proficiencies

plural of proficiency
as in skills
a highly developed skill in or knowledge of something surprised by his proficiency at the game after only the briefest explanation of the rules

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Recent Examples of proficiencies This includes warp and weft knitting, dyeing, digital, flat-bed and heat-transfer printing, stentering and finishing proficiencies. — Arthur Zaczkiewicz, Footwear News, 9 Oct. 2026 Flown today to familiarize new astronauts with working in a high-stress, dynamic environment and maintain pilots’ flight proficiencies, Johnson Space Center currently has a fleet of 14 active T-38 jets stationed out of nearby Ellington Airport. — Robert Pearlman, ArsTechnica, 27 Aug. 2026 My history suggests very successful proficiencies in this model. — Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 May 2026 Lastly, players can also pick up more powerful weapons that grow stronger as their proficiencies increase. — Gieson Cacho, Mercury News, 30 Apr. 2026 Lucrative, fully remote data science jobs with robust salaries usually require technical proficiencies that are gauged in an interview. — Amanda Gerut, Fortune, 13 Jan. 2026 Industry experience and demonstrated proficiencies are among the top factors considered by employers surveyed in NACE’s Job Outlook 2026. — IEEE Spectrum, 25 Dec. 2025 Development should bridge current and required proficiencies, as well as solve real problems in real time (not across a six-week rollout or in a one-hour webinar). — David James, Forbes.com, 13 Aug. 2025
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Noun
  • The Basketmaker—whose skills go far beyond furniture making—weaves her a match, Fiddler on the Roof-like, and the Fisherwoman, after an awkward matrimonial moment, takes Wicker Husband home to her funky little cottage.
    — Valerie Monroe, Allure, 23 Oct. 2026
  • After Charlie left Analog World, his mother followed right after him into the box, but her navigation skills prove not to be as true.
    — Scott Tobias, Vulture, 23 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • These experiences can obliterate people’s ability to predict what will keep them safe.
    — Maia Szalavitz, Scientific American, 20 Oct. 2026
  • Ukraine’s battlefield experiences may offer useful lessons for the Pentagon, which has spent decades developing and testing uncrewed aircraft for casualty evacuation missions without actually putting them into operation.
    — Jeremy Hsu, ArsTechnica, 20 Oct. 2026

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“Proficiencies.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/proficiencies. Accessed 26 Oct. 2026.

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