purposefulness

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Recent Examples of purposefulness This month also reconnects you with a sense of purposefulness. Meghan Rose, Glamour, 1 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for purposefulness
Noun
  • Speed, decisiveness, intensity—these traits have become shorthand for executive effectiveness in today’s business culture.
    Rahul Bhandari, Harvard Business Review, 8 Oct. 2025
  • Still, the decisiveness with which Nix delivered the ball, trusting both the protection in front of him and what his eyes were seeing with the defense, was encouraging.
    Nick Kosmider, New York Times, 1 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • This finding suggests that individuals who aren’t naturally gifted often compensate by working harder and with greater determination—and their effort pays off.
    Dave Smith, Fortune, 15 Oct. 2025
  • We are united in our determination to dismantle extremism and radicalization in all its forms.
    Hollie Silverman, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Tillman was due in court Tuesday morning for an arraignment, where Judge Vincent Chiu agreed to the prosecution's motion to revoke bond, reversing a different judge's decision to free him before trial.
    Michael Ruiz, FOXNews.com, 21 Oct. 2025
  • The ban was put into place by local authorities in England and triggered condemnation from many politicians, sports organizations and Jewish groups, who have since tried to reverse the decision.
    Amy Woodyatt, CNN Money, 21 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Yet the songs, situated in the melange of Black music, cohered through D’Angelo’s resolve.
    Vann R. Newkirk II, The Atlantic, 18 Oct. 2025
  • These bouts of illness forced him into hours of quiet isolation but also sharpened his resolve and planted a deep seed of empathy.
    Liz McNeil, PEOPLE, 18 Oct. 2025

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“Purposefulness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/purposefulness. Accessed 23 Oct. 2025.

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