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
My history suggests very successful proficiencies in this model.
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Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
7 May 2026
Lastly, players can also pick up more powerful weapons that grow stronger as their proficiencies increase.
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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.
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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.
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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).
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David James,
Forbes.com,
13 Aug. 2025
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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for proficiencies
Noun
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Modern leadership increasingly demands physical fitness beyond traditional executive skills like strategic vision and emotional intelligence.
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Parents are looking for activities that do more than fill the hours, and a good cooking class can hand a child real skills, real confidence and a few recipes worth making again at home.
Noun
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The event goes beyond a traditional lecture and encourages participates to share and connect their own experiences to the country’s history, organizers said.
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Among the programs the endowment will serve are youth travel ball grants focused on military children, Padres VIP game day experiences by military members and their families and deep-sea fishing trips for military families.
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“Proficiencies.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/proficiencies. Accessed 28 Jun. 2026.
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