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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
None of those jack-of-all-trades models came up with the hypotheses that proved experimentally correct.
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Elie Dolgin, IEEE Spectrum, 25 Sep. 2025
He’ll also be involved in the offense and will return kicks as a jack-of-all-trades.
—Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 30 Aug. 2025
Agee was and is something of a jack-of-all-trades.
—Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 22 Aug. 2025
Gay, a free agent signee, is a jack-of-all-trades linebacker who has shined in camp.
—Miami Herald, 14 Aug. 2025
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Elie Dolgin, IEEE Spectrum, 25 Sep. 2025
He’ll also be involved in the offense and will return kicks as a jack-of-all-trades.
—Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 30 Aug. 2025
Agee was and is something of a jack-of-all-trades.
—Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 22 Aug. 2025
Gay, a free agent signee, is a jack-of-all-trades linebacker who has shined in camp.
—Miami Herald, 14 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for jack-of-all-trades
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Cowley graduated in 1920, and for a year and a half lived an adventurous, impecunious Grub Street life in New York, before a fellowship took him, now married, back to France for a master’s in French.—
Michael Gorra,
The Atlantic,
4 Nov. 2025
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Rosewood Amsterdam, for example, is an art gallery in its own right, with an expansive collection of more than 1,000 artworks that spotlight both new-generation talent and Dutch masters.—
Tianwei Zhang,
Footwear News,
4 Nov. 2025
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The increase — up from 1 in 36 children in 2020 — continues a long-term trend that experts have largely attributed to better understanding of and screening for the condition.—
Deidre McPhillips,
CNN Money,
31 Oct. 2025
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For something more immersive, the resort brings in expert wellness practitioners for week-long retreats.—
Jacqui Gifford,
Travel + Leisure,
31 Oct. 2025
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Palamides, as a physical-comedy virtuoso, loves mess—there’s a splash zone near the front, with audience members wearing plastic ponchos.—
Helen Shaw,
New Yorker,
17 Oct. 2025
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D’Angelo was raised in a deeply religious Pentecostal family and got his musical start in the church, becoming a virtuoso at several instruments.—
Andrew R. Chow,
Time,
14 Oct. 2025
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First up was Bevan, who talked about their work on F1, which began with the role of young hotshot Joshua Pearce.—
Damon Wise,
Deadline,
11 Oct. 2025
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Bateman also said that one member of the Bluth family wouldn't need a Hollywood hotshot to play him in the film.—
Wesley Stenzel,
Entertainment Weekly,
22 Sep. 2025
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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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Over the years, the festival has expanded to include artists, musicians, storytellers, poets, and more, all focused on a theme relevant to the social, religious, and political needs of the Louisville community and beyond.—
Maggie Menderski,
Louisville Courier Journal,
26 Oct. 2025
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Maar, an artist and photographer herself, had been Picasso's partner and muse for about seven years, and the relationship was coming to a painful close.—
NPR,
NPR,
25 Oct. 2025
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Calling all chocolate connoisseurs!—
Paloma Chavez,
Sacbee.com,
29 Oct. 2025
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Such sets are great for wine connoisseurs or for parties that have to accommodate many people.—
BestReviews,
Mercury News,
22 Oct. 2025
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Sean Abbott, 33, another bowling all-rounder, provides shorter but livelier bursts.—
Sukhman Singh,
New York Times,
19 Oct. 2025
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What each app does best Google Maps is widely regarded as the all-rounder.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
13 Oct. 2025
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“Jack-of-all-trades.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/jack-of-all-trades. Accessed 7 Nov. 2025.
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