resourceful
adjective
re·source·ful
ri-ˈsȯrs-fəl 
-ˈzȯrs-
: able to meet situations : capable of devising ways and means
a resourceful leader
resourcefulness
noun
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Here’s what to know to be a respectful and resourceful plant propagator, not a thief.
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Leanne Potts, Better Homes & Gardens, 21 June 2025
America’s adversaries are also resourceful, determined, and imaginative.
—Thomas Wright, The Atlantic, 19 June 2025
The story centers on 16-year-old Haymitch (Joseph Zada), a clever and resourceful boy from District 12, who’s unexpectedly chosen for this edition of the games, featuring a deadly twist: twice the number of tributes, with 48 children sent into the arena to battle for their lives.
—Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 17 June 2025
Co-written by and starring Flanagan’s wife, the great Kate Siegel, Hush is a home-invasion thriller that never runs out of ways to twist the knife, literally and figuratively, on its intrepid and resourceful protagonist.
—Matthew Jackson, Vulture, 8 June 2025
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Leanne Potts, Better Homes & Gardens, 21 June 2025
America’s adversaries are also resourceful, determined, and imaginative.
—Thomas Wright, The Atlantic, 19 June 2025
The story centers on 16-year-old Haymitch (Joseph Zada), a clever and resourceful boy from District 12, who’s unexpectedly chosen for this edition of the games, featuring a deadly twist: twice the number of tributes, with 48 children sent into the arena to battle for their lives.
—Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 17 June 2025
Co-written by and starring Flanagan’s wife, the great Kate Siegel, Hush is a home-invasion thriller that never runs out of ways to twist the knife, literally and figuratively, on its intrepid and resourceful protagonist.
—Matthew Jackson, Vulture, 8 June 2025
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resourceful
adjective
re·source·ful
ri-ˈsōrs-fəl
-ˈsȯrs-,
-ˈzōrs-,
-ˈzȯrs-
: able to deal well with new or difficult situations
resourcefulness
noun
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