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
Proceeds from the gala benefit Film at Lincoln Center‘s year-round programming, including film series, education initiatives, and events like New York Film Festival and New Directors/New Films.
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Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 15 Apr. 2026
The Orange Bowl Food & Wine Celebration is set to be held Friday at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Hollywood for initiatives benefitting youth in South Florida.
—Cbs Miami Team, CBS News, 15 Apr. 2026
This brilliant leader and champion of change forged a path towards peace in fragile contexts, creating progress one powerful initiative at a time.
—Emi Mahmoud, Time, 15 Apr. 2026
Those supplements have weighed much more heavily towards transportation initiatives.
—State House News Service, Boston Herald, 15 Apr. 2026
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Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 15 Apr. 2026
The Orange Bowl Food & Wine Celebration is set to be held Friday at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Hollywood for initiatives benefitting youth in South Florida.
—Cbs Miami Team, CBS News, 15 Apr. 2026
This brilliant leader and champion of change forged a path towards peace in fragile contexts, creating progress one powerful initiative at a time.
—Emi Mahmoud, Time, 15 Apr. 2026
Those supplements have weighed much more heavily towards transportation initiatives.
—State House News Service, Boston Herald, 15 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for initiative
Noun
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The White House said Iran’s nuclear ambitions were a central sticking point.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
15 Apr. 2026
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Vice President Vance, Washington's lead negotiator, said a major sticking point that led to the breakdown in Saturday's talks was Iran's refusal to commit to abandoning its nuclear ambitions.—
NPR Staff,
NPR,
15 Apr. 2026
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Olivier said the sentence and verdict was based solely on his actions on the day.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
16 Apr. 2026
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While levels of lead in soil are the main drivers for EPA action, the data on children’s blood lead levels can inform decisions like lowering cleanup thresholds, said Kellen Ashford, an EPA spokesperson.—
Chris Bowling,
ProPublica,
15 Apr. 2026
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Those institutions are largely unconcerned with the small- and medium-sized enterprises that Fasanara has become so accustomed to financing and would much rather continue to focus on large, mainstream corporate clients, where the returns are gigantic.—
Justin Birnbaum,
Sportico.com,
16 Apr. 2026
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Nor will sweeping attacks on enterprise.—
Nicolas S. Rohatyn,
Mercury News,
16 Apr. 2026
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“Initiative.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/initiative. Accessed 18 Apr. 2026.
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