Definition of SKILLED

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proficient, adept, skilled, skillful, expert mean having great knowledge and experience in a trade or profession. proficient implies a thorough competence derived from training and practice. proficient in translating foreign languages adept implies special aptitude as well as proficiency. adept at doing long division skilled stresses mastery of technique. a skilled surgeon skillful implies individual dexterity in execution or performance. skillful drivers expert implies extraordinary proficiency and often connotes knowledge as well as technical skill. expert in the evaluation of wines

Examples of skilled in a Sentence

a very skilled and talented writer He is skilled at cooking. Carpentry is a skilled trade.

Recent Examples on the Web Gullet said the board will continue reporting to the state infection rates at skilled long-term care facilities, assisted-living facilities and licensed group homes, and the state could roll out that information. — Courtney Astolfi, cleveland, "Cuyahoga County provides $5M for 30K coronavirus tests at nursing homes, shelters, group-living facilities," 8 May 2020 The Post focused on nursing homes and skilled nursing facilities that are certified by Medicare and Medicaid, more than 15,000 nationwide. — Anchorage Daily News, "1 in 6 nursing homes across U.S. report coronavirus cases," 30 Apr. 2020 The order follows the deployment of the California National Guard, which offered assistance in dealing with staffing issues at four skilled nursing facilities in the county. — Chris Gardner, The Hollywood Reporter, "Top L.A. Health Official Calls Trump's Disinfectant Comments "Extraordinarily Dangerous"," 24 Apr. 2020 Both facilities opening the units have low ratings by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, which oversees skilled nursing facilities nationwide. — Bailey Loosemore, The Courier-Journal, "Two Kentucky nursing homes opening coronavirus units for infected seniors," 10 Apr. 2020 Covered is in the midst of juggling the four balls that every startup needs to keep in the air: finding investors, closing sales, hiring skilled employees, and continually improving the product. — Scott Kirsner, BostonGlobe.com, "Covered Security wants you to be smarter about online threats — for your employer’s sake," 19 Jan. 2020 The company needed skilled manufacturing employees, and the DOC connected them with offenders who had received that exact training while at the Madison Women’s Prison. — Chris Sikich, Indianapolis Star, "We annotated Gov. Eric Holcomb's 2020 State of the State speech. Here's what we found.," 14 Jan. 2020 When dementia progresses to the later stages, some people can no longer feed themselves and may need to move to a skilled nursing facility. — Theresa Sullivan Barger, courant.com, "Memory care: Choosing a place for a loved one with dementia," 22 Oct. 2019 Call center work can be grueling, and some companies that employ lower-wage, lower-skilled workers have turnover rates of 30 percent to 45 percent. — Jaclyn Peiser, New York Times, "Needing At-Home Workers, Call Centers Turn to People With Disabilities," 26 Apr. 2020

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