Thesaurus results for QUALIFICATION

qualification

noun

ˌkwä-lə-fə-ˈkā-shən

Definition of qualification

as in capability

a skill, an ability, or knowledge that makes a person able to do a particular job the fashion firm was looking for an applicant who could list superior sewing skills among his or her qualifications

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as in provision

something upon which the carrying out of an agreement or offer depends will give us his permission to go to the conference with the qualification that we make up the time later

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Recent Examples of qualification For Hubei’s crew, however, passing the qualification assessment is not the end of the training cycle. — Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 11 Aug. 2026 Most importantly, the rise of affordable mechanical keyboards has made products like the Eve 1800 much harder to recommend without qualification, especially when the price difference is now only $10 to $20. — Sascha Brodsky, PC Magazine, 11 Aug. 2026 Hajduk Split just wrapped up the preliminary qualification rounds in the UEFA Women's Champions League and while they were knocked out of contention for a qualifying spot there's a lot more soccer left to be played. — Sean Joseph Outkick, FOXNews.com, 9 Aug. 2026 English-only instruction is now required, while states no longer have to meet key benchmarks related to nutrition, curriculum, and teacher qualifications. — O. Rose Broderick, STAT, 7 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for qualification

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Noun

Ministry spokesman Sun Li-fang said NCSIST had already verified jamming capabilities for the newer frequency and would introduce them through future upgrades.

— Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 16 Aug. 2026
Final Thoughts The Qidi Max 4 feels like a machine designed for people who care more about capability, material flexibility, and printing large, functional parts than chasing a perfectly polished consumer-appliance experience.

— Michael Lydick, PC Magazine, 15 Aug. 2026

Definition of capability

Noun

Thanks to a narrow provision in the tax code, IRS Topic 419, people can offset the taxes from their gambling winnings.

— Catherina Gioino, Fortune, 15 Aug. 2026
Because the tax was not apportioned among the states as the Constitution required, those provisions were unconstitutional.

— Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes.com, 15 Aug. 2026

Definition of provision

Noun

States are also setting up systems that may not adequately track pregnant and postpartum enrollees who should be exempt from the law’s new work requirements, erroneously dropping them from coverage, Burak’s report said.

— Andrew Jones, CNN Money, 17 Aug. 2026
There is a new effort to increase the minimum wage and training requirements for security guards in California ahead of the 2028 Olympics.

— Steve Large, CBS News, 17 Aug. 2026

Definition of requirement

Noun

Hegseth's rhetoric has also fueled concerns about the Pentagon's ability to recruit and retain an increasingly diverse force.

— Steven Beynon, ABC News, 17 Aug. 2026
Besides losing the ability to maneuver on its own, the almost 10,000-ton warship saw its galley services, toilets, air conditioning and potable water impacted, Comer said.

— Brad Lendon, CNN Money, 17 Aug. 2026

Definition of ability

Noun

One owner of an EFL club, who spoke to The Athletic on the condition of anonymity to protect relationships, was more pessimistic.

— Chris Weatherspoon, New York Times, 14 Aug. 2026
The last three Democratic presidents inherited terrible economic conditions and had to spend to rescue the country from soaring joblessness, the housing crisis and the pandemic, respectively.

— Chicago Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 14 Aug. 2026

Definition of condition

Noun

The friction is when this starts taking place in smaller resorts, luxury trains, yachts, and where the clientele is specifically paying super high prices to avoid this stuff.

— Doug Gollan, Forbes.com, 11 Aug. 2026
This is stuff that these guys have been saying on the record very explicitly for decades.

— Tonya Mosley, NPR, 10 Aug. 2026

Definition of stuff

Noun

These days it is seldom seen, with scouting resource and social media so prevalent, for the majority to be so unaware of the next young talent.

— Jacob Tanswell, New York Times, 13 Aug. 2026
Brands from Louis Vuitton to Dior to Chanel boast a strong roster of K-pop brand ambassadors, and each fashion month, local talent comes out in force.

— Madeleine Schulz, Vogue, 12 Aug. 2026

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