pluckier; pluckiest
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Georgia Tech’s road to Charlotte includes a trip to Duke (4-2, 3-0 ACC) next week and those plucky Panthers (4-2, 2-1).
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Ralph D. Russo, New York Times, 12 Oct. 2025
Maddie’s Secret follows Maddie, a plucky dishwasher who leaps to viral superstardom at a trendy food content creation company.
—Matt Grobar, Deadline, 9 Oct. 2025
And the beloved blockbuster Titanic, now nearly 30 years old, guarantees that he will forever be cemented in our collective consciousness as the plucky Jack.
—Tim Grierson, Vulture, 26 Sep. 2025
Tuesday night's 5-1 loss to the plucky but sub-.500 Athletics was precisely what the Astros didn't need.
—Jackson Roberts, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Sep. 2025
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Ralph D. Russo, New York Times, 12 Oct. 2025
Maddie’s Secret follows Maddie, a plucky dishwasher who leaps to viral superstardom at a trendy food content creation company.
—Matt Grobar, Deadline, 9 Oct. 2025
And the beloved blockbuster Titanic, now nearly 30 years old, guarantees that he will forever be cemented in our collective consciousness as the plucky Jack.
—Tim Grierson, Vulture, 26 Sep. 2025
Tuesday night's 5-1 loss to the plucky but sub-.500 Athletics was precisely what the Astros didn't need.
—Jackson Roberts, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Sep. 2025
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“Plucky.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/plucky. Accessed 18 Oct. 2025.
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