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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Relevance

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 The Last Airbender, which premieres on Paramount+ (and a handful of theaters for awards qualification) this weekend. — Rick Porter, HollywoodReporter, 23 July 2026 In their quest for Champions League qualification back then, Villa took a bet on Rashford providing an immediate impact, with senior figures stating that his salary — Villa covered 80 per cent of it — was double that of their next highest earner. — Chris Weatherspoon, New York Times, 22 July 2026 In the late 19th century, Republicans, seeking to maintain their electoral advantage in the chamber, admitted a series of states that would not have met the customary qualifications for statehood. — Jonathan Chait, The Atlantic, 22 July 2026 Republican voters often cited candidates’ policies, experience, and qualifications as the reasons for their support. — Rena Rowe, The Washington Examiner, 22 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for qualification

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Noun

Amazon and Anthropic are the absences that matter, because both sell frontier AI capability and both have a direct stake in how this is decided.

— Sandy Carter, Forbes.com, 26 July 2026
That provoked a campaign of US strikes early in 2025, which degraded their capabilities.

— Chris Lau, CNN Money, 26 July 2026

Definition of capability

Noun

Section 301 refers to a provision of a 1974 trade law, the same mechanism that is being used to impose the new tariffs on Friday.

— Elisabeth Buchwald, CNN Money, 25 July 2026
Larson was one of a few Democrats to oppose it because the law did not include an offset similar to that in his own Social Security reform bill, which would have temporarily remove those provisions.

— Lisa Hagen, Hartford Courant, 25 July 2026

Definition of provision

Noun

Domain expertise, transparent quality assurance processes and the ability to adapt workflows as requirements change often have a greater impact on long-term model performance than the speed at which labels are initially delivered.

— Lucas Zhao, Forbes.com, 27 July 2026
The firm celebrates its 80th birthday this year, and has been bolstered with new talent bringing additional expertise and services to the business.

— David Moin, Footwear News, 27 July 2026

Definition of expertise

Noun

Boston City Councilor Ed Flynn will move to propose measures related to waiving Boston Police Department residency requirements and allowing retired officers to take shifts as the department faces ongoing staffing challenges.

— Grace Zokovitch, Boston Herald, 27 July 2026
Missouri would become the first state in the nation with such a concurrent-majority requirement.

— Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 27 July 2026

Definition of requirement

Noun

But their ability to deliver useful results depends on the quality, accessibility and governance of the data behind them.

— Bernard Marr, Forbes.com, 27 July 2026
For now, though, the team’s missing payments at the Coliseum could jeopardize their ability to finish out the 2026 regular season.

— Shomik Mukherjee, Mercury News, 26 July 2026

Definition of ability

Noun

While the cause of the crash is unknown, weather conditions around the time were windy, with ground-level gusts out of the south at 20 mph and rain showers moving into the area.

— Martin Goillandeau, CNN Money, 24 July 2026
Russell said that breadfruit will become more common as climate change continues to trend toward warmer conditions throughout the world as a response to burning fossil fuels.

— Ashley Miznazi, Miami Herald, 24 July 2026

Definition of condition

Noun

To save the cost and effort of pumping millions of liters of seawater solely to obtain minerals, the researchers propose bolting modular reactors onto coastal desalination plants, which already move enormous quantities of the stuff.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 27 July 2026
YouTube Premium users who don’t want to watch Peacock stuff with ads will also have the option to upgrade to the ad-free tier, Peacock Premium Plus, on YouTube.

— Eric Vilas-Boas, Vulture, 27 July 2026

Definition of stuff

Noun

Diversity leaders, who have often been positioned around talent, will no longer be able to lean on the annual EEO1 report that many have relied on to understand the demographic data needed to excel in their position.

— Doug Melville, Forbes.com, 23 July 2026
As well as his dazzling talent, supporters loved the tireless work rate and enthusiasm of their No 7.

— James Pearce, New York Times, 22 July 2026

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