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as in power
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 talent
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 ability
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 faculty
The measure gives the institutions six hours -- after receiving a report of a missing student -- to do an internal search that involves checking phone records and social media posts, going door to door in the student's dorm, and questioning faculty and emergency contacts.
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Shaun Boyd
march 4, CBS News, 5 Mar. 2026
The back-and-forth between Archie and Katie is exhausting, and the politics of academia, including budget changes and the revolving door of faculty and staff, are rather dull.
—Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 5 Mar. 2026
Under law school rules, new adjuncts teaching more than one course per academic year must receive approval from the full faculty.
—Garrett Shanley, Miami Herald, 5 Mar. 2026
Iles has been a regular member of the Hollywood Bowl Orchestra since 2014 and taught as a faculty trombone and jazz instructor at several universities, according to his bio.
—Elizabeth Marie Himchak, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Mar. 2026
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Shaun Boyd
march 4, CBS News, 5 Mar. 2026
The back-and-forth between Archie and Katie is exhausting, and the politics of academia, including budget changes and the revolving door of faculty and staff, are rather dull.
—Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 5 Mar. 2026
Under law school rules, new adjuncts teaching more than one course per academic year must receive approval from the full faculty.
—Garrett Shanley, Miami Herald, 5 Mar. 2026
Iles has been a regular member of the Hollywood Bowl Orchestra since 2014 and taught as a faculty trombone and jazz instructor at several universities, according to his bio.
—Elizabeth Marie Himchak, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for faculty
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On Sunday, Iran continued attacks on neighbors, while Israel struck fuel depots in Tehran and threatened the Islamic Republic’s power grid.—
Bloomberg News,
Bloomberg,
9 Mar. 2026
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Quiet reflection gains power as cerebral Mercury in your 12th House of Solitude trines jovial Jupiter in your comforting 4th house, guiding you through releasing past aches.—
Tarot.com,
The Orlando Sentinel,
9 Mar. 2026
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Like a rebellious band member or an unruly lover, Takahiro Miyashita has a talent for breaking up and making up.—
Ashley Ogawa Clarke,
Vogue,
9 Mar. 2026
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According to a 2024 survey conducted across 200 companies, talent retention remains another major concern for manufacturers, contributing to labor scarcity.—
Atharva Gosavi,
Interesting Engineering,
9 Mar. 2026
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Next, the team wants to use digital reconstruction methods to correct deformation on other parts of the skull, such as the braincase, to reveal insights about the brain size of Little Foot — and potentially unlock clues about the cognitive abilities of our early human ancestors.—
Ashley Strickland,
CNN Money,
7 Mar. 2026
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Surviving and thriving for 150 years requires ongoing commitment, generosity, leadership and the unique ability to adapt repeatedly without drifting from or losing one’s core values.—
David Swanson,
The Orlando Sentinel,
7 Mar. 2026
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Building a fuller wardrobe With the investment, Situationist is scaling its manufacturing capabilities.—
Lucy Maguire,
Vogue,
10 Mar. 2026
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Over the past decade, researchers have enhanced its capabilities through artificial intelligence and machine learning to help the robot better understand and respond to its surroundings.—
Jijo Malayil,
Interesting Engineering,
9 Mar. 2026
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What Godoy does have a great aptitude for, however, is video games.—
Carlos Aguilar,
Los Angeles Times,
10 Mar. 2026
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But the biggest piece of that, beyond the ownership’s aptitude to do it, is the stadium project.—
Chris Biderman,
Sacbee.com,
4 Mar. 2026
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Iran had been building that capacity in Iraq since the 1980s, cultivating Shia political networks, exile parties and militia groups during and after the Iran-Iraq War and beyond with the explicit goal of ensuring a post-Saddam Iraq would never again threaten Iranian security.—
Farah N. Jan,
The Conversation,
10 Mar. 2026
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That’s because one way a district can qualify for financial hardship is to have bond indebtedness of at least 60% of the total bonding capacity.—
Jemma Stephenson,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
10 Mar. 2026
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Per The Royal Collection Trust (RCT), the central brooch was a wedding gift to the future Queen Mary from the County of Lincoln, presented to her in July 1893.—
Bailey Bujnosek,
InStyle,
3 Mar. 2026
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Bachran, 40, notes that growing up in a multigenerational household has been a gift for her 9-year-old son.—
Sierra Leone Starks,
Parents,
3 Mar. 2026
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Set in East Anglia, Lovejoy is about a charismatic antiques dealer with an almost mystical knack for spotting genuine artefacts and scams.—
Max Goldbart,
Deadline,
4 Mar. 2026
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Plans are now underway for a contemporary reimagining of the series, which saw McShane play the eponymous roguish and fourth wall-breaking antiques dealer, a likeable anti-hero with a knack for recognizing genuine antiques from fakes or forgeries.—
Alex Ritman,
Variety,
4 Mar. 2026
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“Faculty.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/faculty. Accessed 10 Mar. 2026.
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