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Recent Examples of resourcefulness
The metaphor speaks to survival, resourcefulness, and endurance.
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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
This house is known for its resourcefulness and leadership skills.
—Lisa Stardust, People.com, 1 Sep. 2025
But as details of the red-haired Brooklyn native’s resourcefulness and aplomb became clearer, her story captured the admiration of many Americans from the host of total strangers who sent her flowers and cards, to hosts of national TV news programs.
—Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 15 Aug. 2025
An offense long on resourcefulness.
—Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Aug. 2025
It is woven not from extravagant ingredients or ornate presentations, but from resourcefulness, memory, and above all, love.
—Sami Tamimi
august 6, Literary Hub, 6 Aug. 2025
Viewers were in stitches over the toddler's resourcefulness and the surreal result.
—Daniella Gray, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 Aug. 2025
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
This house is known for its resourcefulness and leadership skills.
—Lisa Stardust, People.com, 1 Sep. 2025
But as details of the red-haired Brooklyn native’s resourcefulness and aplomb became clearer, her story captured the admiration of many Americans from the host of total strangers who sent her flowers and cards, to hosts of national TV news programs.
—Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 15 Aug. 2025
An offense long on resourcefulness.
—Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Aug. 2025
It is woven not from extravagant ingredients or ornate presentations, but from resourcefulness, memory, and above all, love.
—Sami Tamimi
august 6, Literary Hub, 6 Aug. 2025
Viewers were in stitches over the toddler's resourcefulness and the surreal result.
—Daniella Gray, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for resourcefulness
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But these figures only scratch the surface of Nepal’s deep economic problems, which include pervasive vulnerable employment – informal and insecure work that is prone to poor conditions and pay – and limited opportunities that constrain long-term productivity.—
Nir Kshetri,
The Conversation,
14 Sep. 2025
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People aren’t making personal curriculums out of some hollow drive for productivity or relentless optimization.—
Harmeet Kaur,
CNN Money,
13 Sep. 2025
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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
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Ignoring that lesson endangers economies and ingenuity.—
Ken Silverstein,
Forbes.com,
11 Sep. 2025
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The direct capture of second sound shows that even long-standing theoretical predictions in physics may eventually yield to persistence and ingenuity.—
Atharva Gosavi,
Interesting Engineering,
8 Sep. 2025
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Pam then reveals that Marie was conceived in a fertility clinic at God U.—
Olivia Singh,
Forbes.com,
17 Sep. 2025
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Analysis by the Institute for Family Studies shows a connection, finding that fertility rates among weekly-attending religious Americans have never dropped much below 2 children per woman.—
Jordan King,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Sep. 2025
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The Bronx Bombers could add talent in free agency, especially considering the Yankees might lose Cody Bellinger this winter.—
Zach Pressnell,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 Sep. 2025
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Then the focus automatically becomes about engaging a diverse slate of talent that can evolve thinking and generate unconventional solutions.—
Heather V. MacArthur,
Forbes.com,
18 Sep. 2025
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Kensington Grey kicked off New York Fashion Week in style with its KG Afties NYFW event, spotlighting Black fashion influencers who continue to shape culture and creativity in the industry.—
Corein Carter,
Forbes.com,
13 Sep. 2025
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As the demographics reverse, smaller labor pools are available and more creativity is needed by employers to build a team.—
Amy Lindgren,
Twin Cities,
13 Sep. 2025
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“Resourcefulness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/resourcefulness. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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