as in abilities
the physical or mental power to do something
questioned his competence to finish the task without help
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Recent Examples of competences
Over billions of years, increasingly greater competences evolved.
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Jonny Thomson, Big Think, 20 Aug. 2025
Jonny Thomson, Big Think, 20 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for competences
Noun
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Some of those abilities require a Wi-Fi connection or a Samsung account.—
Scharon Harding,
ArsTechnica,
18 Sep. 2025
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More research is needed to understand the full scope and flexibility of dogs’ language categorization abilities, as well as a larger sample size and with dogs not categorized as GWLs.—
Laura Baisas,
Popular Science,
18 Sep. 2025
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It can be built, measured, and lived through five core competencies—each of which enables HR to manage paradoxes rather than collapse them.—
Vibhas Ratanjee,
Forbes.com,
17 Sep. 2025
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Mathematical and analytical competencies Mathematics serves as the universal language of engineering, enabling precise analysis and prediction of system behavior.—
Srishti Gupta,
Interesting Engineering,
29 Aug. 2025
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“Competences.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/competences. Accessed 20 Sep. 2025.
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