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as in creative
having a role in deciding something's final form
contributed several productive ideas to the project
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as in prolific
producing abundantly
overfishing has depleted the stock of fish in these waters, which were once so productive
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as in efficient
producing or capable of producing a desired result
panicking during a crisis is not productive behavior
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Recent Examples of productive
Selectively thin out up to one-third of the shoots, leaving a mixture of old, productive stems and strong new shoots.
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Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 8 Dec. 2024
By strategically embedding this new technology into the design process, project teams can get information faster without sacrificing quality, allowing everyone to do more on a shorter timeline, and letting teams focus on more innovative and productive activities.
—Andrew Anagnost, Fortune, 4 Dec. 2024
Our ultimate goal is to produce productive members of society.
—Leonard Greene, New York Daily News, 4 Dec. 2024
Learning how to have productive conversations The week before Thanksgiving, Sandler's students role-played scenarios like how to have a productive discussion with someone who doesn't believe the truth and how to tell the difference between fact and opinion.
—Cait Bladt, CBS News, 28 Nov. 2024
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Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 8 Dec. 2024
By strategically embedding this new technology into the design process, project teams can get information faster without sacrificing quality, allowing everyone to do more on a shorter timeline, and letting teams focus on more innovative and productive activities.
—Andrew Anagnost, Fortune, 4 Dec. 2024
Our ultimate goal is to produce productive members of society.
—Leonard Greene, New York Daily News, 4 Dec. 2024
Learning how to have productive conversations The week before Thanksgiving, Sandler's students role-played scenarios like how to have a productive discussion with someone who doesn't believe the truth and how to tell the difference between fact and opinion.
—Cait Bladt, CBS News, 28 Nov. 2024
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During the period between the ‘80s and ‘90s when Factory and the Haçienda were active, women were vital in the business and creative sides of those endeavors from music and film to visual design and DJ-ing (One female staffer went so far as to climb the roof of the Haçienda to fix a leak).David Chiu, Forbes, 14 Dec. 2024
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The dynamic rushing attack, which uses misdirection and some of the more creative play designs in college football, has led Army to its most successful season in years – including its first conference championship in school history.Kyle Feldscher, CNN, 14 Dec. 2024
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Flashback: Thurber House was the home of humorist James Thurber, a prolific early 20th century author, journalist and playwright who lived there from 1913-17 while studying at OSU.Andrew King, Axios, 9 Dec. 2024
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Even his fellow prolific contemporaries don’t have a bar so high — sorry, Ridley Scott.Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 9 Dec. 2024
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The terracotta facade also acts as an efficient rainscreen and provides passive heating and cooling.Mark David, Robb Report, 13 Dec. 2024
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This helps ensure each project is optimally equipped for efficient execution.Kenzie Biggins, Forbes, 13 Dec. 2024
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Real news can be honest, hopeful, credible, constructive.Bruce Shipowski, The Christian Science Monitor, 13 Dec. 2024
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This year, our Center at NYU Stern launched a multi-stakeholder working group to advance informed and constructive regulation of the industry, which includes companies, regulators, academic experts, and representatives of civil society.Michael Posner, Forbes, 13 Dec. 2024
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Natural Beauty, by Ling Ling Huang Huang’s debut novel is set in the wellness industry, fertile ground for bodily unease.Tajja Isen, The Atlantic, 11 Dec. 2024
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The tech-cluster has created fertile ground for other startups to grow in the Silicon Slopes ecosystem.Dardan Pula, CNBC, 10 Dec. 2024
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Choosing high-end, effective devices can elevate a clinic’s reputation — but incorporating low-quality technologies can have the opposite effect.Chris Gallagher, USA TODAY, 13 Dec. 2024
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Joseph Curtis, the superintendent of Pittsfield Public Schools, said in a statement on Wednesday that Mr. Wiggins had been placed on administrative leave effective immediately.Jenna Russell, New York Times, 12 Dec. 2024
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The moment is at once rich with relief and freighted with ominousness: Lady Liberty is filmed upside down.Alexandra Schwartz, The New Yorker, 13 Dec. 2024
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Musk, the world’s richest man and an omnipresent figure in Trump’s planning for a return to power, is to most objective observers far from a neutral player in the deep-pocketed intersection of government and private partners.Philip Elliott, TIME, 12 Dec. 2024
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And an annual conference in Las Vegas that usually yields fruitful discussions was instead dominated by accusations and concerns about possible litigation.Sammy Roth, Los Angeles Times, 10 Dec. 2024
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The advantages make business alliances exciting and even invaluable, often proving more fruitful than solely economic benefits.Jim O'Brien, Forbes, 10 Dec. 2024
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“Productive.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/productive. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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