resourcefulness

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Recent Examples of resourcefulness In addition, Al Horford should give Golden State shot-blocking, rebounding, outside shooting and resourcefulness at the center position, a position the team was weak at last season. Robert Marvi, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Oct. 2025 The movie’s loveliest section is when Abslam starts to see her with new eyes, admiring her resourcefulness as a gentle romance blooms. David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 3 Oct. 2025 The Gombe chimps taught her much about life, love and resourcefulness. Howard Cohen, Miami Herald, 2 Oct. 2025 Traveling alone has taught me resilience, resourcefulness, and a deep appreciation for the unexpected. Karthika Gupta, Travel + Leisure, 21 Sep. 2025 Even the acronym of GPS jibed with her view of how a kid’s own resourcefulness could be used as an inner compass. Shawn Price, Oc Register, 19 Sep. 2025 The metaphor speaks to survival, resourcefulness, and endurance. Francois Botha, Forbes.com, 7 Sep. 2025 But his approach to sourcing the best vintage requires a little more resourcefulness—and travel. The Editors, Robb Report, 7 Sep. 2025 With its mad, unbridled ambition, vision, and resourcefulness (staggeringly, this grand saga was shot in just over a month with a budget of under $10 million), there was no bigger swing at Venice. Radhika Seth, Vogue, 5 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for resourcefulness
Noun
  • Studies have also shown that high-skilled immigrants lead to more productivity without job displacement.
    Ben Zweig, Time, 23 Oct. 2025
  • Anonymous sources told the outlet that while the glasses could increase driver productivity by freeing up hand space for workers to carry more packages, the company may have trouble developing a battery able to last an entire shift, which can be up to 10 hours.
    Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 23 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Misconstrued by many as something akin to an extended Henny Youngman routine, Portnoy’s Complaint more closely resembled, according to Albert Goldman, the comedic world of adolescent Roth and his buddies, with its audacity, ferocity, originality, and sheer fecundity.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 20 Oct. 2025
  • The South Bronx was also a fount of artistic fecundity, where poets, musicians, artists, and dancers created hip-hop.
    Daniel Immerwahr, New Yorker, 18 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • Many commenters praised the pair’s ingenuity and willingness to think outside the box.
    Soo Kim, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Oct. 2025
  • All these excellent, exacting details coexist well with each other to produce one of Lanthimos’s best films yet, a movie of startling ingenuity that also doubles as a humorous but pointed warning to us all.
    Randy Myers, Mercury News, 22 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Wealthier Japan and South Korea have struggled to lift their fertility rates, as younger generations cite shifting social attitudes, long work hours, and workplace barriers for mothers as deterrents to starting families.
    Micah McCartney, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Oct. 2025
  • In Seychellois folklore, it was said to hold the feminine spirit of the earth, fertility embodied in botanical form.
    Shelby Stewart, Essence, 22 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • The Browns clearly need help at the wide receiver position, but Gabriel's arm talent has not stuck out much.
    Evan Massey, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Oct. 2025
  • The supermodel sisters have been very vocal about Mohamed's culinary talents.
    Jordana Comiter, PEOPLE, 22 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • At Ironworks Steaks and Fine Cocktails, Chef Joseph Cusmano brings creativity and skill to a traditional steakhouse menu with a few fun surprises to keep diners on their toes.
    Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 25 Oct. 2025
  • Simply add your own creativity and can-do spirit.
    Kathy Barnes, Better Homes & Gardens, 25 Oct. 2025

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“Resourcefulness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/resourcefulness. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.

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