as in expertise
knowledge gained by actually doing or living through something
he had acquired valuable skills during his life at sea
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Recent Examples of skills
Schools are beginning to accommodate students with weaker literacy skills and short attention spans.
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Moriah Balingit, Los Angeles Times, 17 Mar. 2026
This interactive area lets kids and adults try football skills, play digital games, and learn about teamwork.
—Allison Palmer, Sacbee.com, 17 Mar. 2026
The students showed off their graphic design skills, creating logos for drink coasters, and cutting boards.
—David Wade, CBS News, 17 Mar. 2026
Soft skills, a propensity to learn key hard skills, genuine effort and a growth mindset can all potentially separate someone who’ll learn and adapt quickly from someone who’s completely unprepared for the job from Day 1.
—Ashton Jackson, CNBC, 17 Mar. 2026
Participants receive hands-on help with laptops and basic technology skills.
—Dallas Morning News, 17 Mar. 2026
This enables children to rehearse skills like helping, apologizing, or being inclusive in real-life situations and friendships.
—Hannah Silverman, Parents, 16 Mar. 2026
The trio will appear in and be pair with a range of dishes that combines culinary skills pulled from both Northeast Spain and Southern France.
—Nicole Hoey, Robb Report, 16 Mar. 2026
What readers are saying The conversation explores the impact of a holistic understanding of AI on students' learning experiences, with many participants emphasizing the importance of foundational skills before delving into AI.
—Rebecca Winthrop, Washington Post, 11 Mar. 2026
Moriah Balingit, Los Angeles Times, 17 Mar. 2026
This interactive area lets kids and adults try football skills, play digital games, and learn about teamwork.
—Allison Palmer, Sacbee.com, 17 Mar. 2026
The students showed off their graphic design skills, creating logos for drink coasters, and cutting boards.
—David Wade, CBS News, 17 Mar. 2026
Soft skills, a propensity to learn key hard skills, genuine effort and a growth mindset can all potentially separate someone who’ll learn and adapt quickly from someone who’s completely unprepared for the job from Day 1.
—Ashton Jackson, CNBC, 17 Mar. 2026
Participants receive hands-on help with laptops and basic technology skills.
—Dallas Morning News, 17 Mar. 2026
This enables children to rehearse skills like helping, apologizing, or being inclusive in real-life situations and friendships.
—Hannah Silverman, Parents, 16 Mar. 2026
The trio will appear in and be pair with a range of dishes that combines culinary skills pulled from both Northeast Spain and Southern France.
—Nicole Hoey, Robb Report, 16 Mar. 2026
What readers are saying The conversation explores the impact of a holistic understanding of AI on students' learning experiences, with many participants emphasizing the importance of foundational skills before delving into AI.
—Rebecca Winthrop, Washington Post, 11 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for skills
Noun
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Karen's expertise and experience at playing football at the very highest level includes competing in the Champions League final, four World Cups, four European Championships and also for Team GB at the London Olympics in 2012.—
Karen Carney,
New York Times,
20 Mar. 2026
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Too many readers claim expertise after reading a few popular articles or listening to a podcast.—
Andrea Hickerson,
The Conversation,
19 Mar. 2026
Noun
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While the senator comes to the position after more than a dozen years in Congress, and with the management experience of running an expanding family plumbing business in Oklahoma, he has not been seen as a key force in immigration issues.—
Rebecca Santana,
Chicago Tribune,
24 Mar. 2026
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This creates a seamless control experience, where machines respond instantly to human actions.—
Jijo Malayil,
Interesting Engineering,
24 Mar. 2026
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Reading comprehension among California’s fourth-graders ranked 37th among the states in the 2024 National Assessment of Educational Progress testing, for instance, with just 29% showing proficiency, down 2 percentage points from 2022.—
Dan Walters,
Mercury News,
21 Mar. 2026
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Pilots must undergo constant retraining and regular proficiency checks, and the travel schedule can be demanding—especially early in a career when seniority is low.—
Preston Fore,
Fortune,
13 Mar. 2026
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“Skills.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/skills. Accessed 25 Mar. 2026.
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