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Recent Examples of resourcefulness
Melby the Manatee’s Rescue Took a Village What followed was a coordinated effort across agencies and the private sector that showcased the resourcefulness of Brevard County’s first responders.
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Ryan Brennan
april 9, Miami Herald, 9 Apr. 2026
In a fashion design class, that resourcefulness became a skill set.
—J.m. Banks
march 16, Kansas City Star, 16 Mar. 2026
Freedman, his longtime associate, has previously lauded his resourcefulness.
—Winston Cho, HollywoodReporter, 13 Mar. 2026
The offering is rare for the area in scope and resourcefulness, according to a Christie’s International Real Estate representative.
—David Caraccio
march 4, Sacbee.com, 4 Mar. 2026
The origins of this humble pie date back to the Depression, when Southern cooks showed their resourcefulness by making a lot out of a little.
—Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 28 Feb. 2026
The discomfort of boredom, even the anguish of it, can spur us into flights of imagination, resourcefulness, and invention.
—Daniel Smith, The Atlantic, 27 Feb. 2026
And Preller readily acknowledges some of the ability to get these deals done owes to the resourcefulness of his right-hand man, assistant general manager Josh Stein.
—Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Feb. 2026
The music, dialect, sense of humour, and resourcefulness often associated with this particular island in the North Atlantic feel intertwined with their queerness.
—Hazlitt, 4 Feb. 2026
Ryan Brennan
april 9, Miami Herald, 9 Apr. 2026
In a fashion design class, that resourcefulness became a skill set.
—J.m. Banks
march 16, Kansas City Star, 16 Mar. 2026
Freedman, his longtime associate, has previously lauded his resourcefulness.
—Winston Cho, HollywoodReporter, 13 Mar. 2026
The offering is rare for the area in scope and resourcefulness, according to a Christie’s International Real Estate representative.
—David Caraccio
march 4, Sacbee.com, 4 Mar. 2026
The origins of this humble pie date back to the Depression, when Southern cooks showed their resourcefulness by making a lot out of a little.
—Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 28 Feb. 2026
The discomfort of boredom, even the anguish of it, can spur us into flights of imagination, resourcefulness, and invention.
—Daniel Smith, The Atlantic, 27 Feb. 2026
And Preller readily acknowledges some of the ability to get these deals done owes to the resourcefulness of his right-hand man, assistant general manager Josh Stein.
—Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Feb. 2026
The music, dialect, sense of humour, and resourcefulness often associated with this particular island in the North Atlantic feel intertwined with their queerness.
—Hazlitt, 4 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for resourcefulness
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What started as a productivity tool — keeping tech workers on-site for lunch — and later morphed into a recruitment tool for employers, is now pitching itself as an amenity on par with lounges, gyms and roof decks in service of the back-to-office movement.—
Robert Channick,
Chicago Tribune,
9 Apr. 2026
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Whatever else has happened to the singer-songwriter and guitarist during their past half-decade of furious productivity, Eisenberg has very clearly fallen in love.—
Jayson Greene,
Pitchfork,
9 Apr. 2026
Noun
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But amidst said lots and open spaces are acres of marsh and flooded forests, and the Audubon Louisiana Nature Center stands apart as a place to interpret all this fecundity.—
Outside,
Outside,
17 Feb. 2026
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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
Noun
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What unfolds is not a story of deception, but of unexpected ingenuity.—
Matthew Carey,
Deadline,
8 Apr. 2026
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The once highly regarded and pricey hub for tech dreamers and fledgling startups has devolved from a breeding ground for ingenuity and innovation — a place of hope — to something closer to an American nightmare.—
Randy Myers,
Mercury News,
7 Apr. 2026
Noun
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The second phase, scheduled for February 2027, will collect data on demographics, salary, education, migration, and fertility.—
Rhea Mogul,
CNN Money,
7 Apr. 2026
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Women with diabetes received fertility and prepregnancy counseling at low and inconsistent rates — in some studies, as low as 1 percent.—
Rob Williams,
EverydayHealth.com,
6 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Jude was painfully conscious of the despoiling of his creative talents.—
Rebecca Mead,
New Yorker,
13 Apr. 2026
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First, the team is still on the bottom floor of its rebuild and still assessing its talent level.—
Patrick Saunders,
Denver Post,
12 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Pop-ups are another major pipeline connecting and feeding our creativity.—
Bill Addison,
Los Angeles Times,
11 Apr. 2026
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The intuitive Moon is waltzing through your sign, partnering with innovative Uranus in your creativity zone along the way.—
Tarot.com,
Baltimore Sun,
10 Apr. 2026
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“Resourcefulness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/resourcefulness. Accessed 13 Apr. 2026.
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