Definition of expertisenext
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 And doing so requires the resources, technology and expertise that many institutions do not possess. ABC News, 28 Jan. 2026 The Hyperion Avenue store is a throwback to a time of individualized service in an era of big-box anonymity and diminishing expertise. James Rainey, Los Angeles Times, 28 Jan. 2026 In its announcement, the company pointed to its expertise in reserve management—suggesting the firm may seek to manage stablecoins issued by other companies as well as its own. Jeff John Roberts, Fortune, 28 Jan. 2026 Judicial reforms have raised concerns about the loss of legal expertise, impartiality and contract enforcement. Diego Marroquin Bitar, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Jan. 2026 See All Example Sentences for expertise
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Noun
  • The college serves an additional 3,253 professional skills training students through workforce development, job training, adult education and other programs.
    Edward McKinnon, Arkansas Online, 28 Jan. 2026
  • South Africa faced a skills shortage and business bankruptcies soared.
    Eve Fairbanks, The Dial, 27 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • On Saturday, the Riviera Country Club was home to the one-night culinary experience featuring two dozen Michelin chefs hosted by HexClad in partnership with Riviera Country Club benefiting Steadfast LA and ongoing wildfire recovery efforts.
    Michelle Edgar, Daily News, 27 Jan. 2026
  • Neuroscience has long shown that watching another person experience pain activates the same neural regions as experiencing pain ourselves.
    Dev Patnaik, Forbes.com, 27 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • Of course, children today don’t need educational prompting to find their own way into tech proficiency.
    Indrani Sen, Fortune, 30 Jan. 2026
  • Ratner’s real power lay less in directing than in financing, a career built on a proficiency for cultivating relationships with powerful men.
    Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 30 Jan. 2026

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“Expertise.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/expertise. Accessed 2 Feb. 2026.

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