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Recent Examples of pluckiness
From their first encounter, the fantastic Petrova holds her ground, playing Iris with assured pluckiness.
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Carlos Aguilar, Variety, 31 Jan. 2026
Carlos Aguilar, Variety, 31 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pluckiness
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The First Eight's legacies of resistance and resolve, promise and purpose, faith and fortitude, continue to motivate me every day and in every way.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
25 Apr. 2026
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The level of intense feelings that anchor the show requires mental fortitude, yes, but also open-hearted candor.—
Melissa Ruggieri,
USA Today,
19 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Hard work, vision, grit all got her there.—
Wendy Naugle,
USA Today,
26 Apr. 2026
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Philadelphia embodied the grit of a city on Friday night.—
Tony Jones,
New York Times,
25 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Edward Montoya plays Fingal as an idealistic young writer, fresh out of Harvard, with little practical experience but a lot of ability and gumption.—
Christopher Arnott,
Hartford Courant,
21 Apr. 2026
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Clearly, the interior designer known as Dabito—Dab, for short—does not lack for gumption.—
Ingrid Abramovitch,
Architectural Digest,
20 Apr. 2026
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Grossmont showed some spunk, rallying for three runs in the bottom of the inning.—
Don Norcross,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
2 Apr. 2026
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An essay that lacks the rough edges, occasional clunky vocabulary, or endearing spunk of imperfect teenage writing can quickly indicate over-coaching (or, perhaps worse, the use of AI).—
Christopher Rim,
Forbes.com,
27 Feb. 2026
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But Brind’Amour’s group held its mettle and regained control in the third, with Hall assisting on a go-ahead goal from Logan Stankoven — the latter’s fourth of the series.—
Julian McKenzie,
New York Times,
26 Apr. 2026
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Last year’s first round selection Mykel Williams was also lost to injury and Bryce Huff has retired, meaning both Halton and Height could get early chances to prove their mettle.—
Graham Womack,
Sacbee.com,
26 Apr. 2026
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The courage to make those choices and keep moving forward is what has defined my journey.—
Noor Lobad,
Footwear News,
28 Apr. 2026
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But when a mysterious aircraft sinks into the ocean, Ally’s peaceful world is suddenly thrown into danger and is thrust into a journey real-life marine creatures as the film explores themes of friendship and courage.—
Etan Vlessing,
HollywoodReporter,
28 Apr. 2026
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Ponds also plays with a chip on his shoulder and displays fearlessness both in coverage situations and against the run.—
Antwan Staley,
New York Daily News,
25 Apr. 2026
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Ashley has an ingénue’s demeanor, but from the first episode, it’s been clear that there is fearlessness beneath her sunny surface.—
Rafaela Bassili,
Vulture,
16 Apr. 2026
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Upending age-old narrative traditions, Paul’s heroism takes a sinister turn when Herbert reveals that the Bene Gesserit, an Illuminati-like secretive order of psychic matriarchs, has long been conditioning the Fremen to expect the arrival of a messiah, or mahdi, in their native tongue.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
29 Apr. 2026
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An all-too-familiar contrast between heroism and destructiveness.—
Editorial Board,
Washington Post,
26 Apr. 2026
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“Pluckiness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pluckiness. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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