as in proficiency
a state of having mastery of or proficiency in a skill
The students demonstrated fluency in the language by the end of their year abroad.
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Recent Examples of fluency
Their digital fluency and exposure to AI from a young age may place them in a unique position to design, not just participate in, the future of work—but things might just be even simpler than that.
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Melissa Fleur Afshar, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 May 2025
To the joyful surprise of many Catholics across South Florida, the new pope is American — one who served the church as a missionary and bishop for decades in Peru and speaks Spanish with native fluency.
—Lauren Costantino, Miami Herald, 8 May 2025
Given Majerus’s incorporation of digital imagery, such as video-game sprites, and the fluency of his tech-culture references, Arcangel guessed that Majerus was as much a digital artist as an analog painter.
—Kyle Chayka, New Yorker, 7 May 2025
The illusion of math fluency The aforementioned performance gap between math problems and proofs exposes the difference between pattern recognition and genuine mathematical reasoning.
—ArsTechnica, 25 Apr. 2025
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Melissa Fleur Afshar, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 May 2025
To the joyful surprise of many Catholics across South Florida, the new pope is American — one who served the church as a missionary and bishop for decades in Peru and speaks Spanish with native fluency.
—Lauren Costantino, Miami Herald, 8 May 2025
Given Majerus’s incorporation of digital imagery, such as video-game sprites, and the fluency of his tech-culture references, Arcangel guessed that Majerus was as much a digital artist as an analog painter.
—Kyle Chayka, New Yorker, 7 May 2025
The illusion of math fluency The aforementioned performance gap between math problems and proofs exposes the difference between pattern recognition and genuine mathematical reasoning.
—ArsTechnica, 25 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fluency
Noun
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To perform each individual task effectively, an employee needs a certain level of proficiency in different skills.—
Abakar Saidov,
Forbes.com,
3 June 2025
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Over the past two seasons, Williams’ proficiency in the midrange has become an integral part of the Thunder’s half-court setup, finishing the regular season in the 93rd and 96th percentile in midrange attempts, according to Cleaning the Glass.—
Kelly Iko,
New York Times,
1 June 2025
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The study suggests that AI literacy efforts should be enhanced to reach state schools and under-resourced classrooms.—
Ron Schmelzer,
Forbes.com,
7 June 2025
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As the alarm sounds on what could be a burgeoning literacy crisis, Newsweek spoke to the experts to find out more.—
Marni Rose McFall,
MSNBC Newsweek,
7 June 2025
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“Fluency.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fluency. Accessed 17 Jun. 2025.
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