as in ability
the physical or mental power to do something
she's proved that she has the competency to run a major company
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Recent Examples of competency
Strategic Plan and the Portrait of a Learner, specifically the Global Citizen competency, which encourages students to understand how local choices can positively impact the environment.
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Dawn Giangiulio, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Oct. 2025
In California, with 40% of residents speaking a language other than English at home, these competencies are everyday necessities.
—Annie K. Lamar, Mercury News, 11 Oct. 2025
Prosecutors requested that Jibrini be evaluated for competency and criminal responsibility at the Kentucky Correctional Psychiatric Center, a forensic psychiatric hospital adjacent to a state prison in La Grange, Kentucky.
—Quinlan Bentley, Cincinnati Enquirer, 8 Oct. 2025
Peloton is moving beyond its core competency of cardio fitness to embrace the red-hot wellness space.
—Jean E. Palmieri, Footwear News, 1 Oct. 2025
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Dawn Giangiulio, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Oct. 2025
In California, with 40% of residents speaking a language other than English at home, these competencies are everyday necessities.
—Annie K. Lamar, Mercury News, 11 Oct. 2025
Prosecutors requested that Jibrini be evaluated for competency and criminal responsibility at the Kentucky Correctional Psychiatric Center, a forensic psychiatric hospital adjacent to a state prison in La Grange, Kentucky.
—Quinlan Bentley, Cincinnati Enquirer, 8 Oct. 2025
Peloton is moving beyond its core competency of cardio fitness to embrace the red-hot wellness space.
—Jean E. Palmieri, Footwear News, 1 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for competency
Noun
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His players marveled at this ability to focus.—
Barry Jackson,
Miami Herald,
8 Nov. 2025
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As both a player and in his post-playing career, Craig has displayed an ability to elevate those around him.—
Ryan Canfield,
FOXNews.com,
7 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Their 14,700-capacity stadium has plenty of old-school charm but badly needs modernisation.—
Dermot Corrigan,
New York Times,
9 Nov. 2025
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The system’s ability to seamlessly coordinate with these diverse assets demonstrated its capacity for intelligent, integrated mission solutioning, according to a press release.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
9 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Four major data centers are coming to southern Michigan as major companies are ramping up their artificial intelligence, cloud computing and other digital capabilities.—
Leah Olajide,
Freep.com,
9 Nov. 2025
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This demands extremely fast detection, early warning, and emergency response – key capabilities for modern military and civil defense forces.—
Bojan Stojkovski,
Interesting Engineering,
9 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Those demonstrations suggest incremental competence in manipulation and perception, rather than the extreme agility emphasized by Atlas.—
Kaif Shaikh,
Interesting Engineering,
7 Nov. 2025
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But, traditionally, the judiciary has been concerned about its institutional competence, relative to the other branches’, to evaluate the nature and extent of foreign threats and the policies needed to avert them.—
Jeannie Suk Gersen,
New Yorker,
6 Nov. 2025
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“Competency.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/competency. Accessed 16 Nov. 2025.
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