ambitious
adjective
having ambition; eagerly desirous of achieving or obtaining success, power, wealth, a specific goal, etc..
ambitiously
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a word derived from
ambitious.
Example Sentences
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"Athletes have been taking to social media and using it ambitiously to cultivate followings, to strike brand deals, to make money, to leverage their popularity."
From BBC ● Jun. 30, 2026
But Altman wanted the company to think ambitiously about its product road map, and unveiled plans for a new AI hardware device that the company plans to launch in the coming years.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 24, 2026
This may sound ambitiously progressive, but speakers at the September launch emphasized pragmatism and concrete local projects to cut through the nation’s extreme polarization.
From Salon ● Dec. 20, 2025
Whether we settle on an idea like this or not, we should think ambitiously about what a more democratic legislature might look like.
From Slate ● Aug. 12, 2025
Lucrative contracts during the war had greatly enhanced his gains, and he had ambitiously made a present of one of his steamers to the Federal Government, to be called after him, to pursue “rebel pirates.”
From Memoirs of Service Afloat, During the War Between the States by Raphael Semmes
