as in overambitiousness
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Recent Examples of killer instinct
However, some cats lack the killer instincts typical of predators.
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Dan Perry, Newsweek, 17 Dec. 2024
Paul Mescal can't seem to shake his Gladiator II killer instincts.
—Julia Moore, People.com, 4 Dec. 2024
This deadly drop combines mutant healing factor with killer instincts to bring you five ferocious cards inspired by the X-Men’s most relentless member, including an all-new, legendary Wolverine card.
—Jennifer Maas, Variety, 18 Oct. 2024
Thorne also shows killer instincts in his first feature as a director.
—Stephen Saito, Variety, 8 Sep. 2024
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Dan Perry, Newsweek, 17 Dec. 2024
Paul Mescal can't seem to shake his Gladiator II killer instincts.
—Julia Moore, People.com, 4 Dec. 2024
This deadly drop combines mutant healing factor with killer instincts to bring you five ferocious cards inspired by the X-Men’s most relentless member, including an all-new, legendary Wolverine card.
—Jennifer Maas, Variety, 18 Oct. 2024
Thorne also shows killer instincts in his first feature as a director.
—Stephen Saito, Variety, 8 Sep. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for killer instinct
Noun
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Its presence is significant, because, unlike pollen, starch is generally not found in the soil in which the items were buried. Starch remnants on the tools indicates crushing or grinding — providing evidence that the early hominids used the tools akin to a Stone-Age Cuisinart.—
Paul Smaglik,
Discover Magazine,
8 Jan. 2025
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The yams are roasted, then tossed in potato starch and fried.—
Kaitlyn Rosati,
New York Daily News,
8 Jan. 2025
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The beauty community in Los Angeles has a lot of grit and gumption—a lot of very smart and savvy people who are business-minded as well as artistically-minded.—
Allure Editors,
Allure,
17 Jan. 2025
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The menu takes guests on a culinary journey through Appalachia and the South with dishes like smoked trout hush puppies and roasted halibut with grits and andouille vinaigrette.—
Lisa Cericola,
Southern Living,
15 Jan. 2025
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Socorro’s social nature, her spunk and her adaptability were likely rooted in her early childhood experiences tagging along with her father to bullfights and bars.—
Erica Zora Wrightson,
Los Angeles Times,
5 Jan. 2025
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His spunk and verve have attracted comedian Nikki Glaser who dropped by to cheer him on.—
Bryan West,
The Tennessean,
29 Aug. 2024
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The beauty community in Los Angeles has a lot of grit and gumption—a lot of very smart and savvy people who are business-minded as well as artistically-minded.—
Allure Editors,
Allure,
17 Jan. 2025
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Alice and Leo also show the kind of gumption that suggests spycraft runs in the bloodline.—
David Rooney,
The Hollywood Reporter,
3 Sep. 2019
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So when her bogus application is accepted into NASA’s super competitive astronaut training program, Rex needs luck and plenty of pluck to avoid elimination.—
Stephen Schaefer,
Boston Herald,
2 July 2024
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Taking one of America’s oldest and best-known brands into the future takes more than pluck and drive.—
Adriana Lee,
WWD,
26 Nov. 2024
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Nordic sweaters were everywhere over the first festival weekend, as patrons got into the spirit of things.—
David Allen Jenn Ackerman,
New York Times,
21 Jan. 2025
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So in December, after a few years of planning and research, Couture debuted Local Liquid, a centralized online shop for local beverages — not just craft beer, but coffee, wine, spirits, seltzers, mixers and juices.—
David Hudnall,
Kansas City Star,
21 Jan. 2025
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This initiative is working to help rebuild glam and hair kits for MUAs and hair stylists who have lost theirs in the fire.—
Essence,
Essence,
16 Jan. 2025
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The executive order lays out a series of initiatives to help the federal government defend against cyber attacks that threaten the privacy of Americans’ digital identities.—
Miranda Nazzaro,
The Hill,
16 Jan. 2025
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Graham Phillips, recalling this expansion—before there was a Design Board or a corporate partner—described an office a little strained by growth, and, in his view, by Ken Shuttleworth’s self-reliance.—
Ian Parker,
The New Yorker,
20 Jan. 2025
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The secret lies in shifting your mindset and cultivating self-reliance.—
Maha Abouelenein,
Forbes,
10 Jan. 2025
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“Killer instinct.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/killer%20instinct. Accessed 27 Jan. 2025.
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