as in masterfully
in a skillful or expert manner
skillfully guided the powerboat around the obstacles
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Recent Examples of skillfully
Justin Hale has spent his career helping leaders break that silence—skillfully, humanely, and with lasting results.
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Rodger Dean Duncan,
Forbes.com,
18 June 2026
Sharing skillfully, in ways that foster connection, isn’t always easy, Lyubomirsky and Reis insist.
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Jessica Dulong,
CNN Money,
16 June 2026
Sudden death couldn’t be helped, of course, but physicians tended skillfully to injuries suffered by the survivors.
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Cullen Murphy,
The Atlantic,
13 June 2026
The result is an aesthetic that skillfully balances a variety of textures, including injecting Shou Sugi Ban custom treatments inspired by Japanese principles of wabi-sabi that typically employ elements of asymmetry, roughness, and simplicity.
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Rachel Davies,
Architectural Digest,
12 June 2026
Writer-director Pascal Plante skillfully enhances the themes of his film with a cold, unsettling atmosphere, often implicating us as voyeurs with our own fixation on the dark side of humanity.
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Eric Farwell,
Entertainment Weekly,
12 June 2026
The good news is seasonal forecast models can skillfully predict marine heat waves three to six months in advance, depending on the region.
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Dillon Amaya,
The Conversation,
12 June 2026
Instead, the skulls appeared to be removed skillfully from the bodies after death.
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Emily Mae Czachor,
CBS News,
9 June 2026
That’s the spousal duo of Kate Kilbane and Dan Moses, songwriters with a splendid sense of how to use mood, melody and skillfully honed lyrics to drive a story forward.
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Rob Hubbard,
Twin Cities,
7 June 2026
Rodger Dean Duncan,
Forbes.com,
18 June 2026
Sharing skillfully, in ways that foster connection, isn’t always easy, Lyubomirsky and Reis insist.
—
Jessica Dulong,
CNN Money,
16 June 2026
Sudden death couldn’t be helped, of course, but physicians tended skillfully to injuries suffered by the survivors.
—
Cullen Murphy,
The Atlantic,
13 June 2026
The result is an aesthetic that skillfully balances a variety of textures, including injecting Shou Sugi Ban custom treatments inspired by Japanese principles of wabi-sabi that typically employ elements of asymmetry, roughness, and simplicity.
—
Rachel Davies,
Architectural Digest,
12 June 2026
Writer-director Pascal Plante skillfully enhances the themes of his film with a cold, unsettling atmosphere, often implicating us as voyeurs with our own fixation on the dark side of humanity.
—
Eric Farwell,
Entertainment Weekly,
12 June 2026
The good news is seasonal forecast models can skillfully predict marine heat waves three to six months in advance, depending on the region.
—
Dillon Amaya,
The Conversation,
12 June 2026
Instead, the skulls appeared to be removed skillfully from the bodies after death.
—
Emily Mae Czachor,
CBS News,
9 June 2026
That’s the spousal duo of Kate Kilbane and Dan Moses, songwriters with a splendid sense of how to use mood, melody and skillfully honed lyrics to drive a story forward.
—
Rob Hubbard,
Twin Cities,
7 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for skillfully
Adverb
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The renovation masterfully blends contemporary comforts with the Inn's historic character, aiming for a sophisticated yet authentic residential feel.
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Their pursuit leads them down a highly unusual path with no easy answers, and Bong masterfully balances tonal shifts from bleak tragedy to absurdist humor to highlight why the case remains so compelling.
Adverb
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The legendary German goalkeeper Manuel Neuer seemed well-positioned to catch the ball.
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Unlike the public comment sessions of school board meetings, which have been overwhelmingly well-attended since the Texas Education Agency took over the district in March, there was no time limit for remarks.
Adverb
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The new owner, Jasen Mark, snapped it up four years ago, then spent $8 million to turn a rundown resort into a new five-star property that artfully straddles modern amenities and a nostalgic embrace of simpler times.
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Co-directed by the singer, the clip was artfully shot and empathetically told, and got fans sufficiently invested that Kiyoko eventually published a YA novel expanding the adventures of its young lovers, Coley and Sonya.
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Backed by tens of thousands of raucous fans in the Los Angeles area, Bosnia capably hung with Switzerland into the second half — until the hydration break led to a moment of brilliance from Manzambi, a 20-year-old Geneva native who plays for German club Freiburg.
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Boston College transfer Omar Thornton also is an accomplished safety, but UM used him primarily at nickel cornerback this spring, a role handled capably last season by Keionte Scott, who’s now with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
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Paula turns on a dime, expertly masks her horror, stress, and despair, and puts on a smile for her little girl.
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Emma Hayes, the head coach of the United States’ women’s team, provided tactical analysis of the match, expertly delivered in just 70 seconds.
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Similarly, John Portman’s Entelechy II in Georgia and Ray Kappe’s home in Los Angeles deftly manipulate space and perspective, employing bold geometries and gravity-defying cantilevers to connect airy interiors to the landscape.
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Both were able to deftly differentiate between information released before the latest patch and information released afterward, even when articles didn’t explicitly mention which game version they were based on.
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Seated near the senators, a woman in a crisp white uniform appears to listen in, her hands folded neatly in her lap.
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Legacy is what keeps many founders going when the numbers no longer add up neatly.
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“Skillfully.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/skillfully. Accessed 26 Jun. 2026.
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