as in aggressive
attentive to and ready to act on opportunities for personal gain or advancement
The opportunistic salesperson was always on the lookout for potential new customers.
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Recent Examples of opportunistic
The Chiefs have been so opportunistic in the season’s second half that All-Pro cornerback Trent McDuffie, who didn’t have an interception in his first two years, recorded picks in back-to-back games.
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Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 22 Jan. 2025
Minnesota showed them what opportunistic hockey looks like.
—Troy Renck, The Denver Post, 21 Jan. 2025
To his brotherhood within a theologically conservative, hard-right church coalition, Fox News host Pete Hegseth's ascension as President-elect Donald Trump’s pick to lead the Defense Department wasn’t merely opportunistic.
—Liam Adams, USA TODAY, 13 Jan. 2025
A lot of the threats, if everybody’s honest, are opportunistic.
—Megan Poinski, Forbes, 9 Jan. 2025
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Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 22 Jan. 2025
Minnesota showed them what opportunistic hockey looks like.
—Troy Renck, The Denver Post, 21 Jan. 2025
To his brotherhood within a theologically conservative, hard-right church coalition, Fox News host Pete Hegseth's ascension as President-elect Donald Trump’s pick to lead the Defense Department wasn’t merely opportunistic.
—Liam Adams, USA TODAY, 13 Jan. 2025
A lot of the threats, if everybody’s honest, are opportunistic.
—Megan Poinski, Forbes, 9 Jan. 2025
See all Example Sentences for opportunistic
Recent Examples of Synonyms for opportunistic
Adjective
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Instead, her life was turned upside down last week after President Donald Trump’s administration began instituting mass layoffs as part of an aggressive effort to trim the federal workforce.—
Phillip M. Bailey,
USA TODAY,
17 Feb. 2025
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For some pets, especially those with past negative experiences, loud noises, sudden movements, or aggressive tones can be triggering.—
Josh Hammer,
Newsweek,
16 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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If the amount of delinquencies shown in the balance sheet is too large, perhaps the board is not being sufficiently diligent in the unhappy business of pursuing delinquent owners.—
Kelly G. Richardson,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
4 Feb. 2025
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Users should be diligent about verifying any unexpected file-sharing notification that hits their inbox and remain cautious of documents prompting sensitive actions, such as logging into accounts.—
Mike Britton,
Forbes,
24 Jan. 2025
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High mortgage rates are keeping aspiring homebuyers on the sidelines of the housing market, even as inventory is slowly growing across the country, exacerbating the ongoing nationwide affordability crunch.—
Justin Gest,
Newsweek,
11 Feb. 2025
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His approach offers a blueprint for aspiring creatives: build an empire not by chasing trends or money, but by pursuing what truly brings you joy.—
Kimberly Wilson,
Essence,
10 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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Humans’ desire for timber and space for parking lots and shopping centers eventually proved too much for even the most industrious squirrel, and the long emigrations eventually ended.—
Christine Peterson,
Vox,
23 Dec. 2024
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Named for a particularly industrious kind of computer program that takes a long time to run, the problem is connected to some of the deepest open questions in computer science and mathematics.—
Bill Andrews,
Quanta Magazine,
19 Dec. 2024
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Playing off Vagner Love in that March 2016 fixture, the 17-year-old produced an enterprising performance as Monaco won 2-0, inflicting PSG’s first home league defeat in nearly two years.—
Mark Carey,
The Athletic,
17 Feb. 2025
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The enterprising creative showed her 1969 spring collection stateside at the Irish American Cultural Institute dinner.—
Rosemary Feitelberg,
WWD,
14 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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That would be an ideal situation and vastly change the power dynamic when dealing with Putin.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
16 Feb. 2025
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The backcourt duo is one of the most dynamic in the Big Ten this season, and slowing them down will be a major key to success for Purdue on Saturday.—
Josh Hammer,
Newsweek,
15 Feb. 2025
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“Opportunistic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/opportunistic. Accessed 22 Feb. 2025.
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