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as in skilled
having or showing exceptional knowledge, experience, or skill in a field of endeavor
a simple dish that any practiced chef should be able to produce even blindfolded
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as in virtuoso
accomplished with trained ability
a highly practiced performance of a classic ballet
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as in exercised
to do over and over so as to become skilled
in order to play the guitar well, you need to practice fingering every single day
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Recent Examples of practiced
Rachel Raposas, PEOPLE, 17 Nov. 2025
For an extra-inventive twist, Brazilian designer Lucas Simões recently unveiled the Colendra chair, a wild, sculptural example of metalworking that combines an irreverent sensibility with practiced craft.
—Rachel Gallaher, Robb Report, 4 Oct. 2025
Hanna Wickes, Charlotte Observer, 29 May 2026
The Bears practiced in shells with no tackling, also performing special teams and seven-on-seven drills yesterday on the second day of organized team activities at Halas Hall.
—Chicago Tribune, 29 May 2026
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Adjective
The event included a number of cooking demonstrations from practiced hands, a lively tailgate filled with delicious bites and candid conversations between chefs and other culinary experts.
—Rachel Raposas, PEOPLE, 17 Nov. 2025
For an extra-inventive twist, Brazilian designer Lucas Simões recently unveiled the Colendra chair, a wild, sculptural example of metalworking that combines an irreverent sensibility with practiced craft.
—Rachel Gallaher, Robb Report, 4 Oct. 2025
Verb
Ikebana flower arranging — Japan Ikebana, the traditional Japanese art of flower arranging, has been practiced since the late 15th century and remains deeply embedded in Japanese culture today.
—Hanna Wickes, Charlotte Observer, 29 May 2026
The Bears practiced in shells with no tackling, also performing special teams and seven-on-seven drills yesterday on the second day of organized team activities at Halas Hall.
—Chicago Tribune, 29 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for practiced
Adjective
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Workshop bookings from tourists are helping skilled craftspeople stay in business — and keeping the techniques themselves from disappearing.—
Hanna Wickes,
Charlotte Observer,
29 May 2026
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Evergreen Valley College sits right in the heart of East San José and produces talented, skilled graduates who are ready to work.—
Mercury News Editorial Board,
Mercury News,
29 May 2026
Adjective
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A lot of the movie feels like a virtuoso chase sequence, people barreling down the road, guns blazing.—
Joshua Rothkopf,
Los Angeles Times,
17 May 2026
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The teacher was Orlandi himself, both an authority on the history of the instrument and a virtuoso performer.—
Tim Parks,
New Yorker,
11 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Regularly assess whether your teams can reconstruct outcomes, explain decision logic and identify where judgment was exercised during moments of scrutiny.—
Marc Serota,
Forbes.com,
27 May 2026
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In April, the Eagles exercised the fifth-year option for Smith, who has been with the franchise since Philadelphia selected the Georgia player in the first round of the 2023 NFL Draft.—
Brooks Kubena,
New York Times,
21 May 2026
Adjective
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Coiled on the sofa, Waddingham appears relaxed, but is adept at batting away questions that have the potential to elicit a controversial answer.—
K.J. Yossman,
Variety,
30 May 2026
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Valentine managed with what his admirers would call flair and his detractors bravado (and few in the sport’s history have been as adept at creating admirers and detractors in equal measure as Valentine).—
Tim Britton,
New York Times,
27 May 2026
Adjective
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The remarks not only referred to the aesthetics of the game – tedious matches devoid of skillful merit that were unpleasing to watch.—
Cesar R. Torres,
The Conversation,
26 May 2026
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This country has produced leaders who understood that the office was never about them, that service means something, and that the people watching from home deserve better than a system that rewards the skillful exit over the honest reckoning.—
Nick Weston,
The Orlando Sentinel,
2 May 2026
Verb
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Under the leadership of David Hopkinson, the new CEO, and Ross Wilson, the sporting director, there is a determination that those mistakes will not be repeated.—
David Ornstein,
New York Times,
27 May 2026
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By the time the pattern is legible in pipeline data, a brand's AI employees may have already repeated the same recommendations, favoring other names, across hundreds of thousands of conversations.—
Anisha Chawla,
Forbes.com,
27 May 2026
Adjective
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Only 23% of Kansas City’s third-graders are proficient in language arts, according to a study commissioned by SchoolSmart KC, compared to 43% of students statewide.—
Jack Harvel,
Kansas City Star,
29 May 2026
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But there’s nothing shocking or subversive about this movie, which plays like proficient, forgettable straight-to-streaming fare for the first ninety minutes and then botches its big, bloody finale.—
Justin Chang,
New Yorker,
27 May 2026
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For full daily and monthly horoscopes as well as expert readings, see our full Horoscopes experience.—
USA TODAY,
USA Today,
2 June 2026
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After the trial, it was rumored that the jury had initially been split 9-3 for acquittal, and that the minority was brought around by the expert testimony.—
Louis Menand,
New Yorker,
1 June 2026
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“Practiced.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/practiced. Accessed 3 Jun. 2026.
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