adeptness

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Recent Examples of adeptness Davies’s adeptness at verbal wit and aching melancholy are on grand display throughout The House of Mirth, one of his greatest films. Samantha Bergeson, IndieWire, 5 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for adeptness
skill
Noun
  • Coming into Week 8, Skattebo ranked inside the top five in football in rushing touchdowns with five on the season, the highest of any of the Giants skill position players.
    Reice Shipley, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Oct. 2025
  • The same is true of his offensive line, as well as the surrounding skill and coaching.
    Austin Meek, New York Times, 26 Oct. 2025

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“Adeptness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/adeptness. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.

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