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Recent Examples of opportunity
The portal has benefited college athletes in many ways, granting them the freedom to secure better opportunities for playing time and name, image and likeness deals.
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Ken Sugiura, AJC.com, 11 Feb. 2026
Maintaining an attitude of curiosity could give you an opportunity to notice where a dissenting perspective fills the gaps in your own.
—Tarot.com, New York Daily News, 11 Feb. 2026
But the film also offered the opportunity to do a mini op-ed about the history of Black film and the Academy.
—Zac Ntim, Deadline, 11 Feb. 2026
Like so many community rest stops spreading across Minneapolis, this night is branded as a care event, an opportunity to let off steam and gather.
—Literary Hub, 11 Feb. 2026
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Ken Sugiura, AJC.com, 11 Feb. 2026
Maintaining an attitude of curiosity could give you an opportunity to notice where a dissenting perspective fills the gaps in your own.
—Tarot.com, New York Daily News, 11 Feb. 2026
But the film also offered the opportunity to do a mini op-ed about the history of Black film and the Academy.
—Zac Ntim, Deadline, 11 Feb. 2026
Like so many community rest stops spreading across Minneapolis, this night is branded as a care event, an opportunity to let off steam and gather.
—Literary Hub, 11 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for opportunity
Noun
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Superior Court Judge Paul Ridgeway had the option to sentence him to life in prison with the chance for parole after at least 25 years, but Thompson did not face the death penalty given his age at the time of the crimes.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
14 Feb. 2026
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There’s still a chance of some wintry mix on the front and back end.—
Ian Livingston,
Washington Post,
14 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Super Bowl Sunday, Olandria Carthen and Nic Vansteenberghe both posted Instagram Stories from the game, including one playful video of the two of them together in their hotel room.—
Kathleen Walsh,
Glamour,
9 Feb. 2026
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And on Sunday before 70,823 at Levi’s Stadium, the unit showed the world there is room for more than one hard-hitting, suffocating defense in Seahawks history.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
9 Feb. 2026
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“Opportunity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/opportunity. Accessed 16 Feb. 2026.
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