as in ability
the physical or mental power to do something
questioned his competence to finish the task without help
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Recent Examples of competence
Out-competence the competition.
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Mirjam Swanson, Oc Register, 17 Oct. 2025
Johnson offers more variety than Porter; Valanciunas and Hardaway provide veteran competence off the bench.
—Rohan Nadkarni, NBC news, 15 Oct. 2025
Sperm meet the elevated energy demands to attain fertilization competence by increasing flux through aldolase.
—Hannah Millington, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 Oct. 2025
Young people develop civic competence by experimenting with political action as well as by participating in respectful classroom discussions.
—Christopher L. Eisgruber, Time, 9 Oct. 2025
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Mirjam Swanson, Oc Register, 17 Oct. 2025
Johnson offers more variety than Porter; Valanciunas and Hardaway provide veteran competence off the bench.
—Rohan Nadkarni, NBC news, 15 Oct. 2025
Sperm meet the elevated energy demands to attain fertilization competence by increasing flux through aldolase.
—Hannah Millington, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 Oct. 2025
Young people develop civic competence by experimenting with political action as well as by participating in respectful classroom discussions.
—Christopher L. Eisgruber, Time, 9 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for competence
Recent Examples of Synonyms for competence
Noun
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His ability to attract top older notables is remarkable.—
Shawn Tully,
Fortune,
1 Nov. 2025
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But her world is shaken once more when another person with the same ability appears… a man who police believe is responsible for causing the earthquake that destroyed their town.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
31 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Al-Falih emphasized his country’s long-term strategy of building supply chain resilience and energy capacity to power the digital economy of the future.—
Dave Smith,
Fortune,
26 Oct. 2025
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This is a chic and practical pick for travelers, thanks to the adjustable strap and large one-liter capacity.—
Sophie Dodd,
Travel + Leisure,
26 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The contracts are a significant step in broadening the hypersonic weapon options for the Pentagon which seeks to field more affordable strike capabilities, reported The Jerusalem Post.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
27 Oct. 2025
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Now the best offense in the league rolls into town, and Denver’s own offense hasn’t quite shown the consistent capability to win in a shootout (last Sunday notwithstanding).—
Joe Nguyen,
Denver Post,
26 Oct. 2025
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Companies that build these competencies first will have sustainable advantages in innovation speed and quality.—
François Candelon,
Fortune,
31 Oct. 2025
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In 2016, the state and the group settled a lawsuit over a backlog in criminal competency cases, though Disability Law Colorado later accused the state of breaching the agreement.—
Meg Wingerter,
Denver Post,
29 Oct. 2025
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“Competence.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/competence. Accessed 1 Nov. 2025.
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