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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.
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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
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
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Studies have also shown that high-skilled immigrants lead to more productivity without job displacement.—
Ben Zweig,
Time,
23 Oct. 2025
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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
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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
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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
Noun
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The show’s ingenuity lies in the fact that the answers to these questions only create more questions.—
Rafaela Bassili,
Vulture,
29 Oct. 2025
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Where traditional shipbuilding relied on labor and scale, the new frontier rewards autonomy, precision, and adaptability — domains where American ingenuity excels.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
28 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Bunnie has documented her fertility journey over the past year, offering fans emotional glimpses into both the struggles and small victories along the way.—
Stephanie Giang-Paunon,
FOXNews.com,
4 Nov. 2025
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Prosecutors said that none of the testing and analysis done was a fertility test and none of the expert witnesses testified to the sperm being infertile.—
Grethel Aguila,
Miami Herald,
3 Nov. 2025
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With a new wave of talent, including Santiago Giménez, Edson Álvarez, and César Montes leading the charge, El Tri are blending youthful energy with experienced leadership.—
Ben Verbrugge,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 Nov. 2025
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My father had two superpowers that saved him in the face of all those failures—his talent for telling stories and gardening.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
5 Nov. 2025
Noun
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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
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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 7 Nov. 2025.
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