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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
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.
—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
Instead, the 85-year-old leaves on her own terms, her faculties intact, a generation of Democrats saluting her legacy.
—Molly Ball, Time, 6 Nov. 2025
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
Instead, the 85-year-old leaves on her own terms, her faculties intact, a generation of Democrats saluting her legacy.
—Molly Ball, Time, 6 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for faculties
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This time, however, a new Lebanese government, formed in February 2025 after years of political paralysis and supported by the United States and France, capitalized on Hezbollah’s weakness and committed to regaining sovereign powers in the country.—
Asher Kaufman,
The Conversation,
20 Mar. 2026
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Surprisingly, the reveal of Claire’s blue-light powers is just a tiny bit of the drama that goes down in this episode.—
Maggie Fremont,
Vulture,
20 Mar. 2026
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Taiwan will also maintain a strong presence at FilMart, with its pavilion hosting 106 companies showcasing 242 titles across diverse genres, with Taiwanese talents displaying singular voices and international ambition.—
Lin Ying-Hsuan,
Variety,
18 Mar. 2026
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Some of the biggest and brightest talents on the Bay Area blues/R&B music scene are joining together for an important cause.—
Jim Harrington,
Mercury News,
18 Mar. 2026
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The Rangers were intrigued enough in his abilities to do both, and drafted him with the plan to develop him as a two-way player.—
Shawn McFarland,
Dallas Morning News,
21 Mar. 2026
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One of the courts featured at the event is a limitless league, where people with special abilities and adaptive needs can play cornhole with accommodations.—
Kendrick Calfee,
Kansas City Star,
20 Mar. 2026
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The two companies announced a successful demonstration of autonomous electronic warfare capabilities, highlighting how artificial intelligence can support faster and more efficient responses to threats in the electromagnetic spectrum.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
16 Mar. 2026
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Iraq and Syria will each receive $500,000 to bolster emergency response capabilities, including managing mass-casualty events, providing healthcare services for displaced populations, and expanding community outreach and disease surveillance.—
Claire Carter,
The Washington Examiner,
15 Mar. 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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More money is apt to make homeschooling worse and far less tailored to the individual student and their interests and aptitudes by encouraging parents to substitute pricey group programs for the requisite effort of individualized instruction.—
Marie Sapirie,
Forbes.com,
25 Aug. 2025
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Author of four books, Lovely spent 35 years serving K-12 schools in many capacities including instructional aide, teacher, principal, central office administrator and superintendent, and has 10 years of experience in human resources.—
Marsha Sutton,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
15 Mar. 2026
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The suit also named Anthony, as well as former detectives Fitzgerald, Strasser, Larry Hennick and Bill Willson, through his estate, as defendants sued in their individual capacities.—
Theresa Clift,
Sacbee.com,
12 Mar. 2026
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If their gifts fall below this threshold, the donor won't get a tax deduction.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
18 Mar. 2026
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For families Monteverdi welcomes kids with age-appropriate turndown gifts, amenities, and activities.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
18 Mar. 2026
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From clothing to toys, knick-knacks to collectibles, all sorts of items were seen for sale on Saturday.—
Heather McRea,
Oc Register,
10 Mar. 2026
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At least Stijn Verhoeven and Ewa Mroczkowska’s nuanced production design for the interiors, including bourgeois homes full of kitschy knick-knacks, anonymous office spaces and frigidly austere villas, tell a story of their own about the material culture of the era.—
Leslie Felperin,
HollywoodReporter,
16 Feb. 2026
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“Faculties.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/faculties. Accessed 21 Mar. 2026.
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