Thesaurus results for QUALIFICATION

qualification

noun

ˌkwä-lə-fə-ˈkā-shən

Definition of qualification

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 As projected in the plan’s eligibility page, the qualification threshold is set to increase roughly $900 each year until 2030. — Rachel Raposas, PEOPLE, 24 Sep. 2026 Nannies do not have to meet requirements for education or health certifications, so verifying qualifications and checking references is up to you. — Robin McClure, Parents, 21 Sep. 2026 Contrition would require Mamdani to say it without qualification. — Marc Schneier, New York Daily News, 18 Sep. 2026 After George Floyd died in 2020, talent agents recognized that ESPN would not promote any white male, regardless of his qualifications or fit for the role. — Bobby Burack Outkick, FOXNews.com, 17 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for qualification

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Noun

Lessons and performance data gathered through testing, experimentation, and training can be returned to developers and program managers to improve future capabilities.

— Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 27 Sep. 2026
Those capabilities, though, lie farther (but presumably not too far) down Starship’s developmental timeline.

— Josh Dinner, Space.com, 26 Sep. 2026

Definition of capability

Noun

Without fiefdoms structuring the distribution of land, the division of labor, and the provision of military protection, agents of state coercion were needed to ensure that former serfs would serve as wage laborers.

— Sophie Landres, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2026
As deal terms changed, the agent had to identify the latest instructions while preserving provisions meant to remain unchanged.

— Wen Shao, Fortune, 1 Oct. 2026

Definition of provision

Noun

The company will look at the emerging role of AI in dubbing and how hybrid workflows combining technology and human expertise could support the localization of content for international markets.

— Anna Marie de la Fuente, Variety, 29 Sep. 2026
Robertet is bringing its fragrance expertise to the dinner table.

— Kathryn Hopkins, Footwear News, 29 Sep. 2026

Definition of expertise

Noun

Repeating that process places significant stress on components, increasing operational and capital costs due to the risk of failure, maintenance requirements and downtime.

— Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 26 Sep. 2026
In some states, parents are winning time requirements on daily recess.

— Cayla Bamberger, New York Daily News, 25 Sep. 2026

Definition of requirement

Noun

Suppressing this same pathway produced the opposite result, limiting the ability to switch behavior, driving longer bouts of the repetitive behavior, as per the release.

— Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 28 Sep. 2026
One of the bills, introduced by Stefani, expands the ability of certified nurse-midwives to provide care for pregnant and postpartum patients by specifying that supervision by a physician is not required when providing certain services.

— Ian James, Los Angeles Times, 27 Sep. 2026

Definition of ability

Noun

In 2013 the agency issued a rule saying the exclusion should apply only when an orphan drug is actually used for the rare condition it was designated for.

— John Mildenberger, STAT, 2 Oct. 2026
It may not be recommended during pregnancy or for people who are immunocompromised or have certain medical conditions.

— Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 2 Oct. 2026

Definition of condition

Noun

But he and the offensive line were demoralized on a pair of run-stuffs.

— Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 27 Sep. 2026
The first clues came in the 1970s, when Jacob Bekenstein and Stephen Hawking calculated the entropy of black holes — typically a measure of how much stuff fits inside an object.

— Quanta Magazine, Quanta Magazine, 25 Sep. 2026

Definition of stuff

Noun

Her session will examine the commercial and strategic considerations involved in taking creative and technology-led projects from development to market, alongside the evolving relationship between talent, technology and business.

— Anna Marie de la Fuente, Variety, 29 Sep. 2026
And talent with a liberal arts education—reading- and writing-heavy disciplines spanning humanities, natural sciences, sociology, and the arts—will have the most well-rounded skill set to thrive.

— Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 28 Sep. 2026

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