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Recent Examples of conversance
They must be interwoven throughout the process so that brand and technology conversance are equally valuable and used.
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Forrester, Forbes, 4 Mar. 2021
The music – sometimes joyous, sometimes mournful – attests to these artists’ conversance with two alluring musical languages.
—Howard Reich, chicagotribune.com, 27 Nov. 2019
Forrester, Forbes, 4 Mar. 2021
The music – sometimes joyous, sometimes mournful – attests to these artists’ conversance with two alluring musical languages.
—Howard Reich, chicagotribune.com, 27 Nov. 2019
Recent Examples of Synonyms for conversance
Noun
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When the bout starts, stress feels like an old acquaintance, not a threat.—
Aslak de Silva,
Forbes.com,
8 Aug. 2025
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Song was discovered by an acquaintance inside a car in a residential complex in Yongin, just south of Seoul, around 8 a.m., according to police and local reports.—
Sara Merican,
Deadline,
4 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Why The Nest off-grid retreat lives up to its name The name The Nest was chosen for the sense of shelter, intimacy and belonging it conveys, themes that guided both the architecture and the experience.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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Like the film that inspired it, the book circles intimacy, illusion, blondes and brunettes, the psychic architecture of Los Angeles.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
6 Aug. 2025
Noun
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The actors have familiarity with the material and the stage settings and directions are read by a narrator.—
Pam Kragen,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
12 Aug. 2025
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The chaplains had had difficulty finding a standard prayerbook that would match the varied needs and backgrounds of their congregants, most of whom have little knowledge of or familiarity with Jewish practice.—
Marla Brown Fogelman,
Sun Sentinel,
12 Aug. 2025
Noun
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There tends to be a noticeable gap between competence and mastery, a difference shaped by depth, training and perseverance.—
Razzak Jallow,
Forbes.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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Where internet trolls often come off as flippant or spiteful, there is a relentless sense of play and mastery of language in even McNally’s most needling posts.—
Fran Hoepfner,
Vulture,
5 Aug. 2025
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“Conversance.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/conversance. Accessed 19 Aug. 2025.
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