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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In this grueling war of attrition, both sides have had to become resourceful.
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Vikram Mittal, Forbes.com, 23 May 2026
Ron Javor, who was staff counsel and deputy director of HCD, said that Bates was a resourceful leader.
—Graham Womack, Sacbee.com, 22 May 2026
The Accademia del Tiramisu traces the dessert’s history to an 1800s brothel, where legend is a resourceful madame mixed up an aphrodisiac confection for her clients.
—Erica Firpo, Travel + Leisure, 21 May 2026
The ever-resourceful Colette took a job as a music hall performer, which inspired her books The Vagabond (1910) and Music-Hall Sidelights (1913).
—René Ostberg, Encyclopedia Britannica, 7 May 2026
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Vikram Mittal, Forbes.com, 23 May 2026
Ron Javor, who was staff counsel and deputy director of HCD, said that Bates was a resourceful leader.
—Graham Womack, Sacbee.com, 22 May 2026
The Accademia del Tiramisu traces the dessert’s history to an 1800s brothel, where legend is a resourceful madame mixed up an aphrodisiac confection for her clients.
—Erica Firpo, Travel + Leisure, 21 May 2026
The ever-resourceful Colette took a job as a music hall performer, which inspired her books The Vagabond (1910) and Music-Hall Sidelights (1913).
—René Ostberg, Encyclopedia Britannica, 7 May 2026
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“Resourceful.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/resourceful. Accessed 29 May. 2026.
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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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