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 big rebound came right to an opportunistic Matias Maccelli, who beat Blackwood from in close to restore Utah’s two-goal lead.
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Curtis Pashelka, The Mercury News, 29 Oct. 2024
The one highlight is Kudrow, who amuses as an opportunistic lotto girl.
—Ilana Kaplan, Vogue, 28 Oct. 2024
But anything that interferes with this process or obstructs the path can leave particles lingering along that route, including in your small intestine—where opportunistic bacteria can nosh on them and multiply.
—Erica Sloan, SELF, 24 Oct. 2024
Since the news broke, there’s been much more than simply calling out opportunistic articles on Instagram.
—Lauren Coulman, Forbes, 22 Oct. 2024
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Curtis Pashelka, The Mercury News, 29 Oct. 2024
The one highlight is Kudrow, who amuses as an opportunistic lotto girl.
—Ilana Kaplan, Vogue, 28 Oct. 2024
But anything that interferes with this process or obstructs the path can leave particles lingering along that route, including in your small intestine—where opportunistic bacteria can nosh on them and multiply.
—Erica Sloan, SELF, 24 Oct. 2024
Since the news broke, there’s been much more than simply calling out opportunistic articles on Instagram.
—Lauren Coulman, Forbes, 22 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for opportunistic
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But the caveat is that strategy requires an aggressive sales function.Jesse Silvertown, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
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Throughout the election season, Republicans and Democrats viewed Arizona's 11 electoral college votes as up for grabs, which meant both parties did aggressive campaigning throughout the state and both Trump and Harris visited on multiple occasions.Stephanie Innes, The Arizona Republic, 5 Nov. 2024
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The company prides itself on its diligent authentication process, ensuring that every item sold is 100% genuine.Kasey Caminiti, USA TODAY, 23 Oct. 2024
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As your wealth compounds, diligent legacy planning grows increasingly vital.Brian Niksa, Forbes, 9 Oct. 2024
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Trump becomes a member of a nightclub to which the right-wing attorney Roy Cohn also belongs, and when Cohn takes an interest in the young Trump, the aspiring mogul sees an opportunity.Sarah Jones, Vulture, 21 Oct. 2024
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During and after high school, Sarah had been a good student, an aspiring model and a beauty pageant winner.Josh Yager, CBS News, 4 Oct. 2024
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Neither veteran defenseman Cam Fowler nor power forward Mason McTavish played Sunday, and both were missing from Tuesday’s practice, as was industrious winger Robby Fabbri.Andrew Knoll, Orange County Register, 12 Nov. 2024
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Melania Trump also wasn’t known to be the most industrious of first ladies, according to Rogers.Martha Ross, The Mercury News, 6 Nov. 2024
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Musk, the billionaire X owner who endorsed former President Donald Trump in July, has emerged as a leading figure in US politics, in addition to his longstanding reputation as an enterprising science leader at Tesla and SpaceX.Marshall Cohen, CNN, 4 Nov. 2024
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Along the way, Dylan Chalamet is stopped a handful of times, including by an enterprising blonde handing out cards with a headshot and her Instagram handle to the look-alikes.Margaux Anbouba, Vogue, 27 Oct. 2024
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No matter: Even with Jimmy Horn Jr. sidelined, Saturday again proved few teams have the secondary depth to properly cover all of the Buffs’ dynamic pass-catchers.Kyle Newman, The Denver Post, 16 Nov. 2024
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McCaffrey was dynamic as a runner and receiver, and without him, one wonders if San Francisco would have been in this game at all.Dieter Kurtenbach, The Mercury News, 10 Nov. 2024
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“Opportunistic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/opportunistic. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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