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a person who has many skills; a person who can do many different jobs
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Recent Examples of jack-of-all-trades
These and so many more uses make the pantry staple a real jack-of-all-trades around the house.
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Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 12 Dec. 2025
Beckman’s jack-of-all-trades Makhi Czaykowski has 20 rushing touchdowns, nine receiving touchdowns and two passing touchdowns.
—Michael Huntley, Oc Register, 5 Dec. 2025
Siakam is still a jack-of-all-trades, All-Star-quality player.
—Eric Koreen, New York Times, 27 Nov. 2025
Radical is pitching this category of aircraft as a kind of jack-of-all-trades that can fill gaps left by satellites, drones, and conventional planes.
—Mack Degeurin, Popular Science, 29 Oct. 2025
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Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 12 Dec. 2025
Beckman’s jack-of-all-trades Makhi Czaykowski has 20 rushing touchdowns, nine receiving touchdowns and two passing touchdowns.
—Michael Huntley, Oc Register, 5 Dec. 2025
Siakam is still a jack-of-all-trades, All-Star-quality player.
—Eric Koreen, New York Times, 27 Nov. 2025
Radical is pitching this category of aircraft as a kind of jack-of-all-trades that can fill gaps left by satellites, drones, and conventional planes.
—Mack Degeurin, Popular Science, 29 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for jack-of-all-trades
Noun
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Throughout his career, Beethoven was the overwhelming master of awe.—
Classical Music Critic,
Los Angeles Times,
25 Feb. 2026
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The mom was born in the United States but studied abroad and received her master’s degree in Ukraine, making new friends and reconnecting with relatives during that time.—
Angie Leventis Lourgos,
Chicago Tribune,
24 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Playa Cerritos offers both a gentle beach break for beginners and a more adventurous rocky point break for experts.—
Nicole Kliest,
Vogue,
26 Feb. 2026
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For expert skiers, Arapahoe Basin’s East Wall is an irresistible swath of terrain riven by steep chutes and couloirs, all of it requiring hiking to access.—
John Meyer,
Denver Post,
26 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Beside me stood Laura, our trumpet virtuoso, a freshman who played with silky sophistication.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
13 Feb. 2026
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Just like any virtuoso, Greenberg needs a stage.—
Nicole Hoey,
Robb Report,
10 Feb. 2026
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This early moment in mid-February belongs to Benge, the 23-year-old hotshot prospect who has a chance at cracking the Mets’ roster.—
Will Sammon,
New York Times,
12 Feb. 2026
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Move over, Quentin Tarantino, there’s a new hotshot celebrity restoring old movie palaces to their former glory.—
Bethy Squires,
Vulture,
4 Feb. 2026
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The Ganado Unified School District saw a 159 percent increase in students who tested proficient.—
Arlyssa D. Becenti,
AZCentral.com,
25 Sep. 2025
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Hispanic kids were likewise lagging the state average, 37% proficient in English and 30% in mathematics.—
The Editorial Board,
Oc Register,
16 Sep. 2025
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Hotel staff will almost certainly point out the 16-storey-high, 250-panel-long mural in the atrium, ‘The Great Motherland of China’, rumoured to be the work of 40 artists and the largest Chinese silk painting in the world.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
22 Feb. 2026
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This idea is neatly illuminated in the seminal What Can One Do with a Paving Stone, 1971, comprising a series of black-and-white photographs mounted to canvas and showing the artist variously carrying, caressing, wrapping, and otherwise handling the titular stone.—
News Desk,
Artforum,
22 Feb. 2026
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The all-analog recording, pressed in flamenco-red 180-gram vinyl, was mastered and produced by Impex Records, whose LPs have achieved collector status among jazz connoisseurs.—
Robert Ross,
Robb Report,
22 Feb. 2026
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As a connoisseur of sandals, these Havaianas are the most durable and comfortable—and this square-toe shape is cool and modern.—
Alesandra Dubin,
Travel + Leisure,
21 Feb. 2026
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Hayden Hackney is an all-rounder but also one of the Championship’s best at getting his team upfield, and would have no qualms helping out a Sunderland side who will continue to prioritise defensive solidity until May — and probably beyond.—
James McNicholas,
New York Times,
31 Jan. 2026
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From the outset, Bowie presented himself less as that degraded breed—a rock star—and more as a cultural all-rounder.—
Alexander Larman,
Time,
10 Jan. 2026
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