plucky

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Recent Examples of plucky In an intimate huddle, Costello and his band members harmonized on the morose country track, all underscored with plucky upright bass. Audrey Gibbs, The Tennessean, 6 July 2025 Not the plucky one, not the laidback dream girl, and especially not the sweetheart. Kaycee Sloan, The Enquirer, 2 July 2025 After a day of persistence on the photographer’s part and under the glowing gold of the late evening light, her patience paid off when this plucky primate emerged onto the scene, likely leading the troop in search of food. Cecilia Rodriguez, Forbes.com, 29 June 2025 Designers like Sergio Hudson and Emilia Wickstead showcased cotton candy pink on their spring/summer 2025 runways, while labels like Quince and Hill House Home have plucky shades like sky blue on offer. Victoria Montalti, Refinery29, 25 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for plucky
Recent Examples of Synonyms for plucky
Adjective
  • Psychological Safety and Bravery Fuel Growth Creating an environment of psychological safety and building the capability of brave communication is the winning combination.
    Jill Schulman, Forbes.com, 30 July 2025
  • The tragic loss of a brave police officer and innocent civilians is far too common.
    Chad de Guzman, Time, 29 July 2025
Adjective
  • Two public transportation enthusiasts embarked on a courageous journey to travel from the Mexican border to Canada, using only local transit, including several buses and trains along the West Coast.
    Doc Louallen, ABC News, 1 Aug. 2025
  • Some were becoming so, like the female war reporters and photographers who battled prejudice and emerged on the scene, including the spectacularly courageous Australian Kate Webb, the French Catherine Leroy and Françoise Demulder, and the Americans Elizabeth Becker and Frances FitzGerald.
    Gary Knight, Rolling Stone, 1 Aug. 2025
Adjective
  • Adobe’s Content Authenticity Initiative, OpenAI’s watermarking schemes, and Meta’s attempts at labeling AI content are valiant efforts to protect reality, sure.
    Alexander Puutio, Forbes.com, 31 July 2025
  • Kenya's Faith Kipyegon made a valiant attempt to shatter one of track and field's greatest milestones by becoming the first woman to run a mile in under 4 minutes.
    Scott Neuman, NPR, 26 June 2025
Adjective
  • Our evolution lives in fabric, form and fearless self-expression.
    Karissa Mitchell, Essence, 25 July 2025
  • At the top were leaders like the character played by Matthew McConaughey—fast-talking, endlessly confident, seemingly fearless.
    Aytekin Tank, Forbes.com, 24 July 2025
Adjective
  • Despite low turnout thus far, Morales is determined to make this work.
    Melinda Moore, Chicago Tribune, 1 Aug. 2025
  • He also was determined to quicken other aspects of his game.
    Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 31 July 2025
Adjective
  • In 1951, George Reeves played the gallant superhero in the first feature film based on a DC Comics character, Superman and the Mole Man.
    Zoey Lyttle, People.com, 11 July 2025
  • Fiennes exhibits that side of him without apology, which only makes his gallant side feel all the more genuine.
    Joe Reid, Vulture, 12 June 2025
Adjective
  • His face was resolute across the table in a room full of reporters.
    Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 29 July 2025
  • The Club World Cup trophy is also spending time in the Oval Office; it could be seen there Tuesday not far from the resolute desk.
    Ian Swanson, The Hill, 20 June 2025
Adjective
  • Last year, Egerton played heroic TSA agent Ethan Kopek in Jaume Collet-Serra’s Carry-On, which is now Netflix’s second-most popular film of all time.
    Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 31 July 2025
  • At a Liberty game at the Barclays Center a few days later, the team’s heroic mascot, Ellie the Elephant, carried a miniature purse with a Labubu attached.
    Jia Tolentino, New Yorker, 31 July 2025

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“Plucky.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/plucky. Accessed 6 Aug. 2025.

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