as in skills
knowledge gained by actually doing or living through something new dog owners who were seeking someone with expertise in animal obedience

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Recent Examples of expertise But as of this year, expertise is no longer the hallmark of HHS. Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic, 5 Sep. 2025 Samano has worked as a spa director for close to two decades, lending her expertise to iconic institutions from The Beverly Hills Hotel to The Ritz-Carlton. Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 5 Sep. 2025 Known for his technical expertise and leadership in AI development, Brockman played a key role in unveiling GPT-4 in 2023. Dave Smith, Fortune, 5 Sep. 2025 The Commission was swayed by Clattenburg’s expertise, saying that his view of the incidents was of greater import than Jackson’s. Philip Buckingham, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for expertise
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Noun
  • That neutralized the advantage Sabalenka would have expected, and forced Sabalenka into first hitting more shots than she’s used to, and then going for too-small margins because of Pegula’s defensive skills once the rallies started.
    Charlie Eccleshare, New York Times, 5 Sep. 2025
  • The president told The Scott Jennings Radio Show that the concession resulted from his hard-nosed negotiating skills.
    Jamie McIntyre, The Washington Examiner, 5 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • The Los Angeles experience consists mostly of such tangential connections and brief grazes of luxury.
    Joe Joyce, The Washington Examiner, 5 Sep. 2025
  • The Abu Dhabi experience The new flight lands at Zayed International Airport, which offers a variety of unique experiences for customers.
    Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 5 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Juan Zheng, Assistant Professor in Lehigh’s Teaching, Learning, and Technology program, argues that proficiency with chatbots isn’t enough.
    Samantha Walravens, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
  • Wanda Woods enrolled because her father advised that typing proficiency would lead to jobs.
    Paul Spann, Miami Herald, 3 Sep. 2025

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“Expertise.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/expertise. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.

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