as in prudence
the ability to make intelligent decisions especially in everyday matters
the company needs a new leader with the gumption and know-how that comes from experience
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Recent Examples of gumption
The beauty community in Los Angeles has a lot of grit and gumption—a lot of very smart and savvy people who are business-minded as well as artistically-minded.
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Allure Editors, Allure, 17 Jan. 2025
Alice and Leo also show the kind of gumption that suggests spycraft runs in the bloodline.
—David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Sep. 2019
But nobody could deny the men’s enthusiasm and gumption, and members of the Hooligan Navy came to embrace the nickname with pride.
—David Wolman, Smithsonian Magazine, 8 Jan. 2025
The triumph and curse of Broad City was in capturing that mid-to-late Obama feeling, when the world seemed like a playground for any young person with gumption and imagination.
—Nate Jones, Vulture, 20 Aug. 2024
See All Example Sentences for gumption
Allure Editors, Allure, 17 Jan. 2025
Alice and Leo also show the kind of gumption that suggests spycraft runs in the bloodline.
—David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Sep. 2019
But nobody could deny the men’s enthusiasm and gumption, and members of the Hooligan Navy came to embrace the nickname with pride.
—David Wolman, Smithsonian Magazine, 8 Jan. 2025
The triumph and curse of Broad City was in capturing that mid-to-late Obama feeling, when the world seemed like a playground for any young person with gumption and imagination.
—Nate Jones, Vulture, 20 Aug. 2024
See All Example Sentences for gumption
Recent Examples of Synonyms for gumption
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Navigating Political and Ethical Considerations of the Strategic Bitcoin Reserve By embracing bitcoin as a vital national reserve asset, the United States positions itself at the forefront of economic innovation, fiscal prudence, and visionary thinking.—
Dave Birnbaum,
Forbes,
7 Mar. 2025
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Carroll picked contractors to do the work and agreed on a price without waiting for competing bids, authorized them to pave at night when rain forecasts would normally have halted work, and generally gave speed priority over the usual prudence.—
Benjamin Wallace-Wells,
The New Yorker,
3 Mar. 2025
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This shift is not a sign of decline but rather a maturation process that leads to wisdom—the kind of knowledge that has kept human societies thriving for millennia.—
Talia Milgrom-Elcott,
Forbes,
13 Mar. 2025
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Critics question the wisdom of linking the full faith and credit of the US government to a purely speculative, highly volatile asset.—
Allison Morrow,
CNN,
13 Mar. 2025
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Migraine With Aura About 25% of people with migraines experience an aura, a temporary, reversible change in their senses.—
Janelle McSwiggin, MSN,
Health,
17 Mar. 2025
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Rather than surprising the audience with the plane crash that sets off Death’s design, each iteration of the script opens with a sense of foreboding that something is wrong.—
Todd Gilchrist,
Variety,
17 Mar. 2025
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Saweetie proves her comedic chops as well, while Skinner brings his signature self-aware wit.—
Glenn Garner,
Deadline,
14 Mar. 2025
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Flaws like these could be glossed over with enough wit.—
Angie Han,
The Hollywood Reporter,
12 Mar. 2025
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“Gumption.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gumption. Accessed 22 Mar. 2025.
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