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
This story has stuck with Becker over the years as a small-scale example of how to transform a space by simply being resourceful.
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Matt Minton, Variety, 21 Dec. 2024
Barito’s methods for creating that distortion are pretty resourceful, too.
—Sarah Shachat, IndieWire, 14 Dec. 2024
But sales dipped the week before and after the sales event, the company said, suggesting how resourceful customers have become.
—Mike Snider, USA TODAY, 20 Nov. 2024
For many CEOs, leadership was defined by heroes like James Bond—the powerful, resourceful figure who faced challenges with control, confidence, and all the right tools to succeed.
—Nirit Cohen, Forbes, 17 Dec. 2024
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Matt Minton, Variety, 21 Dec. 2024
Barito’s methods for creating that distortion are pretty resourceful, too.
—Sarah Shachat, IndieWire, 14 Dec. 2024
But sales dipped the week before and after the sales event, the company said, suggesting how resourceful customers have become.
—Mike Snider, USA TODAY, 20 Nov. 2024
For many CEOs, leadership was defined by heroes like James Bond—the powerful, resourceful figure who faced challenges with control, confidence, and all the right tools to succeed.
—Nirit Cohen, Forbes, 17 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for resourceful
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Such trends have already been observed in studies of highly skilled immigrant labor – which can add an additional 6% in entrepreneurial activity to a city within three years.—
London School of Economics,
Forbes,
22 Jan. 2025
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Feliz plays Samantha Reed who has been trained by her father to be a weapons expert, skilled martial artist and true chameleon all while hiding a mysterious past.—
Nellie Andreeva,
Deadline,
17 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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The thing about Nickel Boys is its a film that is more intelligent than its maker.—
Destiny Jackson,
Deadline,
23 Jan. 2025
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White’s wiry, versatile, energetic, intelligent and strong.—
Eric Sondheimer,
Los Angeles Times,
22 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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The couple shared news of their pregnancy during the Chiefs game against the New Orleans Saints on Oct. 7 in a clever way, which was a recreation of Kourtney Kardashian and Travis Barker's iconic pregnancy announcement at his Blink-182 concert in 2023.—
Skyler Caruso,
People.com,
29 Jan. 2025
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Much like in speed-dating, each booth boasted three adjectives about the breed in question (Jack Russell: friendly, clever, athletic; Pekingese: affectionate, loyal, regal in manner), as well as decorations evocative of their provenance.—
Chloe Malle,
Vogue,
28 Jan. 2025
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Lady Jessica, Dune Lynch may have all but disowned Dune after battling with studio executives over the film’s final cut, but the sci-fi epic still serves as one of his most dazzling feats of costuming, thanks to the ingenious work of designer Bob Ringwood.—
Liam Hess,
Vogue,
17 Jan. 2025
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Using an ingenious strategy, Corbett positioned the villagers to create a human barrier, their loud shouts and pounding drums designed to flush the tiger out of hiding.—
Scott Travers,
Forbes,
16 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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Midway between Nashville and Memphis, the region’s demographics skew older, whiter, poorer and less educated than the state’s averages.—
John Branch,
New York Times,
24 Nov. 2024
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The key is to find people who can make educated guesses, not just take shots in the dark.—
Bill Goodykoontz,
The Arizona Republic,
6 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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The Spider-Verse movies are brilliant and Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man is just fun — one an exercise in pushing the medium forward, the other a backward-looking piece of nostalgia.—
Daniel Fienberg,
The Hollywood Reporter,
29 Jan. 2025
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Best of all though, are the matriarchs; Joan Chen, as ever, leaves us wanting more, while the Youn Yuh-jung—so brilliant in Lee Isaac Chung’s Minari, not to mention E J-yong’s terrific 2009 meta piece Actresses—is, once again, this charming film’s M.V.P.—
Damon Wise,
Deadline,
27 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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Ensuring judicious deployment of enforcement resources.—
Alexandra Andhov,
Forbes,
23 Jan. 2025
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In such cases, judicious marksmanship would be greatly appreciated.—
Harper's Magazine,
Harper's Magazine,
2 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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Hudson’s bandmates—the guitarist Robbie Robertson, the drummer Levon Helm, the bassist Rick Danko, and the pianist and multi-instrumentalist Richard Manuel—often described him as scholarly, nimble, and discerning, a professor type at loose in a scene dominated by beautiful buffoons.—
Amanda Petrusich,
The New Yorker,
24 Jan. 2025
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Laymon said the suffrage monument on the Mall will draw on the diverse perspectives of its board and scholarly advisers, as well as the public.—
Jennifer Schuessler,
New York Times,
20 Jan. 2025
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“Resourceful.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/resourceful. Accessed 1 Feb. 2025.
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