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Recent Examples of resourcefulness
The music, dialect, sense of humour, and resourcefulness often associated with this particular island in the North Atlantic feel intertwined with their queerness.
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Hazlitt, 4 Feb. 2026
Cioppino is a result of their resourcefulness, tossing seafood scraps into stockpots, down on Fisherman’s Wharf.
—Becky Duffett, Bon Appetit Magazine, 27 Jan. 2026
The ancient study of numerology, which gained modern traction in the 20th century, suggests that numbers hold information and resourcefulness that can guide us in finding our most authentic selves and purpose.
—Lisa Stardust, PEOPLE, 20 Jan. 2026
Coach Kyle Shanahan's call for a trick-play pass from receiver Jauan Jennings to McCaffrey for a 29-yard touchdown to take the lead in the fourth quarter reflected this team's incredible resourcefulness during a season marked by attrition.
—Mike Sando, New York Times, 12 Jan. 2026
But the defending champs couldn’t match the Niners’ resourcefulness.
—Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Jan. 2026
The Chargers have taken their lumps in the first year of the move to Division I, but coaches Ted Hotaling and Debbie Buff have shown quite a bit of resourcefulness.
—Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 11 Jan. 2026
Hữu Huân Egg coffee traces its origin to the resourcefulness of Nguyen Giang, a bartender at what is now the Sofitel Legend Metropole Hanoi, who experimented with alternatives to milk when there were shortages during the 1946 Anti-French Resistance War (also called First Indochina War).
—Arundhati Hazra, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 Jan. 2026
As a hub of resourcefulness, creativity is woven throughout every corner of Asheville, North Carolina.
—Jennifer Prince, Southern Living, 4 Jan. 2026
Hazlitt, 4 Feb. 2026
Cioppino is a result of their resourcefulness, tossing seafood scraps into stockpots, down on Fisherman’s Wharf.
—Becky Duffett, Bon Appetit Magazine, 27 Jan. 2026
The ancient study of numerology, which gained modern traction in the 20th century, suggests that numbers hold information and resourcefulness that can guide us in finding our most authentic selves and purpose.
—Lisa Stardust, PEOPLE, 20 Jan. 2026
Coach Kyle Shanahan's call for a trick-play pass from receiver Jauan Jennings to McCaffrey for a 29-yard touchdown to take the lead in the fourth quarter reflected this team's incredible resourcefulness during a season marked by attrition.
—Mike Sando, New York Times, 12 Jan. 2026
But the defending champs couldn’t match the Niners’ resourcefulness.
—Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Jan. 2026
The Chargers have taken their lumps in the first year of the move to Division I, but coaches Ted Hotaling and Debbie Buff have shown quite a bit of resourcefulness.
—Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 11 Jan. 2026
Hữu Huân Egg coffee traces its origin to the resourcefulness of Nguyen Giang, a bartender at what is now the Sofitel Legend Metropole Hanoi, who experimented with alternatives to milk when there were shortages during the 1946 Anti-French Resistance War (also called First Indochina War).
—Arundhati Hazra, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 Jan. 2026
As a hub of resourcefulness, creativity is woven throughout every corner of Asheville, North Carolina.
—Jennifer Prince, Southern Living, 4 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for resourcefulness
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On Friday, Anthropic announced new legal, finance and product marketing capabilities for its Claude Cowork productivity tool, and released the plugins under an open-source license, enabling customization.—
Jordan Novet,
CNBC,
5 Feb. 2026
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Until recently, the markets had assumed that companies would be buoyed by the massive amount of capex (capital expenditure) going into AI, and that AI would generate new efficiencies and higher productivity that would ultimately result in higher revenues and earnings per share.—
Jim Edwards,
Fortune,
5 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
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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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With a snowblower, no fear and some ingenuity, a young Birk and Svea Irving were determined to catch air and stomp tricks in the small backyard of their Winter Park home.—
Kyle Newman,
Denver Post,
5 Feb. 2026
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Murray, meanwhile, is someone high-major teams — like NC State last summer — have been looking at already, especially for his offensive ingenuity.—
Brendan Marks,
New York Times,
4 Feb. 2026
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With fertility rates below replacement levels, the economy cannot birth its way out.—
Katica Roy,
Fortune,
10 Feb. 2026
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Griffin had been open in the past about her struggles with fertility, which included five rounds of in vitro fertilization (IVF) treatments.—
Theresa Braine,
New York Daily News,
10 Feb. 2026
Noun
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For all the talent on Seattle’s defense, a single superstar didn’t dominate the game.—
Jerry Brewer,
New York Times,
9 Feb. 2026
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Her hard work and talent were recently recognized on a statewide level, as she was named a Fastpitch All-Stater.—
Darla Rivera,
Oklahoman,
9 Feb. 2026
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The ability to make something out of nothing may seem uniquely human — a bedrock of creativity that’s led to new kinds of art, music and more.—
Adithi Ramakrishnan,
Los Angeles Times,
8 Feb. 2026
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Baked sliders, a longtime party favorite, are another game day essential that Neidus said offer room for creativity.—
Andrea Margolis,
FOXNews.com,
7 Feb. 2026
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“Resourcefulness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/resourcefulness. Accessed 12 Feb. 2026.
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