as in ambitious
having a strong desire for personal advancement
she's the most hard-driving malpractice lawyer I've ever seen
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Recent Examples of hard-driving
Thibodeau faced criticism that his hard-driving style and overreliance on starters wore down his players, the same critiques that have followed him since his head coaching career began with the Chicago Bulls.
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Brian Mahoney, Chicago Tribune, 3 June 2025
But Bailey was also eager to show another side of Gandolfini: a hard-driving, obsessive character actor who fretted over line memorization and sought out projects and roles that cut against what naturally became a tough-guy persona.
—Chris Vognar, Los Angeles Times, 28 Apr. 2025
For example, if a hard-driving founder exploits others in order to successfully execute on their vision for the company, the result can be a culture of mistrust and suspicion.
—Tracy Lawrence, Forbes.com, 12 Apr. 2025
In its hard-driving push to toughen immigration policy, the Trump administration has found an unusual ally: old and at times rarely enforced laws that can be used to further its goals.
—Henry Gass, Christian Science Monitor, 11 Apr. 2025
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Brian Mahoney, Chicago Tribune, 3 June 2025
But Bailey was also eager to show another side of Gandolfini: a hard-driving, obsessive character actor who fretted over line memorization and sought out projects and roles that cut against what naturally became a tough-guy persona.
—Chris Vognar, Los Angeles Times, 28 Apr. 2025
For example, if a hard-driving founder exploits others in order to successfully execute on their vision for the company, the result can be a culture of mistrust and suspicion.
—Tracy Lawrence, Forbes.com, 12 Apr. 2025
In its hard-driving push to toughen immigration policy, the Trump administration has found an unusual ally: old and at times rarely enforced laws that can be used to further its goals.
—Henry Gass, Christian Science Monitor, 11 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hard-driving
Adjective
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There are a lot of extremely small, well-funded, and ambitious businesses out there.—
Joe McKendrick,
Forbes.com,
30 July 2025
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Rice University, a private Tier 1 research institution in Houston, is launching an ambitious plan to grow student enrollment and financial aid, as part of a strategic expansion approved by the school's board of trustees to focus on opportunity and academic excellence, officials announced Monday.—
Lily Kepner,
Austin American Statesman,
30 July 2025
Adjective
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Ahaan Panday is an aspiring musician and Aneet Padda is a shy writer.—
Sweta Kaushal,
Forbes.com,
29 July 2025
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At one such gathering last year, a young aspiring academic sat before a tipsy crowd and delivered a lecture on Robin Hood.—
Abigail Ingram,
National Review,
28 July 2025
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“Hard-driving.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hard-driving. Accessed 6 Aug. 2025.
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