as in proficiency
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great ability or skill shown by a musician, performer, etc.
Her virtuosity on the piano is amazing.
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Recent Examples of virtuosity
There’s some virtuosity in there somewhere, too.
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Bill Goodykoontz, AZCentral.com, 27 Aug. 2025
My colleagues in the Orchestra perform brilliantly, with tremendous passion and virtuosity.
—Kirby Adams, The Courier-Journal, 26 Aug. 2025
To undermine that comparative advantage by stripping away IP rights is to vandalize our virtuosity.
—Dade Hayes, Deadline, 5 Aug. 2025
Let us, for the moment, grant the validity of their examples of past grand strategic virtuosity.
—James B. Steinberg, Foreign Affairs, 9 June 2020
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Bill Goodykoontz, AZCentral.com, 27 Aug. 2025
My colleagues in the Orchestra perform brilliantly, with tremendous passion and virtuosity.
—Kirby Adams, The Courier-Journal, 26 Aug. 2025
To undermine that comparative advantage by stripping away IP rights is to vandalize our virtuosity.
—Dade Hayes, Deadline, 5 Aug. 2025
Let us, for the moment, grant the validity of their examples of past grand strategic virtuosity.
—James B. Steinberg, Foreign Affairs, 9 June 2020
See All Example Sentences for virtuosity
Recent Examples of Synonyms for virtuosity
proficiency
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The board uses statewide assessments, English proficiency, attendance, special education metrics, and graduation rates and progress to determine a school's performance.—
Erick Trevino,
AZCentral.com,
3 Nov. 2025
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In Jackson’s absence, Tyler Huntley played one of his best career games, throwing 17-of-22 for 186 yards and a touchdown while orchestrating the offense with proficiency.—
Ben Morse,
CNN Money,
29 Oct. 2025
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“Virtuosity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/virtuosity. Accessed 6 Nov. 2025.
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