thrusting

/ ˈθrʌstɪŋ /

adjective

1. ambitious and having great drive

   a thrusting young executive

Example Sentences

Autumn signs with one hand before thrusting the clothes into my chest.

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In recent weeks, a series of suspected Russian drones has disrupted airports, grounded flights and put citizens on edge across Central and Eastern Europe, thrusting some countries into a gray-zone conflict with Moscow.

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But his analysis is undermined by his alarmist hyperbole and his tendency to cast nearly all of his political antagonists as authoritarian villains bent on thrusting America back to the days of Jim Crow.

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Instead, two innings later, Smith delivered a swing that will change his legacy forever — thrusting him onto a pedestal both overdue and long-warranted.

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The shutdown’s length milestone and Election Day could collide on Tuesday, thrusting the federal closure into the spotlight anew and perhaps provoking a fresh push to end it.

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Related Words

• advance 
• assault 
• attack 
• drive 
• effort 
• offensive 
• thrust