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
During his initial court appearance on Monday, Tabor did not enter a plea and the legal proceedings were suspended until a competency hearing scheduled for July 16.
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Dean Fioresi,
CBS News,
23 June 2026
During a competency hearing, Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Maria Cavalluzzi ordered that Michael Gledhill, 44, is unable to understand the murder case against him and cannot rationally assist his attorney in his own defense, the Associated Press reported.
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Alexandra Del Rosario,
Los Angeles Times,
23 June 2026
In public statements concerning the Kentucky licensees, the national board said the waivers jeopardized the health and vision of patients and urged the Kentucky board to hold all optometrists to the same competency standards.
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Emma Murphy,
Oklahoma Voice,
23 June 2026
Bergman is right that the FDA’s static device framework cannot keep pace with adaptive models, and that a national competency standard is needed.
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Torie Bosch,
STAT,
20 June 2026
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Dean Fioresi,
CBS News,
23 June 2026
During a competency hearing, Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Maria Cavalluzzi ordered that Michael Gledhill, 44, is unable to understand the murder case against him and cannot rationally assist his attorney in his own defense, the Associated Press reported.
—
Alexandra Del Rosario,
Los Angeles Times,
23 June 2026
In public statements concerning the Kentucky licensees, the national board said the waivers jeopardized the health and vision of patients and urged the Kentucky board to hold all optometrists to the same competency standards.
—
Emma Murphy,
Oklahoma Voice,
23 June 2026
Bergman is right that the FDA’s static device framework cannot keep pace with adaptive models, and that a national competency standard is needed.
—
Torie Bosch,
STAT,
20 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for competency
Recent Examples of Synonyms for competency
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The Patriots certainly have one of their best group of receivers, led by Paul Turner, who has speed and big-play ability.
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Nearly everyone who has died is believed to be 65 years old or older, because of their more limited ability to cool themselves down due to poor blood flow and decreased ability to sweat.
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Demand for powerful chips has become essentially infinite thanks to the AI boom—yet the global supply of chips remains capped by how many EUV lithography machines one company can crank out, and by how much fab capacity one other company has available.
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The renovation will reduce capacity from 51,913 to approximately 50,000.
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Time and time again in the history of technology, monopolistic industry leaders that long seemed invincible—from Xerox to IBM to AT&T—have proven vulnerable to agile upstarts and technology advances that broke markets wide open by lowering costs, expanding supply and leapfrogging capabilities.
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Both the council and Congress have floated some good ideas for streamlining disaster assistance, reducing administrative burdens and improving uneven recovery capabilities among states.
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It was built to protect vulnerable people, such as senior citizens and individuals with low digital competence, from scam calls that cost big bucks and take a psychological toll.
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Her competence is matched by the many other government workers in her orbit.
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“Competency.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/competency. Accessed 29 Jun. 2026.
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