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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pluckiness
Noun
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Sunderland’s Class of 2024-25, though, has fortitude built in.—
Philip Buckingham,
New York Times,
14 May 2025 -
His ethos and spirit pulsates throughout the idyllic interior and garden galleries, whisking New Yorkers and visitors away from the frenzy of daily routine, reminding us that art is essential, not extraneous, to our existence and fortitude.—
Natasha Gural,
Forbes.com,
13 May 2025
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Thankfully, the astonishing Deirdre O’Connell has brought Francis to life with vivacity, humor, and grit.—
Nellie Andreeva,
Deadline,
28 May 2025
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From a spirited young girl splashing in the brown waters of Galveston to a woman carving her place as a wife, mother and businesswoman, Mama Tina's journey is full of grit, grace and resilience.—
Newsweek Staff,
MSNBC Newsweek,
28 May 2025
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In addition to curiosity and resourcefulness, Perino says writing skills and a healthy dose of gumption can sometimes produce good results.—
Rodger Dean Duncan,
Forbes.com,
22 Apr. 2025
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Seemingly unlike Democrats with president Donald Trump, Jon Stewart has a bone to pick with Chuck Schumer and the minority party’s lack of cohesion and gumption around fighting back against GOP legislation.—
Natalie Oganesyan,
Deadline,
17 Mar. 2025
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Owing to her Western spunk, talent for deduction, ability to identify a tobacco scent Holmes cannot and the detective’s need for a sidekick, she’s made his assistant.—
Robert Lloyd,
Los Angeles Times,
16 Apr. 2025
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Further, students should embrace their true voice in the letter, showing their quirks, personality, and spunk.—
Christopher Rim,
Forbes.com,
27 Mar. 2025
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To her supporters, however, the implosion of her cabinet dream was a gift in disguise, one that proved her mettle as someone willing to stomach a personal setback for the good of the team and set her up for something potentially better down the line.—
Annie Karni,
New York Times,
30 Apr. 2025
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Another film, premiering next year, will create an immersive extreme sports environment to test attendees’ mettle.—
Kory Grow,
Rolling Stone,
4 Apr. 2025
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This is where the first-responder physio plays a critical role — staying vigilant, trusting their training and instincts, and having the courage to make the tough decision to remove a player when necessary.—
Geoff Scott,
New York Times,
21 May 2025
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But any single act of courage might shift the trajectory of your life —or that of others.—
Margie Warrell,
Forbes.com,
21 May 2025
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Additionally, recent independent cinema in Iran has distanced itself from heroism and focuses on marginalized classes, while the narrators of Persian rap are the disillusioned members of society.—
Ali Farahmand,
IndieWire,
23 May 2025
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Gordon’s 2024-25 has been an emotional slingshot between physical highs and lows — a page-turning shooting breakout followed by nagging injury, followed by moments of franchise heroism.—
Luca Evans,
Denver Post,
16 May 2025
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Camille Rutherford brings the right amount of pluck and uncertainty as the perpetually single Parisian bookseller Agathe, a lover of books and words.—
Randy Myers,
Mercury News,
22 May 2025
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In Spanish, my grandmother read tales from Las Mil y Una Noches—in English, The Thousand and One Nights—bringing the world beyond Leigh Street, Scheherazade's magical world of Central Asian pluck, heroism and ingenuity, into the life of my mother and her siblings.—
Josh Hammer,
MSNBC Newsweek,
9 May 2025
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“Pluckiness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pluckiness. Accessed 4 Jun. 2025.
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