as in skilled
able to deal well with new or difficult situations and to find solutions to problems
a resourceful leader
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Recent Examples of resourceful
His escape highlighted both the intelligence of octopuses and the challenges of keeping such resourceful animals in captivity.
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Samantha Agate, Charlotte Observer, 20 Apr. 2026
Its last transit, 1929–1943, overlapped with the Great Depression, when economic hardship forced societies to become more resourceful and disciplined.
—Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 10 Apr. 2026
But in the small town of El Reno, a western suburb of Oklahoma City along Route 66, one resourceful restaurateur found a workaround.
—Matt Kirouac, Travel + Leisure, 1 Apr. 2026
Kristi is one of those people who knows how to be resourceful.
—Susan-Elizabeth Littlefield, CBS News, 24 Mar. 2026
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Samantha Agate, Charlotte Observer, 20 Apr. 2026
Its last transit, 1929–1943, overlapped with the Great Depression, when economic hardship forced societies to become more resourceful and disciplined.
—Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 10 Apr. 2026
But in the small town of El Reno, a western suburb of Oklahoma City along Route 66, one resourceful restaurateur found a workaround.
—Matt Kirouac, Travel + Leisure, 1 Apr. 2026
Kristi is one of those people who knows how to be resourceful.
—Susan-Elizabeth Littlefield, CBS News, 24 Mar. 2026
See All Example Sentences for resourceful
Recent Examples of Synonyms for resourceful
Adjective
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In these situations, even highly skilled engineers spend more time managing complexity rather than delivering value.—
Prashanthi Kolluru,
Forbes.com,
15 May 2026
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Production infrastructure and skilled crew have kept up the pace too, Olguin says.—
Kathy A. McDonald,
Variety,
15 May 2026
Adjective
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In a world where intelligent systems can respond to events faster than any human team, reactive leadership loses its edge.—
Rhett Power,
Forbes.com,
17 May 2026
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The device incorporates controllable blades, on-board batteries and intelligent control systems, aimed at optimizing its operation in real conditions of operation on the high seas.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
16 May 2026
Adjective
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But the most clever way to take advantage of this trend?—
Diana Tsui,
Footwear News,
15 May 2026
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This clever ruse thwarted the late-summer naval attack.—
Kaitlyn Yarborough,
Southern Living,
15 May 2026
Adjective
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The humidity was calibrated at 25 to 35 percent, and an ingenious leak detector and platinum wire sensor were designed to measure humidity and temperature levels.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
13 May 2026
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That was such an incredible, ingenious move.—
Payton Turkeltaub,
Variety,
8 May 2026
Adjective
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Adults who are older, less educated, uninsured, or rural saw no meaningful increase.—
Jonathan Slater,
STAT,
13 May 2026
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Bird watchers can make educated guesses by looking at the birds' overall size, beak size, ankle thickness and vocal pitch at around 8 to 10 weeks old, the nonprofit said, adding sometimes the chicks sound like puppies.—
Michelle Del Rey,
USA Today,
12 May 2026
Adjective
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As Cassius, Riley cast the brilliant, sad-eyed actor LaKeith Stanfield.—
Emily Nussbaum,
New Yorker,
17 May 2026
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For just one example of how this firehose of data is expected to transform our understanding of the cosmos, consider supernovas, the brilliant death throes of exhausted stars.—
Quanta Magazine,
Quanta Magazine,
15 May 2026
Adjective
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Expect judicious use of mangos once the summer truly gets underway.—
Connie Ogle
Updated May 15,
Miami Herald,
15 May 2026
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Others like Teresa, a volunteer who on Tuesday arrived at Union Station for her noon training, are taking matters in stride, and were judicious in their criticism.—
Eric Adler,
Kansas City Star,
6 May 2026
Adjective
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Hundreds of millions of people are using its generative AI tools each week, so people are beginning to tap into the power of these generative pre-trained transformers (GPT) and large language models (LLMs).—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
19 Feb. 2026
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Even trained and experienced guides may violate emotional or interpersonal boundaries of participants, who are in vulnerable and suggestible states brought on by the effects of the drugs themselves.—
Erica Rex,
STAT,
19 Feb. 2026
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“Resourceful.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/resourceful. Accessed 20 May. 2026.
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