as in ambition
readiness to engage in daring or difficult activity
the sentry showed remarkable initiative and uncommon bravery in foiling the terrorist attack
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Recent Examples of initiative
The delivery to the soup kitchen this week is an initiative of the national group Slice Out Hunger, which uses pizza to fight food insecurity.
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Pamela McLoughlin, Hartford Courant, 11 Feb. 2026
Tingirides leads the Office of Operations, which oversees the drone initiative.
—Matthew Rodriguez, CBS News, 11 Feb. 2026
Initially the plan called for eight units, but the number was bumped to 20 through a density bonus allotted by the Complete Communities initiative.
—Steven Mihailovich, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Feb. 2026
The proceeds fund Girl Scouts initiatives, learning opportunities, travel plans and more.
—Talia McWright, Twin Cities, 11 Feb. 2026
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Pamela McLoughlin, Hartford Courant, 11 Feb. 2026
Tingirides leads the Office of Operations, which oversees the drone initiative.
—Matthew Rodriguez, CBS News, 11 Feb. 2026
Initially the plan called for eight units, but the number was bumped to 20 through a density bonus allotted by the Complete Communities initiative.
—Steven Mihailovich, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Feb. 2026
The proceeds fund Girl Scouts initiatives, learning opportunities, travel plans and more.
—Talia McWright, Twin Cities, 11 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for initiative
Noun
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The scale is intended to support both existing services and future AI ambitions without building separate facilities for each.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
12 Feb. 2026
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That doesn’t signal a lack of ambition or commitment.—
Ashley Herd,
Fortune,
11 Feb. 2026
Noun
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At this point, the park service is merely studying the idea, and the study could lead to no action at all.—
Susanne Rust
Follow,
Los Angeles Times,
12 Feb. 2026
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The investigation resulted in an unnamed enforcement action, according to CBP.—
Christian Datoc,
The Washington Examiner,
12 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Google offers client-side encryption for some services, primarily in enterprise environments, where encryption keys remain under the customer's control.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
5 Feb. 2026
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Rival OpenAI is now hiring hundreds of new staffers to boost its enterprise sales, The Information reported.—
J.D. Capelouto,
semafor.com,
5 Feb. 2026
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“Initiative.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/initiative. Accessed 16 Feb. 2026.
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