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as in proficiency
a highly developed skill in or knowledge of something
the exchange student returned from her year in Spain with a complete mastery of the language
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as in power
the right or means to command or control others
the British monarch has only token mastery over the citizens of the United Kingdom
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Recent Examples of mastery
While the modern executive suite demands strategic vision, commercial fluency, and interpersonal mastery, many of today’s most effective tech leaders continue to draw deeply from their engineering roots.
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Brent Gleeson, Forbes.com, 1 May 2025
March 2025 King of Cups: This month invites you into the realms of emotional mastery and deep inner work.
—Meghan Rose, Glamour, 1 May 2025
Weber saw that bureaucrats’ strength lies in their mastery of specialized knowledge.
—Michel Anteby, The Conversation, 28 Apr. 2025
Tending your garden, organizing family photos or taking a daily walk are activities that may give you a sense of mastery over your environment when your finances feel outside of your control.
—Diane Harris, New York Times, 12 Apr. 2025
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Brent Gleeson, Forbes.com, 1 May 2025
March 2025 King of Cups: This month invites you into the realms of emotional mastery and deep inner work.
—Meghan Rose, Glamour, 1 May 2025
Weber saw that bureaucrats’ strength lies in their mastery of specialized knowledge.
—Michel Anteby, The Conversation, 28 Apr. 2025
Tending your garden, organizing family photos or taking a daily walk are activities that may give you a sense of mastery over your environment when your finances feel outside of your control.
—Diane Harris, New York Times, 12 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mastery
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These credentials fall into two main categories, each offering different insights into an expert's capabilities: Vendor-specific certifications demonstrate proficiency with particular forensic tools or technologies.—
Lars Daniel,
Forbes.com,
12 May 2025
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However, Rafael Jimenez-Flores, PhD, the J.T. Parker endowed chair for dairy foods in the Department of Food Science and Technology at The Ohio State University, stresses the importance of reinstating the proficiency testing program as soon as possible.—
Parents,
Parents,
9 May 2025
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The way their dynamic is structured, Colin fears that one wrong move could bring things to an end, which merely reinforces Ray’s power over him.—
Peter Debruge,
Variety,
18 May 2025
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At the time of writing, some 50,000 were still without power in Missouri, according to PowerOutage.us, a service that tracks disruptions.—
Joe Edwards,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 May 2025
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Indian spirituality, with its emphasis on the interconnectedness of life, was an important check on the hubris of American individualism and biblical notions of how the world had been given by God to man to have dominion over.—
Andrew Moore,
New York Times,
15 May 2025
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By making his milieu familiar to a modern audience, Hytner and Bailey ignore the profound strangeness of Richard, who gains dominion over himself only by letting a nation slip through his fingers.—
Helen Shaw,
New Yorker,
17 Apr. 2025
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By pinpointing high-privilege users and monitoring data-sharing behaviors, Reco assists CISOs in implementing stricter access controls.—
Maria Williams,
USA Today,
13 May 2025
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This underscores that communication in abusive relationships can escalate the situation, particularly when the core issue is power and control, not miscommunication.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes.com,
12 May 2025
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At the same time, progressives held sway on issues like housing, where some of the most restrictive zoning in the country kept resident development stalled even as homelessness and encampments spread.—
Jesus Mesa,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 May 2025
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The reshuffling came after conservative podcast host and influencer Laura Loomer exerted increasing sway on Trump's decision-making, encouraging Trump to fire two senior officials on the National Security Council after a White House visit.—
Kathryn Palmer,
USA Today,
2 May 2025
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“Mastery.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mastery. Accessed 25 May. 2025.
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