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
Cybercriminals are resourceful when deceiving users by crafting content and evading detection patterns (customization of content, copy of graphical charter, etc.).
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Zak Doffman, Forbes.com, 27 May 2025
Practically speaking, Pegasus is intelligent and resourceful, sarcastic and strong-minded, with a sharp personality and a quick wit.
—Ew Staff, EW.com, 27 May 2025
The feral but resourceful Lilo struggles to make friends, and wishes for a companion on a shooting star.
—Katie Walsh, Twin Cities, 22 May 2025
And leading that charge is their den mother, a pampered, spoiled Beverly Hills housewife who becomes surprisingly resourceful and inspirational to the troop.
—Lauren Brown West-Rosenthal, Parents, 8 May 2025
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Zak Doffman, Forbes.com, 27 May 2025
Practically speaking, Pegasus is intelligent and resourceful, sarcastic and strong-minded, with a sharp personality and a quick wit.
—Ew Staff, EW.com, 27 May 2025
The feral but resourceful Lilo struggles to make friends, and wishes for a companion on a shooting star.
—Katie Walsh, Twin Cities, 22 May 2025
And leading that charge is their den mother, a pampered, spoiled Beverly Hills housewife who becomes surprisingly resourceful and inspirational to the troop.
—Lauren Brown West-Rosenthal, Parents, 8 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for resourceful
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These eagles are skilled soarers, often riding thermal updrafts to reach extreme heights.—
Scott Travers,
Forbes.com,
14 June 2025
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The skilled crafts that underpin entertainment are also at risk of being lost, says David Offenberg, an entertainment finance professor at Loyola Marymount University.—
Ali Martin,
Christian Science Monitor,
14 June 2025
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In 1950 the Italian physicist Enrico Fermi was discussing the possibility of intelligent alien life with his colleagues.—
Philip Ball,
Wired News,
8 June 2025
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Second, a human must be kept in the loop of intelligent machine decision-making processes.—
John Werner,
Forbes.com,
8 June 2025
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The argument that Trump has violated the 10th Amendment is a clever subversion of a line of thinking that has traditionally been backed by conservative judges, said Erwin Chemerinsky, the dean of the UC Berkeley School of Law.—
Laura J. Nelson,
Los Angeles Times,
9 June 2025
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That dish is clever, for sure, but it’s served in an oddly gargantuan portion, and its playful clash of textures and temperatures wears out its welcome after a bite or two.—
Helen Rosner,
New Yorker,
8 June 2025
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Four people give different accounts of a man’s murder and the rape of his wife, which director Akira Kurosawa presents with striking imagery and an ingenious use of flashbacks.—
Samantha Bergeson,
IndieWire,
9 June 2025
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Six hundred years later, Palazzo Fiuggi continues the region’s wellness legacy, pairing it with ingenious innovation and classic Italian hospitality as the country’s premier medical spa.—
Riann Phillip,
Vogue,
3 June 2025
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For the April inflation report, which was published last month, the government was forced to make educated guesses about more prices than usual, using the price of similar items, said Omair Sharif who tracks the data for Inflation Insights.—
Scott Horsley,
NPR,
5 June 2025
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Yes, today’s women are more educated, more employed, and more independent than any generation before.—
Danaya Wilson,
Forbes.com,
23 May 2025
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The brilliant fruits of tessellated talents at opposite sides of the world.—
John Tamny,
Forbes.com,
10 June 2025
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The Emerald Coast beaches have fine quartz crystal sand and brilliant green waters, which give the coastline its eponymous name.—
Kelsey Glennon,
Southern Living,
8 June 2025
Adjective
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The eggplant is first salted then quickly dipped in flour and egg batter, rolled with a mixture of ricotta cheese, spinach, and Parmesan then baked, not deep-fried, with a judicious amount of tomato sauce.—
John Mariani,
Forbes.com,
22 May 2025
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LLMs contain multitudes—indeed, they’ve been used, somewhat controversially, in psychology experiments to anticipate people’s behavior—and their use could be more judicious as people are empowered to recognize that.—
Jonathan L. Zittrain,
The Atlantic,
21 May 2025
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Narrative medicine, an increasingly popular scholarly field developed at Columbia University by the internist and literary scholar Rita Charon, aims to improve medical care by helping clinicians more fully understand their patients’ stories and perspectives.—
Danielle Ofri,
New Yorker,
7 June 2025
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Most of the remaining Kashmiri Hindus, primarily from the scholarly Pandit community, fled after a wave of religious attacks in the late 1980s and early 1990s.—
Tom Rogers,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 June 2025
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“Resourceful.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/resourceful. Accessed 18 Jun. 2025.
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