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 season comes with a dedicated look book shot in the monumental cemetery of Bologna, its architectural grandeur countered by the modernity and Gen Z-fluency of the clothes.
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Martino Carrera, Footwear News, 23 Sep. 2025
At a conference table on the 41st floor of JPMorgan’s headquarters in Manhattan, Doug Petno is flexing his fluency across the languages of climate, finance, and old-school oil and gas.
—Justin Worland, Time, 23 Sep. 2025
According to PwC, 46% of employees in supervisory roles report feeling overwhelmed by technology, highlighting how digital fluency varies at every level.
—Asaf Darash, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025
Does alcohol enhance one's foreign language fluency?
—ArsTechnica, 18 Sep. 2025
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Martino Carrera, Footwear News, 23 Sep. 2025
At a conference table on the 41st floor of JPMorgan’s headquarters in Manhattan, Doug Petno is flexing his fluency across the languages of climate, finance, and old-school oil and gas.
—Justin Worland, Time, 23 Sep. 2025
According to PwC, 46% of employees in supervisory roles report feeling overwhelmed by technology, highlighting how digital fluency varies at every level.
—Asaf Darash, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025
Does alcohol enhance one's foreign language fluency?
—ArsTechnica, 18 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fluency
Noun
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Arizona's overall student proficiency in math, reading and writing remained mostly unchanged in the latest assessment scores.—
Erick Trevino,
AZCentral.com,
18 Oct. 2025
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If Netflix can manage to keep the focus on Elordi through the precursor season and then lean on del Toro’s proficiency in the technical categories … listen, that Best Picture lineup needs to get to ten somehow.—
Joe Reid,
Vulture,
17 Oct. 2025
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The industry offers resources that can help scale AI literacy efforts quickly.—
Dave Smith,
Fortune,
17 Oct. 2025
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Off-field distractions, not to mention a lack of financial literacy, and missed opportunities to invest wisely can hold you back on the field and from building generational wealth.—
Matthew Kayser,
USA Today,
15 Oct. 2025
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“Fluency.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fluency. Accessed 22 Oct. 2025.
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