enterprising
adjective
en·ter·pris·ing
ˈen-tər-ˌprī-ziŋ 
ˈen-tə-ˌprī-
: marked by an independent energetic spirit and by readiness to act
an enterprising young reporter
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As an enterprising young reporter, she covered many important stories.
the company is claiming that there will be huge financial rewards for enterprising sales representatives
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Janhoi McGregor, Forbes, 29 Dec. 2024
So around the turn of the 20th century, an enterprising tortilla maker developed a way to make masa behave more like wheat flour, dehydrating and packaging it so that tortillas could be made quickly by just adding water.
—Kristen V. Brown, The Atlantic, 23 Dec. 2024
The Squatters of Beverly Hills By Bridget Read After a fugitive doctor abandoned his mansion, an enterprising group of party-throwers slid in the front door.
—Curbed Editors, Curbed, 20 Dec. 2024
Some enterprising and overly imaginative op-ed columnist might suggest that their leader, Kiros (Mads Mikkelsen), represents Putin, the icy tyrant.
—Tom Gliatto, People.com, 20 Dec. 2024
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enterprising
adjective
en·ter·pris·ing
ˈent-ə(r)-ˌprī-ziŋ
: bold, active, and energetic in undertaking or experimenting
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