resourceful
adjective
re·source·ful
ri-ˈsȯrs-fəl 
-ˈzȯrs-
: able to meet situations : capable of devising ways and means
a resourceful leader
resourcefulness
noun
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Rates for home loans eased, but as housing remains hard to afford, homebuyers have to be as resourceful as possible.
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Andrea Riquier, USA Today, 6 June 2025
The people that farm or garden are very interesting, very resourceful, very astute.
—Greg Allen, NPR, 1 June 2025
In the spirit of the very resourceful city of Naples, Procino stuck a big TV on the street outside, to make sure their evening wasn’t spoiled.
—Phil Hay, New York Times, 30 May 2025
One of Dickens’s most enduring relationships is with David Milch, who created Deadwood and cast Dickens as the loyal, resourceful, and kind madam Joanie Stubbs in his mellifluously vulgar series about the infamous frontier town.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 30 May 2025
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Andrea Riquier, USA Today, 6 June 2025
The people that farm or garden are very interesting, very resourceful, very astute.
—Greg Allen, NPR, 1 June 2025
In the spirit of the very resourceful city of Naples, Procino stuck a big TV on the street outside, to make sure their evening wasn’t spoiled.
—Phil Hay, New York Times, 30 May 2025
One of Dickens’s most enduring relationships is with David Milch, who created Deadwood and cast Dickens as the loyal, resourceful, and kind madam Joanie Stubbs in his mellifluously vulgar series about the infamous frontier town.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 30 May 2025
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“Resourceful.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/resourceful. Accessed 18 Jun. 2025.
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resourceful
adjective
re·source·ful
ri-ˈsōrs-fəl
-ˈsȯrs-,
-ˈzōrs-,
-ˈzȯrs-
: able to deal well with new or difficult situations
resourcefulness
noun
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