skill set
noun
: a set of skills
especially
: a collection of skills and abilities that can be applied to a professional or creative endeavor
The job is a good match for her skill set.
She chooses to pursue a position in public relations—"journalism's evil twin"—reasoning that it will require much the same "skill set" that a published writer has. —
Alexandra Jacobs
Alexandra Jacobs Cauchetier's skill set—he was both a high-wire documentarian and, in effect, a director of fictions—uniquely qualified him to share in the multifarious spirit of the New Wave. —Richard Brody
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That personality and deadly skill set has not endeared stoats to humans, who have traditionally viewed them as vicious or even uncanny.
—Harmeet Kaur, CNN Money, 11 Feb. 2026
Curry admitted that his entertainment side gigs — filmmaking and acting — require two very different skill sets.
—Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 11 Feb. 2026
Each of those requires a different audience, a different skill set, a different version of the same charisma.
—Ryan Brennan, Miami Herald, 11 Feb. 2026
Perhaps your single long shot wasn’t an NBA faux pas, like Jackson-Davis’ was (up 20 with a second left, don’t shoot), but to last in the league for 82 or more games and make only one 3 is to survive through a different skill set, as a shot blocker or rebounder or rim runner.
—Joe Vardon, New York Times, 11 Feb. 2026
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Harmeet Kaur, CNN Money, 11 Feb. 2026
Curry admitted that his entertainment side gigs — filmmaking and acting — require two very different skill sets.
—Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 11 Feb. 2026
Each of those requires a different audience, a different skill set, a different version of the same charisma.
—Ryan Brennan, Miami Herald, 11 Feb. 2026
Perhaps your single long shot wasn’t an NBA faux pas, like Jackson-Davis’ was (up 20 with a second left, don’t shoot), but to last in the league for 82 or more games and make only one 3 is to survive through a different skill set, as a shot blocker or rebounder or rim runner.
—Joe Vardon, New York Times, 11 Feb. 2026
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“Skill set.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/skill%20set. Accessed 14 Feb. 2026.
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