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
And once again, Ukraine and its 37.7 million good-humored, industrious and resourceful people are left out in the cold.
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Chicago Tribune, 27 Feb. 2025
Moving Forward with Confidence Layoffs and economic downturns can be daunting, but Black women have always been resourceful, strategic, and forward-thinking.
—Jasmine Browley, Essence, 26 Feb. 2025
But the bereft Galatea, both beautiful and resourceful, changed Acis into an immortal spirit of a river so that their love would never die.
—Randy McMullen, The Mercury News, 20 Feb. 2025
Rather, the world was becoming more resourceful with its distractions: futility is easier to banish than death.
—Yiyun Li, The New Yorker, 9 Mar. 2025
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Chicago Tribune, 27 Feb. 2025
Moving Forward with Confidence Layoffs and economic downturns can be daunting, but Black women have always been resourceful, strategic, and forward-thinking.
—Jasmine Browley, Essence, 26 Feb. 2025
But the bereft Galatea, both beautiful and resourceful, changed Acis into an immortal spirit of a river so that their love would never die.
—Randy McMullen, The Mercury News, 20 Feb. 2025
Rather, the world was becoming more resourceful with its distractions: futility is easier to banish than death.
—Yiyun Li, The New Yorker, 9 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for resourceful
Adjective
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However, even the most skilled clinicians can struggle if the technology is difficult to use.—
Jiang Li,
Forbes.com,
4 Apr. 2025
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At Vi at Aventura, independent living comes with access to on-site assisted living, memory care, skilled nursing and rehabilitation, should it ever be needed.—
Vi at Aventura,
Miami Herald,
3 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Everything about this washer dryer is convenient, including the intelligent dispenser that holds enough detergent and softener for up to 32 loads.—
Christopher Murray,
FOXNews.com,
9 Apr. 2025
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By automating the most repetitive, time-consuming tasks with intelligent, autonomous AI employees, Artisan is redefining what productivity looks like for go-to-market teams.—
Dasha Shunina,
Forbes.com,
9 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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The lingo, the faces, the concerns – all seemed, if not entirely authentic, then at least clever enough to create some backstage buzz.—
Greg Evans,
Deadline,
10 Apr. 2025
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Just make sure your clever solution doesn’t create additional fire hazards i.e. don’t hide cords under a rug.—
Maddie Topliff,
Better Homes & Gardens,
9 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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But now big-name promoters are finding ingenious ways to infuse modern-day Carnival fetes with the spiritual ritual that is Carnival.—
Baz Dreisinger,
Forbes.com,
5 Apr. 2025
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Which is why this 4-Ingredient Boursin Pasta is so ingenious.—
Lisa Cericola,
Southern Living,
4 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Obstacles to home ownership left Black families poorer and less educated than whites, disparities that helped to drive lower rates of voter turnout among Blacks in southern states than in the rest of the country until the 1990s, and lower turnout than whites until the 2008 election.—
Made by History,
TIME,
25 Mar. 2025
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Through collaboration, everyone from vets to pet parents can start embracing AI for better pet health outcomes: getting rid of Dr. Google, anxiety and moving toward a more educated and conscious way to treat pets and their diseases and needs.—
Massimiliano Melis,
Forbes,
11 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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That warrants definite watching to see if yet another brilliant scheme by Kyle and Kamilla can take hold.—
Dalton Ross,
EW.com,
10 Apr. 2025
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Joyner climbed the podium in a black pantsuit adorned with clusters of brilliant silver sequins and a marvelous tulle train.—
Keyaira Boone,
Essence,
9 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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The Football Observatory reports that the average transfer fee in the 2022/23 season approximated €4 million—a testament to the economic potential of judicious talent management.—
Priya Oberoi,
Forbes.com,
27 Mar. 2025
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As is often the case with slow-burn horror built on judicious restraint, those climactic events are arguably less effective in their relative explicitness than the preceding unease.—
Dennis Harvey,
Variety,
11 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Over the past decade, furtive commercial entities around the world have industrialized the production, sale and dissemination of bogus scholarly research.—
Cyril Labbé,
The Conversation,
31 Jan. 2025
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Federal law prohibits universities from discussing individual students' disciplinary records, but the University takes these violations of our rules and scholarly norms seriously.—
Sarah Rumpf-Whitten,
Fox News,
30 Jan. 2025
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“Resourceful.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/resourceful. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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