as in powerhouses
an ambitious person who eagerly goes after what is desired
a born go-ahead, he was determined to be the first in his family to graduate from college
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powerhouses
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These small, oily fish are nutritional powerhouses loaded with omega-3s, vitamin D, and other nutrients.—
Kathleen Ferraro,
Verywell Health,
1 May 2026 -
McNulty notes that Broadway is still the place acting powerhouses like Adrien Brody, John Lithgow and Laurie Metcalf go in search of the kind of depthy material increasingly unavailable onscreen.—
Arts Editor,
Los Angeles Times,
1 May 2026
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“Go-aheads.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/go-aheads. Accessed 8 May. 2026.
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