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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Recent Examples of fluency
This is one of the poems that, to my mind, demonstrate the self-translating quality of Yau Ching’s work, its easy fluency with both of Hong Kong’s official languages.
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Literary Hub, 29 Apr. 2026
Although research suggests that elementary teachers should focus on helping students learn the sounds of speech, phonics, reading fluency, vocabulary and reading comprehension strategies, there is little evidence on how well these skills are packaged into the textbooks used in classrooms.
—Shawn Datchuk, The Conversation, 23 Apr. 2026
After nearly a decade at the firm of AD100 Hall of Fame designer Daniel Romualdez, Boyle approached this project with a fluency in classicism and the choreography of rooms.
—David Foxley, Architectural Digest, 8 Apr. 2026
According to Saba, True Religion senior leadership sought his perspective specifically for his fluency in these spaces.
—Angela Velasquez, Footwear News, 5 Apr. 2026
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Literary Hub, 29 Apr. 2026
Although research suggests that elementary teachers should focus on helping students learn the sounds of speech, phonics, reading fluency, vocabulary and reading comprehension strategies, there is little evidence on how well these skills are packaged into the textbooks used in classrooms.
—Shawn Datchuk, The Conversation, 23 Apr. 2026
After nearly a decade at the firm of AD100 Hall of Fame designer Daniel Romualdez, Boyle approached this project with a fluency in classicism and the choreography of rooms.
—David Foxley, Architectural Digest, 8 Apr. 2026
According to Saba, True Religion senior leadership sought his perspective specifically for his fluency in these spaces.
—Angela Velasquez, Footwear News, 5 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fluency
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The results demonstrate that the team has established courtroom proficiency through extensive preparation in challenging personal injury cases.—
Daniel Fusch,
USA Today,
8 May 2026
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My history suggests very successful proficiencies in this model.—
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
7 May 2026
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Boston Public Schools laid out a new policy to tackle emerging issues of artificial intelligence in schools for the School Committee’s consideration, taking aim at regulating use in classrooms, technological literacy training and addressing harm to student through tools like deepfakes.—
Grace Zokovitch,
Boston Herald,
7 May 2026
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The law sets aside $70 million to hire more than 1,300 literacy coaches to help improve reading skills among students statewide.—
La'Tasha Givens,
CBS News,
6 May 2026
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“Fluency.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fluency. Accessed 12 May. 2026.
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