as in ambition
readiness to engage in daring or difficult activity
the sentry showed remarkable initiative and uncommon bravery in foiling the terrorist attack
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Recent Examples of initiative
Ruta de las Flores, El Salvador Tourism in El Salvador is rapidly growing, with tourism initiatives like its 2019 branding of Surf City that advertised its shoreline as a world-class surf destination.
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Kathleen Wong, USA Today, 12 Sep. 2025
Rather than unlocking potential, this approach stifles initiative, fuels frustration, and drives out talent.
—Liz Teran, Fortune, 12 Sep. 2025
Singapore ranked second, praised for its blend of modern city living and green space initiatives.
—Soo Kim, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Sep. 2025
If your function involves spending hours supporting revenue-driving initiatives cross-functionally for other departments, track it.
—Sarah Chambers, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
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Kathleen Wong, USA Today, 12 Sep. 2025
Rather than unlocking potential, this approach stifles initiative, fuels frustration, and drives out talent.
—Liz Teran, Fortune, 12 Sep. 2025
Singapore ranked second, praised for its blend of modern city living and green space initiatives.
—Soo Kim, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Sep. 2025
If your function involves spending hours supporting revenue-driving initiatives cross-functionally for other departments, track it.
—Sarah Chambers, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for initiative
Recent Examples of Synonyms for initiative
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Pari Pari is the brainchild of Benjamin Chemouny, Hugo Dayan and Edouard Benitah, who aimed to create an atmosphere that was elegant and yet also comfortable, a place for a quick lunch or a lengthier dinner with 25 counter seats — and a lot of ambition.—
Connie Ogle,
Miami Herald,
9 Sep. 2025
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That much is apparent just by talking with Hobert, who communicates her ambitions with sharp focus.—
Hannah Dailey,
Billboard,
9 Sep. 2025
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And while those enforcement actions have not yet translated into criminal cases or fines against the employers, the raids themselves in some cases significantly disrupted business operations.—
Trevor Hughes,
USA Today,
10 Sep. 2025
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The story that actually led me to them was when Bishop Tony Caldwell made a call to action, saying that community members were trying to report Black women missing and they were being ignored or dismissed.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
10 Sep. 2025
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In this blog, Everest Group’s Peter Bendor-Samuel and Richard Sear bring together their perspectives from years of experience advising global enterprises and shaping advanced science and technology strategy.—
Peter Bendor-Samuel,
Forbes.com,
12 Sep. 2025
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Shaffi, a senior data architect at Amazon Web Services, is widely recognized for designing secure, large scale data infrastructures that power global enterprises.—
Matthew Kayser,
USA Today,
12 Sep. 2025
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“Initiative.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/initiative. Accessed 14 Sep. 2025.
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