as in gifted
having a special ability to do something well; having talent
a highly talented athlete As a writer, she is enormously talented.
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Adjective
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Today’s big man is far more athletically gifted, with 300-pounders like Ivar effortlessly moonsaulting onto their opponent.—
Alfred Konuwa,
Forbes.com,
26 June 2025 -
District leaders presented their three-year plan for academically and intellectually gifted, or AIG, students at Tuesday night’s Board of Education meeting.—
Rebecca Noel,
Charlotte Observer,
25 June 2025
Adjective
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Before June 8, the skilled and respected ABC News television journalist Terry Moran was neither a household name nor political lightning rod.—
Steven Levy,
Wired News,
27 June 2025
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The necessary conditions are in place: computational power, broad access to distribution channels, a growing pool of skilled talent and rising global demand.—
Vlad Panin,
Forbes.com,
27 June 2025
Adjective
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Finnegans Wake, in his skillful hands, is a tapestry of all the works Joyce ever wrote, the final and protracted project of a writer who could never stop thinking about Ireland.—
Eric Bulson,
The Atlantic,
16 June 2025
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Their smart, aggressive defense disorients even the smoothest spacing and the most skillful shooters.—
Steven Louis Goldstein,
New York Times,
18 May 2025
Adjective
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About 30% of our kids are proficient in math and reading.—
Siena Duncan,
Miami Herald,
30 June 2025
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Content creation needs prompts, quality control guardrails and a proficient human editor.—
Jodie Cook,
Forbes.com,
26 June 2025
Adjective
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It feels tied to the intimidation she’s felt in previous seasons while working alongside younger, more educated, faster chefs.—
Selome Hailu,
Variety,
28 June 2025
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The report also notes that people who are more educated and economically successful, as well as those who show better success at integration, tend to be the ones more likely to be considering moving on.—
Frey Lindsay,
Forbes.com,
17 June 2025
Adjective
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Today someone older or more experienced might have advice for you.—
Georgia Nicols,
Denver Post,
27 June 2025
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When unusual circumstances arise, experienced loan officers should make the calls.—
Ashish Garg,
Forbes.com,
27 June 2025
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New talent: Song for the Mute continues to grow in confidence with its most accomplished collection to date.—
Rhonda Richford,
Footwear News,
30 June 2025
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Jake Paul appeared to be taking the biggest risk of his unique boxing career by stepping in the ring with Julio César Chávez Jr., a former middleweight champion and his most accomplished opponent by far.—
Greg Beacham,
Los Angeles Times,
29 June 2025
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“Talented.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/talented. Accessed 10 Jul. 2025.
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