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as in power
a natural ability of the mind or body
although they are well into their 80s, the mental faculties of this couple are as sharp as ever
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as in talent
a special and usually inborn ability
even when he was still at a young age, John Singleton Copley's artistic faculties were readily recognizable
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as in ability
the physical or mental power to do something
the belief that if someone loses their sight, all of their other physical faculties are heightened
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Recent Examples of faculty
Students are recruited by the program’s alumni and faculty members at honors meetings and on campus, among other places, Garcia said.
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Noah Lyons, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Feb. 2025
Zach Greenberg, faculty legal defense and student association counsel for Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression (FIRE), says that the group is encouraged by UATX.
—Ira Porter, The Christian Science Monitor, 26 Feb. 2025
Wood said that no determination has been made about faculty layoffs, but Luna-Gordinier is worried that college consolidation could force out faculty members anyway.
—Jennah Pendleton, Sacramento Bee, 26 Feb. 2025
However, there is still much more to be done in uprooting the inherent anti-Israeli — and in some cases, anti-Jewish — biases across the campus, particularly among some of its faculty members and students.
—Yinam Cohen, Chicago Tribune, 14 Feb. 2025
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Noah Lyons, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Feb. 2025
Zach Greenberg, faculty legal defense and student association counsel for Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression (FIRE), says that the group is encouraged by UATX.
—Ira Porter, The Christian Science Monitor, 26 Feb. 2025
Wood said that no determination has been made about faculty layoffs, but Luna-Gordinier is worried that college consolidation could force out faculty members anyway.
—Jennah Pendleton, Sacramento Bee, 26 Feb. 2025
However, there is still much more to be done in uprooting the inherent anti-Israeli — and in some cases, anti-Jewish — biases across the campus, particularly among some of its faculty members and students.
—Yinam Cohen, Chicago Tribune, 14 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for faculty
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That power is vested in prosecutors as executive branch officials.—
Michael Rothfeld,
New York Times,
8 Mar. 2025
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Her lung power seems surprisingly undiminished, and the same goes for her sense of pitch.—
Chris Willman,
Variety,
7 Mar. 2025
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As powerful as the winners' speeches, these moments are a true celebration of the talent that has reshaped the art of movie storytelling.—
Vibhas Ratanjee,
Forbes,
1 Mar. 2025
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The ceremony celebrates the biggest successes in the music industry and promotes new talent.—
Monica Mercuri,
StyleCaster,
1 Mar. 2025
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That means Aiden has a slightly larger window of time than most children, but his disease is still progressing and stealing his abilities from him.—
Taylor Grothe,
Parents,
28 Feb. 2025
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Guided by experienced faculty and industry mentors, students demonstrate their abilities and learn about styling, marketing, event planning and production, visuals, industry relations, among other things.—
Lisa Lockwood,
WWD,
28 Feb. 2025
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The robot is designed with high flexibility at the waist, 320° of rotation capability, and hollow joint wiring for a lightweight design with high durability and reliability.—
Kurt Knutsson, CyberGuy Report,
Fox News,
8 Mar. 2025
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These aims, in turn, can be viewed through the lens of business capabilities.—
Forbes,
Forbes,
7 Mar. 2025
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His aptitude for pitching, Cotham said, was more advanced than anyone he’s known at that age.—
Matt Gelb,
The Athletic,
21 Feb. 2025
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Jordan Bianchi and Jeff Gluck, The Athletic: Gluck took Christopher Bell, citing the upped numbers of Toyotas on the road this year and Bell’s aptitude as an all-around racer.—
Alex Zietlow,
Charlotte Observer,
16 Feb. 2025
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But North Hi Mount parents say the building’s capacity is misleading.—
Silas Allen,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
3 Mar. 2025
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That should create more capacity that Nvidia could tap into down the road.—
Kevin Stankiewicz,
CNBC,
3 Mar. 2025
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Thanks to the Warren and Augusta Hume Foundation gift, the program will be free in the fall of 2025.—
Lauren Smith,
Orlando Sentinel,
26 Feb. 2025
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Starmer presented Trump with a significant gift ahead of his trip, announcing on Tuesday that Britain would hike its defense spending to 2.5% by 2027, and to 3% by the middle of the next decade.—
Rob Picheta,
CNN,
26 Feb. 2025
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Others are fine with building on the strength of a memorable story, but the best and longest-running series have a knack for reinvention.—
Gieson Cacho,
The Mercury News,
24 Feb. 2025
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All three are extremely talky, but Haugerud has a knack for making rivers of dialogue fluid, dynamic and cinematic.—
David Rooney,
The Hollywood Reporter,
21 Feb. 2025
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“Faculty.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/faculty. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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