as in aptitudes
a special and usually inborn ability
Liza's musical talent was already apparent by the time she was five a talent for coming up with really funny answers to stupid questions
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Recent Examples of talents
Trump is attacking immigration at both ends of spectrum, deporting low-wage laborers and discouraging skilled foreigners from bringing their talents to the United States.
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Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 18 Oct. 2025
Doubters point to the fact that Stephen Curry, Jimmy Butler and Draymond Green, the team's three biggest talents, are all in their mid-to-late 30s as the reason the Warriors won't be very competitive.
—Robert Marvi, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Oct. 2025
Pugh has also shown off her musical talents before.
—Wesley Stenzel, Entertainment Weekly, 18 Oct. 2025
One of Puth’s greatest talents is constructing songs that sound simple but are powered by dynamic chord switches and deceptively complicated harmonies.
—Steven J. Horowitz, Variety, 17 Oct. 2025
Good Fortune is wholly attuned to Reeves’s unique serotonin-releasing talents.
—Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 17 Oct. 2025
Phillips found different ways each week to mix the talents of those four rushers together and blend them in with different blitzes in a way that mirrors what Joseph has done with Denver’s current group of talent up front.
—Nick Kosmider, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2025
Axl Rose, the notorious Guns N’ Roses frontman, is turning his talents to the graphic novel.
—Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 17 Oct. 2025
His musical talents continued to blossom after his family moved to Hot Springs.
—Arkansas Online, 11 Oct. 2025
Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 18 Oct. 2025
Doubters point to the fact that Stephen Curry, Jimmy Butler and Draymond Green, the team's three biggest talents, are all in their mid-to-late 30s as the reason the Warriors won't be very competitive.
—Robert Marvi, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Oct. 2025
Pugh has also shown off her musical talents before.
—Wesley Stenzel, Entertainment Weekly, 18 Oct. 2025
One of Puth’s greatest talents is constructing songs that sound simple but are powered by dynamic chord switches and deceptively complicated harmonies.
—Steven J. Horowitz, Variety, 17 Oct. 2025
Good Fortune is wholly attuned to Reeves’s unique serotonin-releasing talents.
—Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 17 Oct. 2025
Phillips found different ways each week to mix the talents of those four rushers together and blend them in with different blitzes in a way that mirrors what Joseph has done with Denver’s current group of talent up front.
—Nick Kosmider, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2025
Axl Rose, the notorious Guns N’ Roses frontman, is turning his talents to the graphic novel.
—Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 17 Oct. 2025
His musical talents continued to blossom after his family moved to Hot Springs.
—Arkansas Online, 11 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for talents
Noun
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More money is apt to make homeschooling worse and far less tailored to the individual student and their interests and aptitudes by encouraging parents to substitute pricey group programs for the requisite effort of individualized instruction.—
Marie Sapirie,
Forbes.com,
25 Aug. 2025
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Students are sorted into these houses based on their personalities and magical aptitudes.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
5 Aug. 2025
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Data from ThredUp shows that 40 percent of shoppers’ holiday budgets will go toward purchasing secondhand gifts.—
Meghan Hall,
Sourcing Journal,
16 Oct. 2025
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Highlights include Mexican food and vendors selling gifts and crafts along with piñata for the kids, a catrina costume contest, dog costume contest and raffle.—
Linda Mcintosh,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
16 Oct. 2025
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The set includes 25 clear plastic pieces in different sizes to hold random knick knacks, cosmetics, kitchen utensils and gadgets, and much more.—
Alicia Geigel,
Southern Living,
7 Oct. 2025
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Sarah Sherman Samuel has designed an unexpected silhouette made out of Sungkai wood and veneer that offers plenty of storage space for dishes or knick-knacks.—
Yelena Moroz Alpert,
Architectural Digest,
6 Oct. 2025
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“Talents.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/talents. Accessed 21 Oct. 2025.
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