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Recent Examples of opportunities
Our conversation revealed how commercial space, AI, and medicine are converging in ways that will open entirely new opportunities for businesses and societies.
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Bernard Marr, Forbes.com, 12 Sep. 2025
There is enough stacked against the party and president that every effort should be made to remove opportunities from the opposing party.
—Kimberly Ross, The Washington Examiner, 12 Sep. 2025
Still, this figure seems generous, considering the infrequent goalscoring opportunities.
—Jacob Tanswell, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2025
With this partnership, the rapper is not only redefining what Monday Night Football sounds like, but also expanding the opportunities for game day.
—Larry Stansbury, Essence, 11 Sep. 2025
Crews continue to look for opportunities east and northeast of Sawmill Flat facing steep, dangerous terrain with limited natural features for containment.
—Ca Wildfire Bot, Sacbee.com, 5 Sep. 2025
Benefits for Charlotte with Middle Eastern nonstop The new route is expected to create opportunities for people in Charlotte, from leisure travelers to business professionals.
—Charlotte Observer, 5 Sep. 2025
Its roughly $24 billion in revenue gives it the financial comfort—and freedom—to pursue opportunities and partnerships in ways that other league can’t.
—Scott Soshnick, Sportico.com, 4 Sep. 2025
Yet in the absence of certain opportunities being offered to her by virtue of her acting pedigree or box office muscle, Chastain formed Freckle Films in 2016 to develop her own projects.
—Todd Gilchrist, Variety, 4 Sep. 2025
Bernard Marr, Forbes.com, 12 Sep. 2025
There is enough stacked against the party and president that every effort should be made to remove opportunities from the opposing party.
—Kimberly Ross, The Washington Examiner, 12 Sep. 2025
Still, this figure seems generous, considering the infrequent goalscoring opportunities.
—Jacob Tanswell, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2025
With this partnership, the rapper is not only redefining what Monday Night Football sounds like, but also expanding the opportunities for game day.
—Larry Stansbury, Essence, 11 Sep. 2025
Crews continue to look for opportunities east and northeast of Sawmill Flat facing steep, dangerous terrain with limited natural features for containment.
—Ca Wildfire Bot, Sacbee.com, 5 Sep. 2025
Benefits for Charlotte with Middle Eastern nonstop The new route is expected to create opportunities for people in Charlotte, from leisure travelers to business professionals.
—Charlotte Observer, 5 Sep. 2025
Its roughly $24 billion in revenue gives it the financial comfort—and freedom—to pursue opportunities and partnerships in ways that other league can’t.
—Scott Soshnick, Sportico.com, 4 Sep. 2025
Yet in the absence of certain opportunities being offered to her by virtue of her acting pedigree or box office muscle, Chastain formed Freckle Films in 2016 to develop her own projects.
—Todd Gilchrist, Variety, 4 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for opportunities
chances
Noun
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Investors peg the chances of a quarter-point rate cut this month at about 90% and the odds of a half-point cut at nearly 10%, according to CME FedWatch Tool, a measure of market sentiment.—
Max Zahn,
ABC News,
11 Sep. 2025
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Former Brevard County School Board Member Jennifer Jenkins is launching a longshot Democratic bid for Marco Rubio’s former Senate seat — and hoping the polarizing prospect of bringing independents into the party’s primary will strengthen her chances.—
Claire Heddles,
Miami Herald,
10 Sep. 2025
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“Opportunities.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/opportunities. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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