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Recent Examples of resourcefulness
Traveling alone has taught me resilience, resourcefulness, and a deep appreciation for the unexpected.
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Karthika Gupta, Travel + Leisure, 9 Nov. 2025
This resourcefulness runs deep in the culture, not just in home kitchens, but also in award-winning restaurants.
—Francesca Giuliani Hoffman, CNN Money, 5 Nov. 2025
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
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
Karthika Gupta, Travel + Leisure, 9 Nov. 2025
This resourcefulness runs deep in the culture, not just in home kitchens, but also in award-winning restaurants.
—Francesca Giuliani Hoffman, CNN Money, 5 Nov. 2025
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
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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for resourcefulness
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His favorite example was a particular case study on a company that actually made AI work, both cutting headcount and boosting productivity.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
10 Jan. 2026
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The evolving relationship between AI and human work is a critical issue in the labor market with the technology's payoff beginning to show up in productivity data, at least anecdotally.—
Trevor Laurence Jockims,
CNBC,
10 Jan. 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
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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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For 175 years, California has been a marvel of invention and reinvention, disaster and recovery, grit and ingenuity.—
Sacramento Bee staff,
Sacbee.com,
8 Jan. 2026
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For me this award reflects the dedication, ingenuity, and generosity of spirit by so many of our artists that have joined me on this journey over the past 38 years.—
Beatrice Verhoeven,
HollywoodReporter,
6 Jan. 2026
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And all this as we’d started fertility treatments for another baby.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
8 Jan. 2026
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Found throughout our bodies, food and environment, both microplastics and their ingredients have been linked to heart attacks, stroke, respiratory conditions, fertility issues and death—to name just a few issues.—
Jackie Flynn Mogensen,
Scientific American,
7 Jan. 2026
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The movie is like a version of Waiting for Guffman (1996) in which the Christopher Guest character was not a buffoon but an earnest striver with grit and (significant) talent.—
Peter Tonguette,
The Washington Examiner,
9 Jan. 2026
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That’s because North Crowley’s talent development, depth, culture and recent success have put the school in a position to compete for championships.—
Charles Baggarly,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
9 Jan. 2026
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This innovative approach not only speeds the design process but also frees up designers to focus on more creative tasks, demonstrating how AI can be used as a tool to augment human creativity rather than replace it.—
Li Jun,
Footwear News,
11 Jan. 2026
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As a member of the Fine Art League of Cupertino, Choudhury volunteers his time and creativity to help people connect and grow through art.—
Diana Argabrite,
Mercury News,
11 Jan. 2026
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“Resourcefulness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/resourcefulness. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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