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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.
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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
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After repatriation, many former prisoners returned to the United States to launch professional careers or to renew acquaintances with their former captors.
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Over time, some of these familiar strangers become acquaintances, and a few acquaintances become friends.
Noun
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Excessive solitary masturbation decreases intimacy between couples in long-distance relationships.
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That intimacy seeps into the music.
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Whatever people do with it, retirement should allow continuing some elements of old patterns in new forms, since continuity and familiarity matter.
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In positions that require process discipline, communication skills, customer interaction, or familiarity with internal systems, that instability can affect performance in ways that are not always immediately visible.
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To watch Kane now is to feel in the presence of mastery.
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The article suggests that true mastery comes not from avoiding mistakes, but from operating at the edge of one's capacity, much like in demanding vocations such as sports or diving.
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“Conversance.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/conversance. Accessed 26 Jun. 2026.
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