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as in capability
a skill, an ability, or knowledge that makes a person able to do a particular job
the fashion firm was looking for an applicant who could list superior sewing skills among his or her qualifications
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as in provision
something upon which the carrying out of an agreement or offer depends
will give us his permission to go to the conference with the qualification that we make up the time later
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Recent Examples of qualification
To get to the World Cup, Norway scored 37 goals in qualification – the most of any team in Europe – and cruised to a perfect 8-0-0 record, which included beating Italy twice.
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Julian Cardillo, Boston Herald, 15 June 2026
The Davis-Ortiz race in Yolo County largely focused on the candidates’ qualifications rather than ideological differences, despite remaining one of the closest judicial contests in the region.
—Sharon Bernstein, Sacbee.com, 14 June 2026
Paraguay– remember– is one of the better defensive teams in the world and had beaten Argentina and Brazil in the qualification.
—Kels Dayton, Hartford Courant, 14 June 2026
Green Mark is Singapore’s local standard, which Daly describes as a design-and-efficiency qualification—essentially a measure of how the building was conceived and built.
—Christopher Elliott, Forbes.com, 13 June 2026
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Julian Cardillo, Boston Herald, 15 June 2026
The Davis-Ortiz race in Yolo County largely focused on the candidates’ qualifications rather than ideological differences, despite remaining one of the closest judicial contests in the region.
—Sharon Bernstein, Sacbee.com, 14 June 2026
Paraguay– remember– is one of the better defensive teams in the world and had beaten Argentina and Brazil in the qualification.
—Kels Dayton, Hartford Courant, 14 June 2026
Green Mark is Singapore’s local standard, which Daly describes as a design-and-efficiency qualification—essentially a measure of how the building was conceived and built.
—Christopher Elliott, Forbes.com, 13 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for qualification
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Once a specialized capability, AI is now being seamlessly integrated into systems and embedded in nearly every domain.—
Rachel Nuwer,
Scientific American,
16 June 2026
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By pairing decades of experience with advanced technologies and open architecture systems, Lockheed Martin is helping create defense capabilities that can adapt, improve, and deploy with speed.—
Paid Content by Lockheed Martin,
FOXNews.com,
15 June 2026
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The House’s most recent version of the bill significantly eased that ban by removing a provision that would have required investors in build-to-rent homes to sell those houses within seven years.—
Zach Halaschak,
The Washington Examiner,
16 June 2026
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Then, in August, the date was moved up to the end of 2032 because of tax provisions in the One Big Beautiful Bill Act that passed almost a year ago.—
Medora Lee,
USA Today,
16 June 2026
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To the extent that AI tools have automated part of the job, the radiologists’ remaining tasks require a high level of formal training and specialized knowledge, or expertise.—
Rogé Karma,
The Atlantic,
11 June 2026
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Kapur believes Honeywell is uniquely positioned to capitalize on that trend because of its deep domain expertise and the vast amount of operational data already flowing through its systems.—
Alexa LoMonaco,
CNBC,
11 June 2026
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Providers must also cover rent or mortgage payments, insurance, food, utilities, supplies, maintenance and regulatory requirements.—
Théoden Janes,
Charlotte Observer,
11 June 2026
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The requirement that employers bargain with workers before deploying the automation that could replace them — the one protection that would have put machinists like me at the table before the decision was made.—
Heather Merrick,
Hartford Courant,
11 June 2026
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With more than 4,100 career rushing yards, Williams brings experience and the ability to convert in short-yardage situations.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
11 Aug. 2025
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In the years since Sam, Kaylee, and Basso were born, scientists have gained the astonishing ability to make changes to a person’s DNA.—
Dhruv Khullar,
New Yorker,
11 Aug. 2025
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As the decades passed, the crowding and filth in the rapidly growing cities in the industrializing nations of Europe and North America created perfect conditions to fuel epidemic outbreaks that could steal the lives of those of any age or rank, but were most dangerous for the very young.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
11 June 2026
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Authorities later confirmed that all 12 victims were in stable condition.—
Michael Sinkewicz,
FOXNews.com,
11 June 2026
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There’s a certain kind of… not synchronicity, but a kind of like-mindedness about stuff.—
Damon Wise,
Deadline,
9 Dec. 2025
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Then comes the plan economy of communism, with these block buildings and control and all that stuff, and then raw capitalism after that, the most vulgar version of capitalism.—
Georg Szalai,
HollywoodReporter,
9 Dec. 2025
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In his role, Mizrahi will serve as an advisor across Target’s in-house design teams, mentor young talent, and also play a role in storytelling and marketing for the retailer.—
Hilary Milnes,
Vogue,
15 June 2026
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Kamada said the talent and experience of his teammates helped Japan avoid being discouraged after falling behind for a second time.—
Steven Johnson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
15 June 2026
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“Qualification.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/qualification. Accessed 17 Jun. 2026.
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