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knowledge gained by actually doing or living through something it was old-fashioned military moxie that got medical supplies to the disaster site in record time

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Recent Examples of moxie That play confirmed to Campbell and his staff that Purdy packed the moxie to succeed at the college level. David Lombardi, The Athletic, 15 Aug. 2024 No one with the moxie to get from the Baltimore Beltway to Hollywood Hills, where Kramer lives with his husband, the academic and civic leader Peter Cipkowski, lacks the confidence that is a major part of magnetism. Mary Carole McCauley, Baltimore Sun, 5 Mar. 2024 All of it was evidence that the quarterback has the requisite moxie to meet game-defining moments in the fourth quarter. Dan Wiederer, Chicago Tribune, 31 Oct. 2024 After the win, McBride described the moxie the Lynx own. David Close, CNN, 18 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for moxie 
Recent Examples of Synonyms for moxie
Noun
  • Rather, let your achievements and skills be the standout feature of your resume, not the design.
    Sho Dewan, Forbes, 28 Dec. 2024
  • Employers want to see proof of your skills, not just hear about them.
    Sho Dewan, Forbes, 28 Dec. 2024
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  • Then came time to test my son’s courage and ride Tron, one of the park’s fastest coasters that reaches up to 60mph.
    Janine Rubenstein, People.com, 1 Feb. 2025
  • And with that, the film can inspire courage in its audience, whatever their identity.
    Murtada Elfadl, Variety, 1 Feb. 2025
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  • But LaVine attacked this season with vigor, reshaping himself into a levelheaded leader and efficient scorer who earned quiet praise around the league.
    Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 3 Feb. 2025
  • Those who engage in the rotations return to their day jobs with a new vigor and set of insights that strengthen their more traditional work, according to Devgun.
    Peter High, Forbes, 14 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • Barthelemy's own expertise is in the application of statistical physics to complex systems, as well as the emerging science of cities.
    Ars Technica, Ars Technica, 24 Jan. 2025
  • During the Cold War, Russia gained extensive expertise in air-defense technology to counter Western aircraft.
    Vikram Mittal, Forbes, 24 Jan. 2025
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  • Despite the devastating wildfires in Los Angeles, the Recording Academy confirmed that the event will proceed as scheduled, with CEO Harvey Mason Jr. stating that the ceremony will serve as a fundraising effort for wildfire relief and honor the bravery of first responders.
    David Faris, Newsweek, 3 Feb. 2025
  • With poise, confidence, heart, passion, kindness, utter bravery and love!!!
    Marina Watts, People.com, 3 Feb. 2025
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  • The mandate also targets oil and gas leasing in the coastal plain of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge and again revokes the conservation status of 28 million acres of public land that had been withdrawn from mineral and energy development since 1971.
    Natalie Krebs, Outdoor Life, 31 Jan. 2025
  • What to know about earthquakes Magnitude measures the energy released at the source of the earthquake, the U.S. Geological Survey says.
    Mitchell Willetts, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 30 Jan. 2025
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  • The restaurant ships its fish in from Japan, and the experience starts at $165 per person.
    Hadley Hitson, The Tennessean, 3 Feb. 2025
  • To use the newest experience of Facebook, switch to a supported browser.
    facebook.com, facebook.com, 3 Feb. 2025
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  • The Rotunda painting of General Washington giving up power, Lincoln's Bible, acts of heroism in service of democratic ideals, nourishment from the past to the present.
    CBS News, CBS News, 26 Jan. 2025
  • In an extraordinary act of heroism, two officers from the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) braved freezing waters in Gulf County to rescue 30 sea turtles that were caught in historic cold temperatures.
    Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 24 Jan. 2025

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“Moxie.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/moxie. Accessed 7 Feb. 2025.

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