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as in skillfulness
subtle or imaginative ability in inventing, devising, or executing something
with unbelievable skill, the expert in origami transformed a few sheets of paper into a menagerie of exotic animals
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as in expertise
skills plural
knowledge gained by actually doing or living through something
he had acquired valuable skills during his life at sea
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Recent Examples of skill
Cignetti’s surprise 11-win team in 2024 mostly won with its skill talent.
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Stewart Mandel, New York Times, 12 Oct. 2025
The neurodegenerative disorder, which causes tremors, affects speech and leads to motor skills, has no cure.
—Eric Andersson, PEOPLE, 11 Oct. 2025
Ukraine’s largest drone maker (UKRSpec Systems) is investing £200 million in UK production facilities, creating 500 high-skill jobs.
—Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 11 Oct. 2025
Additionally, be sure to check out the AI Conversation Partner to practice your speaking, listening, and comprehension skills in real-time.
—PC Magazine, 11 Oct. 2025
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Stewart Mandel, New York Times, 12 Oct. 2025
The neurodegenerative disorder, which causes tremors, affects speech and leads to motor skills, has no cure.
—Eric Andersson, PEOPLE, 11 Oct. 2025
Ukraine’s largest drone maker (UKRSpec Systems) is investing £200 million in UK production facilities, creating 500 high-skill jobs.
—Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 11 Oct. 2025
Additionally, be sure to check out the AI Conversation Partner to practice your speaking, listening, and comprehension skills in real-time.
—PC Magazine, 11 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for skill
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The board’s challenge lies in deepening their expertise while being intentional about protecting their bandwidth given the sheer volume of information and pace of change.—
Lara Abrash,
Fortune,
11 Oct. 2025
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The level of scientific scrutiny and expertise means these documents are trusted by environmental experts around the world.—
Sharon Lerner,
ProPublica,
10 Oct. 2025
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Federico Marchetti, the Italian fashion entrepreneur, is a master of sprezzatura—the courtier’s art of cloaking ambition and cunning in an air of guileless nonchalance.—
John Seabrook,
New Yorker,
29 Sep. 2025
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But Israeli cunning, buoyed by remarkable intelligence capabilities and precision targeting, has damaged the group.—
Sean Durns,
The Washington Examiner,
26 Sep. 2025
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Group members can share experiences, knowledge, hopes, fears and strengths.—
Linda Mcintosh,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
10 Oct. 2025
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Then he was forced out of his job by the White House, only to be replaced by Lindsey Halligan, a former insurance lawyer in Florida with no experience as a prosecutor.—
Carrie Johnson,
NPR,
10 Oct. 2025
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Even improved proficiency with AI doesn’t reliably mitigate the automation bias.—
Nelson Lim,
Fortune,
10 Oct. 2025
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After the first group of trainees, mostly middle-class, English-speaking, and with military connections, more and more refugees coming from more rural areas or with lower proficiency levels also entered the industry.—
Arabelle Sicardi,
Allure,
9 Oct. 2025
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Floyd said the group also provides support to art teachers and school art programs through field trips and by funding art supplies.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
12 Oct. 2025
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The science—or art—of cultivating beneficial attitudes and habits amid prodigious privilege is nascent.—
Christina Binkley,
Robb Report,
11 Oct. 2025
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Game Pieces – will vary depending on the creativity and artistry of the lead player, and dietary tastes and restrictions of the other players.—
Catharine Kaufman,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
13 Oct. 2025
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Like many other recent true crime adaptions, the show has nothing to say, and there's zero artistry in its lurid retelling of a man murdering his wife and son.—
Kelly Lawler,
USA Today,
13 Oct. 2025
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That reputation doesn’t come from talent alone.—
Kimberly Wilson,
Essence,
9 Oct. 2025
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That Tigers staff would turn out to be one of the best collections of coaching talent in recent college football history, producing four more future head coaches.—
Chris Vannini,
New York Times,
8 Oct. 2025
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“Skill.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/skill. Accessed 15 Oct. 2025.
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