as in aggressive
attentive to and ready to act on opportunities for personal gain or advancement
The opportunistic salesperson was always on the lookout for potential new customers.
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Recent Examples of opportunistic
But, thanks to some opportunistic goalscoring and stellar play from Jeremy Swayman, the B’s scratched back to tie it before the period was out.
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Stephen Conroy, Hartford Courant, 18 Jan. 2025
Other agency lapses may be partially to blame for rampant opportunistic crimes.
—David Williams, Baltimore Sun, 16 Jan. 2025
Most Nile crocodiles are opportunistic hunters, taking down whatever comes within striking distance.
—Scott Travers, Forbes, 20 Feb. 2025
The Trump administration should be both opportunistic and ambitious in its pursuit of economic security agreements.
—Geoffrey Gertz, Foreign Affairs, 6 Feb. 2025
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Stephen Conroy, Hartford Courant, 18 Jan. 2025
Other agency lapses may be partially to blame for rampant opportunistic crimes.
—David Williams, Baltimore Sun, 16 Jan. 2025
Most Nile crocodiles are opportunistic hunters, taking down whatever comes within striking distance.
—Scott Travers, Forbes, 20 Feb. 2025
The Trump administration should be both opportunistic and ambitious in its pursuit of economic security agreements.
—Geoffrey Gertz, Foreign Affairs, 6 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for opportunistic
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Read more: Rams and Matthew Stafford Agree on Restructured Deal to Keep Him in LA The Raiders were reportedly the most aggressive team and had a lucrative offer on the table to land Stafford.—
Dan Perry,
Newsweek,
28 Feb. 2025
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With Oklahoma City, currently the best and most aggressive defense in the league by a wide margin, there isn’t just one candidate.—
Shane Young,
Forbes,
28 Feb. 2025
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Kurt's key takeaways Tony's story is a chilling reminder that even the most diligent savers can fall victim to sophisticated scams.—
Kurt Knutsson, CyberGuy Report,
Fox News,
5 Mar. 2025
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Ignoring these factors can undermine even the most diligent retirement saver. 3.—
Mike Vietri,
Forbes,
27 Feb. 2025
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By focusing on aspiring pinners part of minority groups, this program aims to make Pinterest a more inclusive and diverse platform.—
Enoch Omololu,
Forbes,
7 Mar. 2025
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But because this enterprise has been spearheaded by a sleazy politician with an almost messianic hold on his fans, Mark Ruffalo’s Kenneth Marshall, too many aspiring space cadets have signed up.—
Stephanie Zacharek,
TIME,
7 Mar. 2025
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Humans’ desire for timber and space for parking lots and shopping centers eventually proved too much for even the most industrious squirrel, and the long emigrations eventually ended.—
Christine Peterson,
Vox,
23 Dec. 2024
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Named for a particularly industrious kind of computer program that takes a long time to run, the problem is connected to some of the deepest open questions in computer science and mathematics.—
Bill Andrews,
Quanta Magazine,
19 Dec. 2024
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This is before phones with cameras were ubiquitous at shows, but some enterprising fans still captured much of the set.—
Andy Greene,
Rolling Stone,
1 Mar. 2025
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The world is made up of men who make things and men who take them, says the enterprising Italian, in an echo of Runs His Horse’s assessment.—
Amanda Whiting,
Vulture,
23 Feb. 2025
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On the shores of the Atlantic, the region birthed the dynamic Gullah culture and communities of Black fisherfolk who gave America shrimp and grits, crab rice, she-crab soup, and the one-pot wonder Hoppin’ John.—
Cynthia R. Greenlee,
Bon Appétit,
28 Feb. 2025
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As models learn and adapt, their underlying parameters shift, requiring a dynamic approach to inference serving.—
Suvarna Krishnan,
Forbes,
28 Feb. 2025
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“Opportunistic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/opportunistic. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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