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as in skilled
having or showing exceptional knowledge, experience, or skill in a field of endeavor
a simple dish that any practiced chef should be able to produce even blindfolded
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as in virtuoso
accomplished with trained ability
a highly practiced performance of a classic ballet
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also practised
as in exercised
to do over and over so as to become skilled
in order to play the guitar well, you need to practice fingering every single day
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Recent Examples of practiced
Rachel Raposas, PEOPLE, 17 Nov. 2025
For an extra-inventive twist, Brazilian designer Lucas Simões recently unveiled the Colendra chair, a wild, sculptural example of metalworking that combines an irreverent sensibility with practiced craft.
—Rachel Gallaher, Robb Report, 4 Oct. 2025
Doug Ferguson, Chicago Tribune, 11 June 2026
Inclusion practiced only when convenient is not inclusion but performance.
—Sankar Sen, The Conversation, 11 June 2026
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Adjective
The event included a number of cooking demonstrations from practiced hands, a lively tailgate filled with delicious bites and candid conversations between chefs and other culinary experts.
—Rachel Raposas, PEOPLE, 17 Nov. 2025
For an extra-inventive twist, Brazilian designer Lucas Simões recently unveiled the Colendra chair, a wild, sculptural example of metalworking that combines an irreverent sensibility with practiced craft.
—Rachel Gallaher, Robb Report, 4 Oct. 2025
Verb
Golf Digest cited multiple sources as saying Mickelson is no longer welcome at The Farms Golf Club, where the six-time major champion has played and practiced for decades.
—Doug Ferguson, Chicago Tribune, 11 June 2026
Inclusion practiced only when convenient is not inclusion but performance.
—Sankar Sen, The Conversation, 11 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for practiced
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Needless to say, fewer international students today can mean fewer skilled workers in sectors like tech, healthcare, and engineering tomorrow.—
Bjorn Markeson,
Fortune,
10 Dec. 2025
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Either way, these ancient humans were skilled foragers and hunter-gatherers who lived in small groups of perhaps a dozen people and only rarely crossed paths with other bands.—
Meghan Bartels,
Scientific American,
10 Dec. 2025
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Thanks to more than 200 years of intense and virtuoso scientific work, what were once valid or at least plausible concerns and objections to vaccines have been overcome.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
11 June 2026
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Long revered by guitar obsessives and ambient explorers alike, Reilly’s playing has never chased virtuoso spectacle.—
SPIN Staff,
SPIN,
27 May 2026
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In 2023, the developer exercised an option to take over the entire building, kicking out the museum.—
Robert Channick,
Chicago Tribune,
10 June 2026
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People who exercised reported substantially fewer poor mental health days than those who did not.—
Samantha Agate,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
9 June 2026
Adjective
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Jelly was equally adept at the lighter moments.—
Théoden Janes,
Charlotte Observer,
10 June 2026
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Some may have brains that are naturally more adept at carrying out the rewiring required for multitasking than others.—
David Cox,
NBC news,
4 June 2026
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Even the uninitiated will be beguiled, though, by the director’s meditative style, his skillful portrait of industrial upheaval and decay, and the sense of wistfulness driving Tao’s lovely performance.—
David Sims,
The Atlantic,
9 Dec. 2025
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In the hands of this skillful writer, those facts become a riveting, surprising tale of a heroic, passionate and intelligent woman.—
The Know,
Denver Post,
7 Dec. 2025
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The team recorded which paw the dogs used to stabilize the toy while searching for treats and repeated the test several times.—
Jackie Flynn Mogensen,
Scientific American,
10 June 2026
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Create cohesiveness from room to room A luxury-smelling home isn’t one note repeated everywhere.—
Lauren Jarvis-Gibson,
Miami Herald,
10 June 2026
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In the last year of district control, about 12% of Locke students tested as proficient in English Language Arts, and about 3% in math.—
Howard Blume,
Los Angeles Times,
11 June 2026
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Jackson Blake One third of the proficient Stankoven line, Blake is shifty as can be and has had a postseason full of big plays.—
Michael Russo,
New York Times,
8 June 2026
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For full daily and monthly horoscopes as well as expert readings, see our full Horoscopes experience.—
USA TODAY,
USA Today,
15 June 2026
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Hedge funds are most attractive to investors when the over-all market performs poorly, as bruised investors seek ways to protect themselves against another crash by putting their money in the hands of people supposedly expert at managing risk.—
Gary Sernovitz,
New Yorker,
15 June 2026
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“Practiced.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/practiced. Accessed 18 Jun. 2026.
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