as in proficiency
a state of having mastery of or proficiency in a skill
The students demonstrated fluency in the language by the end of their year abroad.
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The program is designed to help readers build fluency and comprehension skills.
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Carmela Karcher, CBS News, 10 Mar. 2026
Both the highest-intake category and the middle-intake category had also seen drops in specific cognitive areas, including memory (by 32% for the highest-intake category) and verbal fluency (by 110% for the middle-intake category and 173% for the highest-intake category).
—Caroline Tien, SELF, 27 Feb. 2026
Research suggests the more useful question is which aspects of language learning, such as pronunciation, fluency or long-term mastery, matter most.
—Karen Stollznow, The Conversation, 26 Feb. 2026
The vocabulary is more startup accelerator than art school, which reflects the reality that talent needs fluency in the systems that sustain it.
—Dana Harris-Bridson, IndieWire, 25 Feb. 2026
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Carmela Karcher, CBS News, 10 Mar. 2026
Both the highest-intake category and the middle-intake category had also seen drops in specific cognitive areas, including memory (by 32% for the highest-intake category) and verbal fluency (by 110% for the middle-intake category and 173% for the highest-intake category).
—Caroline Tien, SELF, 27 Feb. 2026
Research suggests the more useful question is which aspects of language learning, such as pronunciation, fluency or long-term mastery, matter most.
—Karen Stollznow, The Conversation, 26 Feb. 2026
The vocabulary is more startup accelerator than art school, which reflects the reality that talent needs fluency in the systems that sustain it.
—Dana Harris-Bridson, IndieWire, 25 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fluency
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Pilots must undergo constant retraining and regular proficiency checks, and the travel schedule can be demanding—especially early in a career when seniority is low.—
Preston Fore,
Fortune,
13 Mar. 2026
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This standardized method would run into the vacuum created by the absence of any statewide measure of academic proficiency, now that the MCAS no longer provides that measuring stick.—
Editorial,
Boston Herald,
7 Mar. 2026
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About 87% of Indiana third-graders passed the IREAD literacy exam last year.—
Carole Carlson,
Chicago Tribune,
12 Mar. 2026
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During Ocean Week, each grade level explores a different marine habitat, building ocean literacy across ponds, the seashore, sandy beaches, wetlands, kelp forest and the open ocean.—
Karen Billing,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
11 Mar. 2026
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“Fluency.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fluency. Accessed 20 Mar. 2026.
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