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as in capabilities
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 provisions
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 qualifications
After the vote, supervisors directed county staff to outline qualifications for the next sheriff, including San Mateo County residency, professional law enforcement certification, and experience managing correctional facilities and department budgets, among other requirements.
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Ryan MacAsero, Mercury News, 29 Oct. 2025
Parent demand for the universal program was much higher, so, to meet it, the province took shortcuts, such as lowering educator qualifications and relying on for-profit providers of questionable quality.
—Elliot Haspel, The Atlantic, 28 Oct. 2025
For years, the Transportation Department has tried to grow the force for the career, which comes with high pay but also high stress and tough qualifications.
—Eve Chen, USA Today, 27 Oct. 2025
One monitor would display bullet points -- no more than five -- describing a candidate's qualifications, while a second screen would be loaded up with video clips of his or her recent TV appearances.
—Peter Charalambous, ABC News, 23 Oct. 2025
This was at a time when Wittgenstein knew little philosophy and had no qualifications except an engineering diploma from Berlin and an undistinguished school record.
—Literary Hub, 22 Oct. 2025
No details on income qualifications or rents have been disclosed.
—David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Oct. 2025
One way for the committees not to have to deal with it, of course, would be to adhere to the rules and vote based simply on Tyrer’s impeccable on-field qualifications.
—Kansas City Star, 17 Oct. 2025
Where Parkinson ends up remains opaque, but his ability and application have got him to this point, along with a firm support network, encouragement, qualifications.
—George Caulkin, New York Times, 16 Oct. 2025
Ryan MacAsero, Mercury News, 29 Oct. 2025
Parent demand for the universal program was much higher, so, to meet it, the province took shortcuts, such as lowering educator qualifications and relying on for-profit providers of questionable quality.
—Elliot Haspel, The Atlantic, 28 Oct. 2025
For years, the Transportation Department has tried to grow the force for the career, which comes with high pay but also high stress and tough qualifications.
—Eve Chen, USA Today, 27 Oct. 2025
One monitor would display bullet points -- no more than five -- describing a candidate's qualifications, while a second screen would be loaded up with video clips of his or her recent TV appearances.
—Peter Charalambous, ABC News, 23 Oct. 2025
This was at a time when Wittgenstein knew little philosophy and had no qualifications except an engineering diploma from Berlin and an undistinguished school record.
—Literary Hub, 22 Oct. 2025
No details on income qualifications or rents have been disclosed.
—David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Oct. 2025
One way for the committees not to have to deal with it, of course, would be to adhere to the rules and vote based simply on Tyrer’s impeccable on-field qualifications.
—Kansas City Star, 17 Oct. 2025
Where Parkinson ends up remains opaque, but his ability and application have got him to this point, along with a firm support network, encouragement, qualifications.
—George Caulkin, New York Times, 16 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for qualifications
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The 2028 Olympics Earlier this year, Archer Aviation became the exclusive air taxi partner for the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics, a move Goldstein hopes will demonstrate Midnight’s capabilities on a global stage.—
James Bickerton,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 Oct. 2025
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Kyiv is now pinning its hopes on Europe to beef up its capabilities.—
Tim Lister,
CNN Money,
25 Oct. 2025
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Those provisions are unconstitutional because of a conflict with the state constitution, Womack said.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
31 Oct. 2025
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In addition to holding provisions for campers' convenience, the aluminum shelving inside serves as reinforcement for the camper structure, not so different from larger campers in which interior furnishings and joinery are part of the structural bones.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
31 Oct. 2025
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Sanford also plans to extend this research to other primate species to map reasoning abilities across evolution.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
30 Oct. 2025
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Hirschhorn wrote that Beijing’s surveillance abilities were nothing compared to the half-million surveillance cameras blanketing London.—
Byron Tau,
Fortune,
29 Oct. 2025
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Trump has also pressured countries into removing trade barriers that range from taxes on American beef and soybeans to car safety and local content requirements in Japan and Indonesia, according to the New York Times.—
Jamie L. LaReau,
USA Today,
2 Nov. 2025
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There are also no age requirements for potential pilots.—
Nicholas Rice,
PEOPLE,
1 Nov. 2025
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And while mediators such as the United States, Egypt and Qatar play key roles in setting the political conditions for deals, the ICRC alone is poised to facilitate such swaps.—
Tom O'Connor,
MSNBC Newsweek,
31 Oct. 2025
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The swells are likely to cause life-threatening surf and rip current conditions, forecasters said.—
Gabe Hauari,
USA Today,
31 Oct. 2025
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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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“Qualifications.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/qualifications. Accessed 5 Nov. 2025.
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