as in ability
the physical or mental power to do something
questioned his competence to finish the task without help
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Recent Examples of competence
And my point on this, Jon, is this goes to competence.
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ABC News, 22 Mar. 2026
Granato, a Preckwinkle appointee running the county’s Bureau of Asset Management, campaigned on competence and her ability to hit the ground running.
—A.d. Quig, Chicago Tribune, 18 Mar. 2026
The Giants hired Harbaugh to restore sustainable competence and competitiveness to their football operation, their roster and their team.
—Pat Leonard, New York Daily News, 17 Mar. 2026
Coming up The round of Premier League games is neatly tied off on Monday night, when Champions League hopefuls Brentford host recent discoverers of competence Wolves.
—Nick Miller, New York Times, 16 Mar. 2026
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ABC News, 22 Mar. 2026
Granato, a Preckwinkle appointee running the county’s Bureau of Asset Management, campaigned on competence and her ability to hit the ground running.
—A.d. Quig, Chicago Tribune, 18 Mar. 2026
The Giants hired Harbaugh to restore sustainable competence and competitiveness to their football operation, their roster and their team.
—Pat Leonard, New York Daily News, 17 Mar. 2026
Coming up The round of Premier League games is neatly tied off on Monday night, when Champions League hopefuls Brentford host recent discoverers of competence Wolves.
—Nick Miller, New York Times, 16 Mar. 2026
See All Example Sentences for competence
Recent Examples of Synonyms for competence
Noun
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That is extremely important because it is connected directly to the ability to hire new employees.—
Opinion Staff,
Daily News,
5 Apr. 2026
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Hill said his ability to read an offense comes from his vast experience.—
Walter Villa,
Miami Herald,
5 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Neither has served in an active military capacity during the current conflict.—
Adeola Adeosun,
MSNBC Newsweek,
31 Mar. 2026
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The new facility will be based in the Finnish city of Lappeenranta with a capacity of up to 310 MW.—
Kai Nicol-Schwarz,
CNBC,
31 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Crews set fire to trees, grease and various other objects to try out the capabilities.—
Joy Benedict,
CBS News,
31 Mar. 2026
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Tyson Eckert, the fourteen-year-old, lectured about character, competence, confidence, capability, credibility, competitiveness, and courage.—
Charles Bethea,
New Yorker,
30 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Alvarado is due in a downtown courtroom in May to start the process to have his competency reviewed.—
Teri Figueroa,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
3 Apr. 2026
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Two previous criminal cases against Grafe — one in 2001 in Tampa and another in 2013 in Miami — were dismissed due to Grafe being found incompetent, without the chance of his competency being restored, the attorney added.—
Grethel Aguila,
Miami Herald,
1 Apr. 2026
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“Competence.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/competence. Accessed 5 Apr. 2026.
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