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
Further, Sorbara highlighted that Chord Energy reaffirmed its capital returns framework, targeting to return more than 75% of its free cash flow to shareholders through dividends and opportunistic share repurchases.
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Tipranks.com Staff, CNBC, 18 May 2025
He’s also meant to invoke law-and-order blowhards like Arizona’s Joe Arpaio and any number of current opportunistic parasites keen to ride the red-pill wave; that Phoenix juggles all of this and still makes the character feel organically wounded is a testament to his talent.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 16 May 2025
While their current relationship may seem opportunistic, Trump and Combs do share a decades-long history.
—Preezy Brown, VIBE.com, 16 May 2025
But in the past 18 months, permissive NCAA eligibility rulings, opportunistic agents and rising pools of name, image and likeness money have combined to open the floodgates.
—Cj Moore, New York Times, 15 May 2025
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Tipranks.com Staff, CNBC, 18 May 2025
He’s also meant to invoke law-and-order blowhards like Arizona’s Joe Arpaio and any number of current opportunistic parasites keen to ride the red-pill wave; that Phoenix juggles all of this and still makes the character feel organically wounded is a testament to his talent.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 16 May 2025
While their current relationship may seem opportunistic, Trump and Combs do share a decades-long history.
—Preezy Brown, VIBE.com, 16 May 2025
But in the past 18 months, permissive NCAA eligibility rulings, opportunistic agents and rising pools of name, image and likeness money have combined to open the floodgates.
—Cj Moore, New York Times, 15 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for opportunistic
Adjective
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Nonprofits focused on such issues could be seen as antagonistic to the company’s aggressive commercialization efforts.—
Hayden Field,
CNBC,
23 May 2025
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The 82-year-old was diagnosed with an aggressive form of prostate cancer, the second most common cancer among men, with 1 in 8 being diagnosed in their lifetime, according to the American Cancer Society.—
Sam Woodward,
USA Today,
23 May 2025
Adjective
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Most of us who are mindful of the sun are likely diligent about our SPF application — and reapplication — on areas like our noses and the tops of our ears.—
Claire Sullivan,
Footwear News,
30 May 2025
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Now, perhaps more than ever, investors need to be diligent in an increasingly speculative market.—
David Trainer,
Forbes.com,
28 May 2025
Adjective
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And this year, for the first time, the city offered aspiring lifeguards the opportunity to practice for the test with a swim instructor before trying out.—
Alyce McFadden,
New York Times,
25 May 2025
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The two aspiring entrepreneurs hit the ground running on their venture.—
Camila Pedrosa,
Sacbee.com,
23 May 2025
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Together with ticks, these industrious rodents help spread a disease that affects hundreds of thousands every year.—
Scott Travers,
Forbes.com,
5 Apr. 2025
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Today, this San Francisco staple is known as the birthplace of Irish coffee in the U.S. and continues to boast the same delicious recipe made by industrious bartenders in a charming old-timey setting.—
Nadia Lopez,
Axios,
14 Mar. 2025
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The exemption didn’t require a minimum length of time for a contest, so enterprising companies figured out a way to develop a fantasy contest that would feel more akin to sports betting, while still operating within the guidelines of fantasy sports.—
David Hill,
Rolling Stone,
24 May 2025
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The 1997 Porsche 911 GT2 R is a job, in other words, for a professional Porsche restoration shop, or perhaps an enterprising amateur.—
Erik Shilling,
Robb Report,
14 May 2025
Adjective
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Additionally, Canada Post is proposing a dynamic routing model for its urban unit, in which where routes are planned and optimized daily to align workloads, prevent the overburdening of employees with volumes and create more predictable service for customers.—
Glenn Taylor,
Sourcing Journal,
23 May 2025
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Even though he is getting upstaged by Judge just a bit, Crow-Armstrong is having a dynamic season for the Chicago Cubs; one that will probably earn him a healthy contract extension this offseason.—
Jared Wyllys,
Forbes.com,
23 May 2025
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