as in skilled
able to deal well with new or difficult situations and to find solutions to problems
a resourceful leader
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Recent Examples of resourceful
Minnie is always cheerful, resourceful, and kind, often helping her friends with her intelligence and creativity.
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Lauryn Higgins, Parents, 12 Mar. 2025
Ukrainians are a good-humored, industrious and resourceful people who finally achieved independence in 1991 with the dissolution of the Soviet Union, precipitated by the aggressive stance against communism by President Ronald Reagan in the 1980s.
—Chicago Tribune, 27 Feb. 2025
Culkin, who began his acting career at age 4, is best known for his role as the resourceful Kevin McCallister in the beloved Home Alone movies.
—Jessica Wang, EW.com, 28 Feb. 2025
In Chinese mythology, snakes are thought to be sensitive, resourceful, introverted and wise, according to ChineseNewYear.net.
—Brett Tingley, Space.com, 29 Jan. 2025
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Lauryn Higgins, Parents, 12 Mar. 2025
Ukrainians are a good-humored, industrious and resourceful people who finally achieved independence in 1991 with the dissolution of the Soviet Union, precipitated by the aggressive stance against communism by President Ronald Reagan in the 1980s.
—Chicago Tribune, 27 Feb. 2025
Culkin, who began his acting career at age 4, is best known for his role as the resourceful Kevin McCallister in the beloved Home Alone movies.
—Jessica Wang, EW.com, 28 Feb. 2025
In Chinese mythology, snakes are thought to be sensitive, resourceful, introverted and wise, according to ChineseNewYear.net.
—Brett Tingley, Space.com, 29 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for resourceful
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As usual, Ellie attempts to mask her feelings with sarcasm, but this doesn’t really work with Gail (who’s skilled at doing the same).—
Keith Phipps,
Vulture,
28 Apr. 2025
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However skilled labor shortages are a drawback for those setting up business.—
Paul Williams,
Forbes.com,
28 Apr. 2025
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Talos, Pandora and other artificially intelligent entities had already set the stage for humans to explore this idea.—
Sofia Giannuzzi,
Smithsonian Magazine,
22 Apr. 2025
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Yes, Love Hotel might be Bravo’s most emotionally intelligent experiment yet.—
Shelby Stewart,
Essence,
22 Apr. 2025
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The clever exploration of contrasts — marrying delicate fabrics, soft palettes, and masculine silhouettes — was the label’s unique formula for winning over fashion’s insiders, including powerhouse Moda Operandi.—
Angela Lei,
Forbes.com,
23 Apr. 2025
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The film follows 11-year-old Caroline (Johnson), a clever, sharp-eyed girl navigating a life of excitement and peril as a shoplifter with her mom Jocelyn (Williams).—
Matt Grobar,
Deadline,
22 Apr. 2025
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Those canals, together with the ingenious system of chinampas, or floating plots of farming land, are located southeast of Mexico City, and serve as the legacy of a pre-Hispanic agriculture.—
Gwendolina Duval,
Vogue,
22 Apr. 2025
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It's even got an ingenious in-universe mechanism for replacing its star every few years.—
Richard Edwards,
Space.com,
12 Apr. 2025
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These researchers organized forecasting tournaments and recruited dozens of non-category experts to make educated guesses about where specific events would lead.—
Robert B. Tucker,
Forbes.com,
23 Apr. 2025
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The girls were already much more educated and evolved than the boys.—
Laura Snapes,
Pitchfork,
8 Apr. 2025
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Part of the United States’ brilliant nineteenth-century strategy was also its superlative domestic economic policy, combining Low Taxes with a very business-friendly regulatory framework.—
Nathan Lewis,
Forbes.com,
23 Apr. 2025
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Through costume design, along with her brilliant acting, the audience gets to know who Emilia is at the core.—
Aleah Wright,
Essence,
23 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Make sure to use politeness while prompting, though do not go overboard and be judicious in such wording.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes.com,
9 Apr. 2025
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The district now appears to be more judicious in imposing long-term removals, reserving them for serious, potentially dangerous infractions.—
Bryant Furlow,
ProPublica,
12 Feb. 2025
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Pedagogies Asking Scholarly Questions with JSTOR Daily Help students develop analytic and scholarly questioning skills using a quick activity built on JSTOR Daily roundups and syllabi.—
JSTOR Daily,
JSTOR Daily,
21 Apr. 2025
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Here are four ways that scholars can broaden the impact of scholarly research at this particularly moment in time.—
Marshall Shepherd,
Forbes.com,
19 Apr. 2025
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“Resourceful.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/resourceful. Accessed 5 May. 2025.
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