as in skillful
having or showing exceptional knowledge, experience, or skill in a field of endeavor
a delicate brain operation requiring the services of a highly skilled surgeon
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Recent Examples of skilled
Politics simply move too fast for any but the most skilled screen artists to keep up.
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Graham Hillard, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 7 Mar. 2025
Gercke is quite skilled at building characters and writing humorous and poetic dialogue.
—Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Mar. 2025
McLaren Vale is the variety’s spiritual home Down Under, with gnarly old vines and producers like Thistledown skilled at coaxing out Grenache’s plump berry, floral, and white pepper perfume and satiny texture.
—Christina Pickard, Bon Appétit, 5 Mar. 2025
For highly skilled job seekers, the choice is obvious.
—Sarah Elk, Forbes, 27 Feb. 2025
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Graham Hillard, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 7 Mar. 2025
Gercke is quite skilled at building characters and writing humorous and poetic dialogue.
—Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Mar. 2025
McLaren Vale is the variety’s spiritual home Down Under, with gnarly old vines and producers like Thistledown skilled at coaxing out Grenache’s plump berry, floral, and white pepper perfume and satiny texture.
—Christina Pickard, Bon Appétit, 5 Mar. 2025
For highly skilled job seekers, the choice is obvious.
—Sarah Elk, Forbes, 27 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for skilled
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His non-fiction book The Onion Field, published in 1973, would stand as, arguably, his literary masterpiece, a skillful telling of the true tale of a 1963 kidnapping of two LAPD officers and the brutal murder of one of them.—
Greg Evans,
Deadline,
28 Feb. 2025
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Hackman tamped down all of his gritty charm to embody a squirrely surveillance expert, again showcasing a skillful adaptability early in his career.—
David Sims,
The Atlantic,
27 Feb. 2025
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In short, reviewing medical records and bills is a time-consuming, high-pressure task at which legal professionals are not adept.—
Ethan Stone,
USA TODAY,
27 Feb. 2025
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Companies often assume that older workers are less adept at adapting to new technologies.—
Mona Mourshed,
Harvard Business Review,
25 Feb. 2025
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According to the National Assessment of Educational Progress, only 34% of eighth-grade students and 24% of twelfth-grade students are proficient in math, an essential engineering skill.—
Thomas Bostick,
Forbes,
1 Mar. 2025
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Some are not proficient in English and use AI as a translator.—
Elizabeth Brown,
Hartford Courant,
28 Feb. 2025
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Australia lost experienced wing trimmer Kyle Langford to Italy, for example, and New Zealand appears to be suffering from flight controller Andy Maloney’s decision to join Brazil.—
Andrew Rice,
The Athletic,
13 Mar. 2025
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Lis Anderson is founder and director at PR consultancy AMBITIOUS, an experienced agency MD with 25 years in the communications industry.—
Lis Anderson,
Forbes,
12 Mar. 2025
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All expert recommendations were derived from interviews.—
Catherine Brock,
Forbes,
11 Mar. 2025
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Iran, for example, is expert at picking the winners of Iraqi elections.—
Michael Knights,
Foreign Affairs,
11 Mar. 2025
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Handler proved herself a practiced hand, even if her jokes didn’t land at quite the same rate as Glaser’s.—
Hershal Pandya,
Vulture,
27 Feb. 2025
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Rossdale’s ease in this environment and his practiced moves handling all manner of ingredients while wielding professional kitchen gadgets, is astounding.—
Lily Moayeri,
SPIN,
13 Feb. 2025
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“Skilled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/skilled. Accessed 15 Mar. 2025.
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