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as in powers
a natural ability of the mind or body
although they are well into their 80s, the mental faculties of this couple are as sharp as ever
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as in talents
a special and usually inborn ability
even when he was still at a young age, John Singleton Copley's artistic faculties were readily recognizable
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as in abilities
the physical or mental power to do something
the belief that if someone loses their sight, all of their other physical faculties are heightened
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Recent Examples of faculties
Your intuitive faculties are on point today as the sun coordinates with Neptune.
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Usa Today,
USA Today,
24 May 2026
The researchers also announced a contest with a $200,000 prize pool on the popular machine learning competition site Kaggle for outside researchers to help build evaluations for the five cognitive faculties where existing benchmark tests are weakest.
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Jeremy Kahn,
Fortune,
30 Mar. 2026
Strange occurrences quickly destabilize the group, with the writer becoming increasingly unhinged, convinced the location has an inexplicable hold over her creative faculties.
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Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
17 Mar. 2026
Around the same time, leaders at KPMG Peat Marwick Foundation and Citibank launched a series of meetings with other corporate and academic leaders to address diversifying business school faculties.
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CBS News,
3 Mar. 2026
The bouba-kiki effect may have played a role in the emergence of language, along with many other cognitive faculties.
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Cody Cottier,
Scientific American,
19 Feb. 2026
For the past fifty years, the predominant theory held that our capacity to parse complicated syntax rested on specialized, innate faculties.
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Gideon Lewis-Kraus,
New Yorker,
9 Feb. 2026
Precisely because colleges and universities are insulated, because faculties get to choose their own colleagues, and because of tenure rules, campuses can become ideologically homogeneous and resistant to necessary change.
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Andy Smarick,
Washington Post,
2 Feb. 2026
Frescoes by Pellegrino Tibaldi depict the liberal arts and the four faculties of medieval knowledge, situating the library within the intellectual framework of its era.
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Navya Verma,
Condé Nast Traveler,
2 Jan. 2026
Usa Today,
USA Today,
24 May 2026
The researchers also announced a contest with a $200,000 prize pool on the popular machine learning competition site Kaggle for outside researchers to help build evaluations for the five cognitive faculties where existing benchmark tests are weakest.
—
Jeremy Kahn,
Fortune,
30 Mar. 2026
Strange occurrences quickly destabilize the group, with the writer becoming increasingly unhinged, convinced the location has an inexplicable hold over her creative faculties.
—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
17 Mar. 2026
Around the same time, leaders at KPMG Peat Marwick Foundation and Citibank launched a series of meetings with other corporate and academic leaders to address diversifying business school faculties.
—
CBS News,
3 Mar. 2026
The bouba-kiki effect may have played a role in the emergence of language, along with many other cognitive faculties.
—
Cody Cottier,
Scientific American,
19 Feb. 2026
For the past fifty years, the predominant theory held that our capacity to parse complicated syntax rested on specialized, innate faculties.
—
Gideon Lewis-Kraus,
New Yorker,
9 Feb. 2026
Precisely because colleges and universities are insulated, because faculties get to choose their own colleagues, and because of tenure rules, campuses can become ideologically homogeneous and resistant to necessary change.
—
Andy Smarick,
Washington Post,
2 Feb. 2026
Frescoes by Pellegrino Tibaldi depict the liberal arts and the four faculties of medieval knowledge, situating the library within the intellectual framework of its era.
—
Navya Verma,
Condé Nast Traveler,
2 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for faculties
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The move means the rest of the AI industry will be forced to take heed of the authority asserted by Lutnick, and BIS can invoke other powers if the specific provisions used against Anthropic are contested.
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In an attempt to regain her powers, Lucia accidentally summons a cosmic entity known as Altair.
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Instead of demanding personal fealty or humiliating them to assert personal dominance, Lincoln absorbed their egos and occasional slights, elevating their talents and turning his fiercest political adversaries into his most devoted champions.
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That said, the success of a company as large as Alphabet, over the long-term, is about far more than the talents of a few key executives.
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Both have calf muscle injuries—Neymar on his right Pulisic on his left—that are hindering their abilities to play in 2026 FIFA World Cup matches.
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Australia tried to neutralize the Americans’ superior speed and technical abilities by getting physical, rough play that German referee Felix Zwayer largely allowed.
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This approach will enable capabilities far surpassing current models while consuming a mere fraction of the energy.
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Dana-co plans to build on Lunya’s existing brand equity while bringing operational expertise, product development resources, wholesale relationships, planning discipline, and direct-consumer capabilities to support future growth.
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For this class, the premise is that your purpose in life lies to the intersection of your values, your aptitudes and your interests.
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This model reflects Japan’s long-standing corporate culture, which prioritizes new hires for their general potential—their aptitudes and aspirations, as opposed to their current skill sets or university majors—and then trains them on the job.
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Poor sleep also undermines decision making and emotional regulation, two capacities that many successful professionals depend upon every day for work and which are also essential for wellness.
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Alzubi has worked in the district in various capacities, including chemistry teacher and assistant principal, since 2013.
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An appeals court in April sentenced Yoon’s wife, Kim Keon Hee, to four years in prison after convicting her on various charges, including receiving luxury gifts from a Unification Church official.
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To surrender to those gifts, as Rowland put it, was to shatter boundaries that had previously kept Black artists segregated to genre and medium.
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Donate your knick-knacks to the thrift store for the true collectors to snatch up.
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There are thousands of different novelties, knick-knacks and souvenirs here.
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“Faculties.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/faculties. Accessed 26 Jun. 2026.
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