as in expertise
knowledge gained by actually doing or living through something you'll gain some practical know-how in this auto mechanics class

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Recent Examples of know-how If your economy needs what another country produces, stealing that know-how can boost your own industries and reduce reliance. William Akoto, The Conversation, 25 June 2025 This simulation showed how boats made using tools of the time, and the right know-how, could have navigated the Kuroshio Current. Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 25 June 2025 Another Iranian official said that despite Israel’s assassination of many nuclear scientists, the country’s nuclear know-how remains intact. Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times, 25 June 2025 Moscow has now used this know-how to produce many of the Iranian drones domestically, but the countries' security and defense relationship was cemented by the Russian-Iranian Treaty on Comprehensive Strategic Partnership signed on January 17 and touted by Putin. Brendan Cole, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for know-how
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Noun
  • Specialized expertise is essential in designing, procuring, deploying, operating and maintaining such systems.
    Steven Carlini, Forbes.com, 30 June 2025
  • This illustrates the power of regional synergy: L’Oréal’s resource integration expertise combines Japan’s advanced technology with China’s vast market and distinctive commercial landscape, creating a synergy where the whole is greater than the sum of its parts.
    Fairchild Studio, Footwear News, 30 June 2025
Noun
  • Rather, let your achievements and skills be the standout feature of your resume, not the design.
    Sho Dewan, Forbes, 28 Dec. 2024
  • Employers want to see proof of your skills, not just hear about them.
    Sho Dewan, Forbes, 28 Dec. 2024
Noun
  • Nearby, counselors track each child’s progress on individualized goals — following directions, taking turns, handling disappointment — skills that will transform their experiences when school begins again.
    Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 8 July 2025
  • Survivors of the flooding in central Texas are beginning to share their harrowing experiences of escaping the deadly waters.
    N'dea Yancey-Bragg, USA Today, 8 July 2025

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