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
Try this instead The prevalence of vaguebooking also speaks to the breakdown of communication skills more broadly.
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Charles Trepany, USA Today, 28 Apr. 2026
Facing a crisis in critical thinking skills, some are reviving oral exams, forcing students to defend their assignments to instructors in real time.
—Jocelyn Gecker, Los Angeles Times, 28 Apr. 2026
Good teaching is often responsive to students’ skills, needs, and experiences.
—Rachel Del Guidice, FOXNews.com, 28 Apr. 2026
Her passion is to share her love and skills with others.
—Rina Nakano, CBS News, 28 Apr. 2026
Your portrayal of Naema’s ambivalence, her pride, her shame at being unable to use her medical degree and skills in this new country, her anger at Jimmy and also her appreciation of his saving her life, and her son and mother-in-law, is masterful.
—Literary Hub, 28 Apr. 2026
The student organizations on campus help inspire other leaders and get students to be more confident while developing advocacy skills, Yanke said.
—Doug Ross, Chicago Tribune, 28 Apr. 2026
Some see this as an honest attempt to build skills.
—Mukund Jha, Fortune, 28 Apr. 2026
But there’s also plenty of beauty in the way Bertelli captures bodies and technology at work, with DP Mauro Chiarello’s razor-sharp images highlighting the incredible skills needed to rise to such feats of excellence.
—Jordan Mintzer, HollywoodReporter, 21 Apr. 2026
Charles Trepany, USA Today, 28 Apr. 2026
Facing a crisis in critical thinking skills, some are reviving oral exams, forcing students to defend their assignments to instructors in real time.
—Jocelyn Gecker, Los Angeles Times, 28 Apr. 2026
Good teaching is often responsive to students’ skills, needs, and experiences.
—Rachel Del Guidice, FOXNews.com, 28 Apr. 2026
Her passion is to share her love and skills with others.
—Rina Nakano, CBS News, 28 Apr. 2026
Your portrayal of Naema’s ambivalence, her pride, her shame at being unable to use her medical degree and skills in this new country, her anger at Jimmy and also her appreciation of his saving her life, and her son and mother-in-law, is masterful.
—Literary Hub, 28 Apr. 2026
The student organizations on campus help inspire other leaders and get students to be more confident while developing advocacy skills, Yanke said.
—Doug Ross, Chicago Tribune, 28 Apr. 2026
Some see this as an honest attempt to build skills.
—Mukund Jha, Fortune, 28 Apr. 2026
But there’s also plenty of beauty in the way Bertelli captures bodies and technology at work, with DP Mauro Chiarello’s razor-sharp images highlighting the incredible skills needed to rise to such feats of excellence.
—Jordan Mintzer, HollywoodReporter, 21 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for skills
Noun
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Small municipalities typically have neither the expertise nor the funds to adequately secure their infrastructure, leaving them open to intrusion.—
Sue Halpern,
New Yorker,
24 Apr. 2026
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As multiple world powers invest heavily in Ukrainian expertise and joint production with the Ukrainian government and private companies, only the Pentagon is holding back.—
Trudy Rubin,
Mercury News,
24 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Archibald has experience in all of those roles in his 23-year career in education that includes teaching 13 years in the classroom, working 10 years in administration as an assistant athletic director and coaching for all of that time.—
Rick Armstrong,
Chicago Tribune,
28 Apr. 2026
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The Honma experience quickly became a disastrous one for Rose, and while McLaren could end up being the next great golf brand, his taking another chance on a brand that has proven exactly nothing in the golf space is questionable, at best.—
Mark Harris OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
27 Apr. 2026
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Some tech leaders have claimed that AI has enabled them to accomplish more with smaller teams, thanks in part to AI’s proficiency in writing code.—
Lisa Eadicicco,
CNN Money,
24 Apr. 2026
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Every year, high schoolers from all over North America take part in the festival, which started in 1995 to help students level up their proficiency in performing and inspire them to keep improving their technical skills.—
Fousia Abdullahi,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
23 Apr. 2026
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“Skills.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/skills. Accessed 30 Apr. 2026.
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