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
Those organizations then directed nearly all the money to Keep Florida Clean, a political committee controlled by Uthmeier dedicated to defeating last year’s recreational marijuana ballot initiative.
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Lawrence Mower, Miami Herald, 3 Oct. 2025
Charitable initiatives that positively impact our youth?
—Essence, 3 Oct. 2025
Since the first Breast Cancer Awareness Month initiatives kicked off 40 years ago, major improvements have been made in treating the disease.
—Mary Kekatos, ABC News, 3 Oct. 2025
Farley’s personal approach—insisting on a welding summer job for his own son—mirrors Ford’s institutional initiatives.
—Dave Smith, Fortune, 3 Oct. 2025
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Lawrence Mower, Miami Herald, 3 Oct. 2025
Charitable initiatives that positively impact our youth?
—Essence, 3 Oct. 2025
Since the first Breast Cancer Awareness Month initiatives kicked off 40 years ago, major improvements have been made in treating the disease.
—Mary Kekatos, ABC News, 3 Oct. 2025
Farley’s personal approach—insisting on a welding summer job for his own son—mirrors Ford’s institutional initiatives.
—Dave Smith, Fortune, 3 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for initiative
Noun
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In theory, Gyokeres is exactly what Arsenal need and a potential game-changer for their title ambitions.—
Tim Spiers,
New York Times,
7 Oct. 2025
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Money and fame and ambition were not the largest or sole motivators of her decision making and writing about that sort of life is a little more complicated than a traditional three-act success story.—
CT Jones,
Rolling Stone,
7 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The committee’s action is not final until its meeting concludes Wednesday, according an NCAA release.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
8 Oct. 2025
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The department’s actions and policies reflect a disdain for public schools and a desire to dismantle that system in favor of a range of other options — private, Christian and virtual schools or homeschooling.—
Megan O’Matz,
ProPublica,
8 Oct. 2025
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Membership is currently 60 firms worldwide, which means only a tiny fraction of enterprises in human history qualify.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
2 Oct. 2025
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With hyperscalers, chipmakers, and software-as-a-service providers laying the foundation, Steve Hall of ISG argued that enterprises should plug into the broader AI ecosystem instead of trying to build everything in-house.—
Sharon Goldman,
Fortune,
1 Oct. 2025
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“Initiative.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/initiative. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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