as in skilled
having or showing exceptional knowledge, experience, or skill in a field of endeavor
for this delicate eye operation, seek out an experienced eye surgeon
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as in had
to come to a knowledge of (something) by living through it
eventually we all have to experience the loss of a loved one
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Recent Examples of experienced
Chaewon Chung,
Sacbee.com,
24 June 2026
Jamie is an experienced science, technology and travel journalist and stargazer who has written extensively for Space, reviewing skywatching equipment, delving into the night sky, solar and lunar eclipses and much more.
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Chris McMullen,
Space.com,
23 June 2026
Lily Moayeri,
SPIN,
29 June 2026
Lineage, which describes itself as the world's largest owner of cold storage facilities, experienced a fire at another of its warehouses, in Finley, Washington, which ripped through the entire building and burned for two months in 2024.
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Josh Boswell,
CBS News,
26 June 2026
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Adjective
The Sacramento County Board of Education appointed Jacqueline White as its new superintendent on Tuesday, selecting an experienced educator as the office continues to monitor Sacramento City Unified’s budget crisis.
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Chaewon Chung,
Sacbee.com,
24 June 2026
Jamie is an experienced science, technology and travel journalist and stargazer who has written extensively for Space, reviewing skywatching equipment, delving into the night sky, solar and lunar eclipses and much more.
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Chris McMullen,
Space.com,
23 June 2026
Verb
An Iranian friend drew an analogy between Iranians who have experienced the Islamic regime to being a rape victim.
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Lily Moayeri,
SPIN,
29 June 2026
Lineage, which describes itself as the world's largest owner of cold storage facilities, experienced a fire at another of its warehouses, in Finley, Washington, which ripped through the entire building and burned for two months in 2024.
—
Josh Boswell,
CBS News,
26 June 2026
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The plebeians have plenty to be furious about, but their representatives, skilled at turning a crowd into a mob, seem hellbent on shoring up their own influence.
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It is stored in plain text in RAM and can theoretically be accessed by administrators, cloud operators, hypervisors, or highly skilled attackers through malware, insider threats, or side-channel attacks.
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The jewelry designer and mother of two had a lumpectomy, underwent radiation and took Tamoxifen to reduce her risk of recurrence.
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Unlike Brazil, the Philippines has never had a player make a meaningful impact on the professional game, especially on the women’s side.
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Officials have grown increasingly concerned since Anthropic warned earlier this year that its Mythos model was adept at finding software flaws in a way that could be weaponized by malicious hackers and threaten critical computer networks around the world.
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Do this regularly; teenagers are adept at reversing settings the moment your back is turned.
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Reeves underwent labrum surgery in April and won’t play full-contact in practice until likely October, per KU coach Bill Self.
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The content creator said her daughter underwent numerous X-rays, ultrasounds and a biopsy before the hospital team determined the cancer diagnosis.
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There’s likely to be grasping, resisting, skillful and futile efforts to swim and worry about what’s up ahead.
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One of the few calls of the night was from Thunder head coach Mark Daigneault, ready to get his hands on the skillful point guard.
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To complete the stunt, the actor endured 16 hours of intensive helicopter training every day for more than a month in order to pull off the scene's difficult maneuvers and climactic downward spiral, per the Los Angeles Times.
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Kohn and Warsh’s partnership endured the era’s enormous pressure.
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With so many more girls proficient at flag football entering college age, the NAIA in 2020 was first to offer scholarships and implement logistics for the sport’s next phase.
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The percentage of proficient students in grades 3 to 10 language arts climbed from 57% last year to 61% this year, while math proficiency for grades 3 to 8 climbed from 59% to 62%.
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Like the families of other survivors, Dennis Dahmer’s family has witnessed the methodical dismantling of the Voting Rights Act.
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Scientists can draw on it to identify and study 100,000 exoplanets, hundreds of millions of galaxies, billions of stars, and rare objects and phenomena — including some that astronomers have never witnessed before.
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“Experienced.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/experienced. Accessed 4 Jul. 2026.
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