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
Companies that recently scrapped DEI initiatives These businesses followed on the heels of the initial wave of companies removing diversity, equity and inclusion policies.
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Lorenzino Estrada, AZCentral.com, 14 July 2025
The bill allocated $555 billion toward clean energy and green initiatives, including funding wind and solar energy projects, as well as providing electric vehicle tax credits, among others.
—Mandy Taheri, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 July 2025
Officials have spoken of a five-part peace process with the PKK, with the first phase being the political initiative launched by Bahceli, followed by Öcalan's message in February urging the PKK to abandon the armed struggle.
—arkansasonline.com, 12 July 2025
The new initiatives include enforcing a curfew for teenagers, increasing the number of officers and surveillance downtown at night and issuing stay-away orders for people charged with violent crimes, disorderly behavior or weapons violations to keep them from Mile Square.
—Marissa Meador, IndyStar, 12 July 2025
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Lorenzino Estrada, AZCentral.com, 14 July 2025
The bill allocated $555 billion toward clean energy and green initiatives, including funding wind and solar energy projects, as well as providing electric vehicle tax credits, among others.
—Mandy Taheri, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 July 2025
Officials have spoken of a five-part peace process with the PKK, with the first phase being the political initiative launched by Bahceli, followed by Öcalan's message in February urging the PKK to abandon the armed struggle.
—arkansasonline.com, 12 July 2025
The new initiatives include enforcing a curfew for teenagers, increasing the number of officers and surveillance downtown at night and issuing stay-away orders for people charged with violent crimes, disorderly behavior or weapons violations to keep them from Mile Square.
—Marissa Meador, IndyStar, 12 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for initiative
Noun
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However, in spite its lofty ambitions, the company never truly broke from the commission structure.—
Ilona Limonta-Volkova,
Forbes.com,
15 July 2025
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That ambition, Bolton suggested, has likely been dashed by Trump's current posture on Ukraine.—
Jesus Mesa,
MSNBC Newsweek,
14 July 2025
Noun
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Hot on the heels of a major ransomware group being taken down through an international law enforcement operation comes a new development that highlights the whack-a-mole nature of such actions: A new group, likely comprised of some of the same members, has already taken its place.—
Dan Goodin,
ArsTechnica,
26 July 2025
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Although Trump signaled that the ruling protects Obama, there is no current investigation that has been announced by the Department of Justice into Obama or his administration over actions during the 2016 election.—
Anna Commander,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 July 2025
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The vulnerability affects government agencies, schools, healthcare systems including hospitals, and large enterprise companies, with attackers bypassing multi-factor authentication and single sign-on protections to gain privileged access.—
Adeola Adeosun
Hannah Parry,
MSNBC Newsweek,
21 July 2025
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These moves are prompting enterprise leaders across all sectors to consider—and prepare for—a future with agentic AI.—
Tobias Dengel,
Forbes.com,
21 July 2025
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“Initiative.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/initiative. Accessed 30 Jul. 2025.
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