opportunistically
Americanadverb
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in a way that suggests or is characterized by opportunism.
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Pathology. (of a microorganism) in an opportunistic way; under certain conditions, such as when the host is weakened or malnourished.
Example Sentences
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“The Treasury has invested decades that it would not behave opportunistically like this,” Crandall said.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 21, 2026
Yet these payouts also prevented companies from using excess cash to do other important things, such as paying down debt or buying back stock opportunistically.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 12, 2026
That work suggested the ancestor of crown snakes, meaning the group that gave rise to living snakes, may have been adapted for burrowing while also behaving opportunistically.
From Science Daily ● Apr. 24, 2026
But he acknowledged that the Fed’s preferred metric, core personal consumption expenditures inflation, is running near 3% and that policymakers shouldn’t switch opportunistically between price measures to justify a preferred outcome.
From Barron's ● Feb. 23, 2026
“It seemed the dealers were just sitting on my lists and bidding extremely opportunistically themselves,” said Burry.
From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis
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