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
Drowning is the leading cause of accidental deaths among children ages 1-14 in Miami-Dade County, according to Zero Drownings Miami-Dade, an initiative that offers free swim-safety lessons and water-safety campaigns.
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Milena Malaver, Miami Herald, 10 Jan. 2026
The Rangers hired Stephanos Stroop to serve as director of pitching strategies and initiatives.
—Shawn McFarland, Dallas Morning News, 9 Jan. 2026
De Blasio halted the successful Bloomberg initiatives and wasted hundreds of millions of dollars on efforts to improve failing schools rather than replacing them.
—Ray Domanico, Washington Post, 9 Jan. 2026
This initiative provides grants to cities, counties and continuums of care to help prevent and end homelessness in their regions.
—Howard Blume, Los Angeles Times, 9 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for initiative
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The vehicle, now confirmed as the Kosmera Nebula 1, signals the appliance maker’s serious ambitions beyond household tech and into high-end mobility.—
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Perhaps no one understands the ambition of a coach who reached this NFL peak after a steep climb than a West Virginia kid who arrived as an undrafted free agent out of Shepherd University.—
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The investigators and May expressed concern that DeCristo had not addressed her actions.—
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Lawyers for Castellon also are seeking to get the case designated as a class-action.—
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Jon Schuppe Jon Schuppe is an enterprise reporter for NBC News, based in New York.—
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Rebuilding an economy over rebuilding centrifuges or sustaining criminal enterprises.—
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“Initiative.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/initiative. Accessed 12 Jan. 2026.
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