as in powerhouse
an ambitious person who eagerly goes after what is desired
a go-getter with his sights set on the presidency
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Recent Examples of go-getter
On April 13, go-getter Mars will join forces with numinous Neptune, triggering one of the most surreal yet energetically loaded transits of the moment.
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Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 10 Apr. 2026
The go-getter approach of then-Mayor Francis Suarez also helped.
—Shawn Tully, Fortune, 31 Mar. 2026
Offer appropriate praise directed at the child, without bringing up to their go-getter siblings or top-of-the-class cousins.
—Wayne Parker, Parents, 8 Mar. 2026
Your co-ruler, go-getter Mars, enters the same sector on March 2, which throws more fuel behind any endeavor tied to expressing yourself or being more spontaneous and lighthearted with your nearest and dearest.
—Maressa Brown, InStyle, 25 Feb. 2026
Your protagonist, Nikki Rose, is a go-getter.
—Essence, 31 Jan. 2026
Brooks also gives Ella a dead mother (Rebecca Hall) and a troubled brother (Spike Fearn), rendering the character a perfect storm of familial trauma, which makes her go-getter attitude all the more impressive.
—Vikram Murthi, IndieWire, 10 Dec. 2025
Musical theater loves a go-getter, and halfhearted irony just can’t stand up to this much zazz.
—Sara Holdren, Vulture, 10 Nov. 2025
Norvell saw characteristics in the right go-getters early on.
—Chris Vannini, New York Times, 8 Oct. 2025
Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 10 Apr. 2026
The go-getter approach of then-Mayor Francis Suarez also helped.
—Shawn Tully, Fortune, 31 Mar. 2026
Offer appropriate praise directed at the child, without bringing up to their go-getter siblings or top-of-the-class cousins.
—Wayne Parker, Parents, 8 Mar. 2026
Your co-ruler, go-getter Mars, enters the same sector on March 2, which throws more fuel behind any endeavor tied to expressing yourself or being more spontaneous and lighthearted with your nearest and dearest.
—Maressa Brown, InStyle, 25 Feb. 2026
Your protagonist, Nikki Rose, is a go-getter.
—Essence, 31 Jan. 2026
Brooks also gives Ella a dead mother (Rebecca Hall) and a troubled brother (Spike Fearn), rendering the character a perfect storm of familial trauma, which makes her go-getter attitude all the more impressive.
—Vikram Murthi, IndieWire, 10 Dec. 2025
Musical theater loves a go-getter, and halfhearted irony just can’t stand up to this much zazz.
—Sara Holdren, Vulture, 10 Nov. 2025
Norvell saw characteristics in the right go-getters early on.
—Chris Vannini, New York Times, 8 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for go-getter
powerhouse
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Backed by a raucous sellout crowd hungry for Orange County’s first playoff hockey since 2018, the Ducks overcame their season-long defensive shortcomings by outscoring the powerhouse Oilers even after Connor McDavid recorded his first points of the series.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
25 Apr. 2026
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Bailey was a blue-chip recruit at Mater Dei, the Southern California prep powerhouse.—
Jon Wilner,
Mercury News,
24 Apr. 2026
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“Go-getter.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/go-getter. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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