as in skilled
able to deal well with new or difficult situations and to find solutions to problems
a resourceful leader
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Recent Examples of resourceful
With Luna squaring Jupiter across your aspirational 11th house and your resourceful 2nd house, vague group ideas might actually come to fruition.
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Tarot.com, Sun Sentinel, 24 Jan. 2026
The expectation of stability has given way to a premium on being agile, resilient and resourceful.
—Heather V. MacArthur, Forbes.com, 18 Jan. 2026
And being a Peace Corps volunteer in Romania taught me how to be resourceful and how to adapt to be successful in a different place.
—Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson, semafor.com, 16 Jan. 2026
People might describe them as resourceful, goal-oriented, disciplined, ambitious, and competitive.
—Holly Garcia, Parents, 11 Jan. 2026
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Tarot.com, Sun Sentinel, 24 Jan. 2026
The expectation of stability has given way to a premium on being agile, resilient and resourceful.
—Heather V. MacArthur, Forbes.com, 18 Jan. 2026
And being a Peace Corps volunteer in Romania taught me how to be resourceful and how to adapt to be successful in a different place.
—Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson, semafor.com, 16 Jan. 2026
People might describe them as resourceful, goal-oriented, disciplined, ambitious, and competitive.
—Holly Garcia, Parents, 11 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for resourceful
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The pyramids, the temples, the stunning gold jewelry found in royal tombs — all of these marvels depended on practical, everyday tools wielded by skilled hands.—
Ryan Brennan,
Miami Herald,
13 Feb. 2026
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There’s a shortage of skilled workers who have both the manual skills and the organizational skills needed for the sector, and there’s also competition among companies for warehouse personnel based on pay, benefits, lifestyle and more.—
Laya Neelakandan,
CNBC,
13 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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In addition, Kravitz regularly serves as an appeal host, supporting nonprofit organizations in raising funds through emotionally intelligent storytelling and crowd engagement.—
Matthew Kayser,
USA Today,
8 Feb. 2026
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An authority figure might be quite impressed by your speedy progress or intelligent questions.—
Tarot.com,
New York Daily News,
6 Feb. 2026
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What followed was very clever and fun.—
John Cherwa,
Los Angeles Times,
7 Feb. 2026
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For progressives, the undisputed master of the viral protest song is the thirty-three-year-old folksinger Jesse Welles, who makes videos of himself standing in a field, singing clever miniature tunes about the hypocrisies of the health-care industry, tech billionaires, ICE.—
Mitch Therieau,
New Yorker,
7 Feb. 2026
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So city leaders came up with an ingenious solution that solved the problem instantly.—
U T Readers,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
6 Feb. 2026
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In The Workshop, Popular Science highlights the ingenious, delightful, and often surprising projects people build in their spare time.—
Mack DeGeurin,
Popular Science,
5 Feb. 2026
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Except for Susan, none of the children appeared to be genetically related to Silvia, Song told me, because Guojun wanted egg donors who were younger, non-Asian, and more educated.—
Ava Kofman,
New Yorker,
9 Feb. 2026
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Ricart, a former chair of the National Automobile Dealers Association, has seen that rate double at his lot as consumers have become more educated.—
Summer Ballentine,
Chicago Tribune,
3 Feb. 2026
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Bedding purists can choose between brilliant white or a no-nonsense grey—either way, expect crisp bedding meant for airy nights.—
Yelena Moroz Alpert,
Architectural Digest,
7 Feb. 2026
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Despite not being in his most technically brilliant form, Malinin was a crowd favorite at the Milano Ice Skating Arena, which was packed to the rafters with fans waving American flags.—
Sara Germano,
Sportico.com,
7 Feb. 2026
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Starbucks didn’t raise prices in its 2025 fiscal year and has vowed to be judicious about future increases.—
Dee-Ann Durbin,
Fortune,
31 Jan. 2026
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The latter offers a more judicious form of clemency, but only on a parsimonious, individual basis.—
Bernadette Meyler,
Harpers Magazine,
27 Jan. 2026
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Oasis Tutoring is just one component of the national Oasis program, which connects trained volunteers, typically aged 50-plus, with students needing help across the Ramona Unified School District.—
Regina Elling,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
6 Jan. 2026
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“Resourceful.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/resourceful. Accessed 14 Feb. 2026.
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