1
as in proficiency
a highly developed skill in or knowledge of something
the exchange student returned from her year in Spain with a complete mastery of the language
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as in power
the right or means to command or control others
the British monarch has only token mastery over the citizens of the United Kingdom
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Recent Examples of mastery
Very Well It must be said that Scottie Scheffler has demonstrated excellent mastery of links golf, despite rarely playing on these types of courses.
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Julio Cesar Valdera Morales, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 July 2025
Real leadership is knowing that momentum, not mastery, is the path forward.
—Erin Stafford, Forbes.com, 16 July 2025
The Orioles’ bullpen imploded and the bats went ice cold to squander Rogers’ mastery in a 6-0 loss to the Miami Marlins that ended Baltimore’s three-game winning streak.
—Jacob Calvin Meyer, The Orlando Sentinel, 13 July 2025
Alcaraz’s preternatural ability to flip defense into offense meets Sinner’s ruthless, first-strike mastery.
—The Athletic Tennis Staff, New York Times, 11 July 2025
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Julio Cesar Valdera Morales, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 July 2025
Real leadership is knowing that momentum, not mastery, is the path forward.
—Erin Stafford, Forbes.com, 16 July 2025
The Orioles’ bullpen imploded and the bats went ice cold to squander Rogers’ mastery in a 6-0 loss to the Miami Marlins that ended Baltimore’s three-game winning streak.
—Jacob Calvin Meyer, The Orlando Sentinel, 13 July 2025
Alcaraz’s preternatural ability to flip defense into offense meets Sinner’s ruthless, first-strike mastery.
—The Athletic Tennis Staff, New York Times, 11 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mastery
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Reality: Technical proficiency with CRM systems, marketing automation tools and analytics platforms is essential for integrating systems and ensuring data flows smoothly.—
Vivek Vishal,
Forbes.com,
24 July 2025
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The required soccer proficiency is believed to be a main reason behind the recasting of the role, played by Gus Turner is Seasons 1-3.—
Nellie Andreeva,
Deadline,
21 July 2025
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Part of the reason for this gap between power users and typical users is the route by which students have become aware of ChatGPT.—
Ray Ravaglia,
Forbes.com,
30 July 2025
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Trump has the power to pardon Maxwell or to commute her sentence.—
Aysha Bagchi,
The Courier-Journal,
30 July 2025
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The BIDs have influence over about half of 14th Street; the Union Square folks’ dominion covers First to Sixth Avenues, the Meatpacking group’s from Eighth to the Hudson.—
Christopher Bonanos,
Curbed,
29 July 2025
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And yet if history is any guide, Moscow could go to extreme lengths to preserve its regional dominion.—
JEFFREY MANKOFF,
Foreign Affairs,
24 July 2025
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Take diabetes, where fewer than half of patients achieve adequate disease control.—
Robert Pearl,
Forbes.com,
4 Aug. 2025
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But exactly the opposite needs to happen: the patient needs to enact her struggle in the room, to be messy, irrational, resentful, out of control.—
Leslie Jamison,
New Yorker,
4 Aug. 2025
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Borough presidents, their titles notwithstanding, have little sway.—
Howard Husock,
New York Daily News,
1 Aug. 2025
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The inclusion of emotionally laden sway is somewhat low.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes.com,
1 Aug. 2025
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“Mastery.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mastery. Accessed 8 Aug. 2025.
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