change to how professional men’s soccer has operated in the United States.—
Jeff Rueter,
New York Times,
22 June 2025
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The damage to the nuclear facilities from Israeli and U.S. strikes and Israel's killing of nuclear scientists may well be a setback for nuclear weapons ambitions – which Iran had denied – such facilities can be rebuilt and Iran now has the know-how to be able to build nuclear weapons.—
Matthew Tostevin
Amir Daftari,
MSNBC Newsweek,
22 June 2025
Noun
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As Mars enters your sign on June 17, your thoughts and actions both become laser-focused.—
Meghan Rose,
Glamour,
1 July 2025
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His relentless focus on enforcement actions, in addition to tighter disclosure rules on a range of corporate issues like climate change, added to the burden—and cost—of being public.—
Christopher Perkins,
Forbes.com,
1 July 2025
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And so the government wants to be firm that the face of the enterprise is the individual who gets in trouble.—
Lauryn Overhultz , Tracy Wright,
FOXNews.com,
27 June 2025
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Formed in Los Angeles, the 18th Street’s primary enterprise is still street-level distribution of drugs.—
Mia Cathell,
The Washington Examiner,
27 June 2025
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“Initiative.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/initiative. Accessed 5 Jul. 2025.
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