plucky

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Recent Examples of plucky But Vera’s story, framed to negligible effect by her 50th birthday party (where she’s played by Susanne Wolff), is told almost like a teen-emancipation caper comedy about a plucky high school senior driven by her daddy issues to succeed. David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 16 Feb. 2025 Language learning app Duolingo killed off its plucky mascot, Duo the owl, this week — creating a social media marketing moment that may have more sticking power than recent Super Bowl ads. April Rubin, Axios, 15 Feb. 2025 One of those technologies was the plucky Ingenuity helicopter, a robotic flyer that was designed to make five test flights. Brett Tingley, Space.com, 6 Feb. 2025 However, everyone is vulnerable to being swept up by this dreamy, sensitive story of the plucky teens who do just that. Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 25 Jan. 2025 See All Example Sentences for plucky
Recent Examples of Synonyms for plucky
Adjective
  • The actor has also emerged as a brave and outspoken advocate against harassment in the film industry, delivering a message that has served as an example and source of encouragement for many other women in the industry.
    The Glamour editors, Glamour, 8 Mar. 2025
  • That was incredibly brave of your brother and now sister-in-law.
    Taylor Mims, Billboard, 7 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • Von Blasingame died on Jan. 18, after a courageous battle with Parkinson’s disease and dementia, his family said.
    Leonard Greene, New York Daily News, 7 Mar. 2025
  • The book’s premise revolves around Zachary, a courageous eight-year-old diagnosed with a terminal pediatric cancer, who has an enlightening dream where God approaches him with a mission.
    Catharine Kaufman, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • The animal fell into an icy river in the Xinjiang city of Kashgar recently, according to footage of the valiant rescue effort and a description shared by Newsflare.
    Brenton Blanchet, People.com, 7 Mar. 2025
  • The rest of the episode shows the Current’s valiant efforts despite the loss in the NWSL semifinals against Orlando.
    Daniel Sperry, Kansas City Star, 7 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • True innovation requires fearless iteration and experimentation.
    Expert Panel®, Forbes, 3 Mar. 2025
  • The filmmaker-actor will portray a fearless inspector characterized as a devout follower of the Hindu God Ayyappa with zero tolerance for corruption.
    Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 28 Feb. 2025
Adjective
  • But the guard has pushed through and is determined to help Phoenix make a last-ditch effort for a playoff run.
    William Lambers, Newsweek, 8 Mar. 2025
  • At a time when women were not allowed to wrestle professionally, this dream seems far-fetched, but Burke is determined to succeed.
    Murtada Elfadl, Variety, 8 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • In stereotypical movies, the gallant hero saves the damsel through daring, dramatic action.
    Amanda Nguyen, TIME, 3 Mar. 2025
  • But at the very end, America's Democratic majority came home to Carter in a late surge that flooded polling places in party strongholds across the nation and stopped Ford's gallant comeback just short of victory.
    Peter Goldman, Newsweek, 29 Dec. 2024
Adjective
  • Allen learned on the job from Ashley and Mary-Kate Olsen at The Row, who have always been resolute about doing things their own way.
    Nicole Phelps, Vogue, 6 Feb. 2025
  • The resolute horse nudges the keg forward across challenging terrain and is unwavering in the desire to achieve the goal of delivering the keg of Budweiser beer.
    Todd Holmes, Forbes, 19 Feb. 2025
Adjective
  • Her heroic story is unarguably the stuff of movies.
    Esther K. Choy, Forbes, 9 Mar. 2025
  • The midseason premiere of Grey’s Anatomy picked up right after Lucas Adams’ (Niko Terho) heroic actions potentially cost his life during an armed robbery.
    Stephanie Wenger, People.com, 7 Mar. 2025

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“Plucky.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/plucky. Accessed 15 Mar. 2025.

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