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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
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.
—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
Instead, the attorney claimed, Williams' faculties were impacted by alcohol addiction.
—Taijuan Moorman, USA Today, 9 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
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
Instead, the attorney claimed, Williams' faculties were impacted by alcohol addiction.
—Taijuan Moorman, USA Today, 9 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 world’s leading space powers desperately want to know what the others are up to high above the equator.—
Stephen Clark,
ArsTechnica,
15 May 2026
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Does Claire somehow heal him with her powers?—
Max Gao,
HollywoodReporter,
15 May 2026
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This same window of time will promote the arts and give you opportunities to express your creative talents.—
Georgia Nicols,
Denver Post,
20 May 2026
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Fanning wanted to emphasize Margo’s writerly talents, an intention Kelley shared.—
Tomris Laffly,
Los Angeles Times,
20 May 2026
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Alexander was able to counter Slater’s high-flying abilities just for a moment and knocked him back out of the ring.—
Ryan Gaydos,
FOXNews.com,
15 May 2026
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But shortly before the screen cuts to black one last time, the lovers can be seen and heard gasping for breath, suggesting that Claire has used her special healing abilities to save Jamie.—
Max Gao,
HollywoodReporter,
15 May 2026
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Organizers said the air show that includes flying demonstrations and parachute jumps is a celebration of aviation history and a look at modern military capabilities.—
Rebecca Boone,
Los Angeles Times,
17 May 2026
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The popular air show is a celebration of aviation history and a look at modern military capabilities and includes flying demonstrations and parachute jumps, according to the event's organizers.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
17 May 2026
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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.—
Dana Taylor,
USA Today,
6 May 2026
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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.—
GRACIA LIU-FARRER,
Foreign Affairs,
18 Nov. 2025
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Anyone seeking a full understanding of Mary will benefit from reading her correspondence, published in 1972; the letters, however peculiar in their observations and punctuation, reveal the intellectual capacities of a woman often seen wholly in terms of her emotions.—
Thomas Mallon,
New Yorker,
18 May 2026
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All our political capacities are given over to this one monopoly of the nation-state, which has stripped us of every other kind.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
18 May 2026
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As previously noted, one of the gifts of Russian greats that Saunders most celebrates is their way of locating complex truths in the stuff of ordinary lives—their towns and farms, and their families, their servants; their animals.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
20 May 2026
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The talented Oklahoma City Thunder point guard, who is the 18th player to win at least two MVP awards and the 14th to win them in back-to-back, presented his entire team with gifts before accepting the Michael Jordan Trophy from NBA commissioner Adam Silver.—
Rachel Cormack,
Robb Report,
20 May 2026
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One of Knudson-Freeman’s many knacks was research and development, according to Freeman, saying his mother always wanted the food chain’s menu to be craveable.—
Corey Schmidt,
Sacbee.com,
10 May 2026
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Get Rid Of Clutter Knick-knacks, stacks of magazines, and piles of untended laundry can be magnets for dust.—
Karen Brewer Grossman,
Southern Living,
10 Apr. 2026
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“Faculties.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/faculties. Accessed 22 May. 2026.
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