as in aggressive
attentive to and ready to act on opportunities for personal gain or advancement
The opportunistic salesperson was always on the lookout for potential new customers.
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Recent Examples of opportunistic
Given the constraints, the Royals are well-served to stay vigilant and opportunistic but let this unspool some more for now.
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Kansas City Star, 11 July 2025
The South Carolina Republican Party has slammed Newsom's tour through the state as opportunistic, framing his record as governor as one that voters in South Carolina are keen to avoid.
—Oren Oppenheim, ABC News, 8 July 2025
This capital will be directed towards organic growth, value-accretive M&A, attractive, progressive dividends (50% dividend payout ratio), and opportunistic share buybacks.
—Joe Cornell, Forbes.com, 8 July 2025
Before then, coach Mikey Varas and squad will attempt to learn from several defensive breakdowns that, exploited by opportunistic Houston, showed how vulnerable a first-place team can be.
—Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 July 2025
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Kansas City Star, 11 July 2025
The South Carolina Republican Party has slammed Newsom's tour through the state as opportunistic, framing his record as governor as one that voters in South Carolina are keen to avoid.
—Oren Oppenheim, ABC News, 8 July 2025
This capital will be directed towards organic growth, value-accretive M&A, attractive, progressive dividends (50% dividend payout ratio), and opportunistic share buybacks.
—Joe Cornell, Forbes.com, 8 July 2025
Before then, coach Mikey Varas and squad will attempt to learn from several defensive breakdowns that, exploited by opportunistic Houston, showed how vulnerable a first-place team can be.
—Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for opportunistic
Adjective
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The corporation counsel must be aggressive in going after companies that cheat city laws.—
Harvey Epstein,
New York Daily News,
3 Aug. 2025
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Increasing widespread episodes of violence, threats and aggressive behaviors are taking a toll on nurses, doctors and medical staff, according to the study.—
Bryan Robinson,
Forbes.com,
3 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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The 12-year-old gets the award for most diligent gardener.—
Caleb Harris,
Austin American Statesman,
31 July 2025
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Bowen plays the diligent pro golf tour director of public relations and Happy’s kind, caring love interest Virginia Venit.—
Skyler Trepel,
People.com,
26 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
Adjective
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No! Indiscriminate mass deportation of our law abiding, industrious, dutiful neighbors only recently arrived?—
Timothy Cardinal Dolan,
New York Daily News,
2 July 2025
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Pachuca never mustered enough quality around the industrious Salomon Rondon to truly threaten Yassine Bounou, even as Al Hilal’s passivity flirted with danger.—
Liam Twomey,
New York Times,
27 June 2025
Adjective
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The history of why Yahoo even got into media at all was not by being investigative journalists or on the enterprising side of news, but by being the first and best aggregator of news and being a partner to people like Fortune, by sending them traffic, sharing the revenue.—
Sydney Lake,
Fortune,
16 July 2025
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Of course, that doesn’t mean that some enterprising bartenders aren’t willing to play around with the standard Rum Runner formula and find ways to modernize this old-school favorite.—
Taylor Tobin,
Southern Living,
9 July 2025
Adjective
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Born in Sarcelles, France, the dynamic duo has become known as Beyoncé's other set of twins, along with her 8-year-old children Sir and Rumi Carter.—
Caché McClay,
USA Today,
2 Aug. 2025
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While bright moonlight can interfere with seeing meteors, August is still a dynamic month for skywatchers.—
Tiffany Acosta,
AZCentral.com,
2 Aug. 2025
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“Opportunistic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/opportunistic. Accessed 7 Aug. 2025.
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