Thesaurus results for QUALIFICATIONS

qualifications

noun

plural of qualification

as in capabilities

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 provisions

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 qualifications Not only has 37-year network veteran Pelley been shown the door after questioning the intentions and qualifications of both Weiss and Bilton, but 60 Minutes alone lost Anderson Cooper at the end of the newsmagazine’s 58th season last month despite Weiss’ efforts to retain the CNN star. —

Dominic Patten, Deadline, 3 June 2026 Crawford withheld judgment on Pulte’s qualifications as the real estate mogul and social media personality faces criticism from lawmakers over his lack of national security experience. —

Naomi Lim, The Washington Examiner, 3 June 2026 Cassidy is not the first Republican to express concern over Pulte's qualifications. —

Garrett Downs, CNBC, 2 June 2026 This includes aggressively questioning voters about their citizenship, criminal record, or other qualifications to vote, posing as an elections worker, spreading false information about voting requirements, displaying false signs about fraud or other harassment, the ACLU said. —

Don Sweeney, Sacbee.com, 2 June 2026 Pelley derided any qualifications either Weiss or Bilton had to manage the show, and demanded an explanation for why his colleagues were fired. —

Brian Steinberg, Variety, 2 June 2026 And, depending on the loan product and borrower qualifications, some ARM rates may already be below the 6% threshold, meaning that this could be a good time to consider one. —

Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 1 June 2026 If an inmate works within two hours of the jail and meets other qualifications, a sentencing judge can authorize them to serve their sentence with Huber work release privileges, said Sheriff Scott Knudson. —

Mary Divine, Twin Cities, 1 June 2026 Applicants are no longer simply presenting their qualifications. —

Bybryan Robinson, Forbes.com, 1 June 2026

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Noun

The boost-glide system was designed to be carried by aircraft such as the B-52 bomber, delivering rapid long-range strike capabilities against distant targets.

— Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 31 May 2026
But satellite images reviewed by CNN show how Iran has used simple equipment such as bulldozers and dump trucks to counter those costly campaigns — suggesting that Tehran’s missile capabilities can’t be destroyed just by targeting tunnel entrances, experts said.

— Tamara Qiblawi, CNN Money, 31 May 2026