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thrusting

British  
/ ˈθrʌstɪŋ /

adjective

  1. ambitious and having great drive

    a thrusting young executive
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The badger held two teacups, thrusting them upward.

From Literature

But it’s also thrusting a decades-old accounting debate back into the spotlight.

From MarketWatch

Bezos is the latest among an older generation of Silicon Valley leaders who are thrusting themselves into the AI race.

From The Wall Street Journal

We charged them, thrusting hands, arms, legs, even heads, under the streams of water, washing away the stench of the boxcars.

From Literature

They run at a gallop, thrusting their thin legs ahead of their bodies, two powerful legs at a time.

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