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
The program’s curriculum will emphasize fluency across programming languages and AI paradigms, as well as the human and societal dimensions of AI.
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Hope Moses, Chicago Tribune, 11 Mar. 2026
The program is designed to help readers build fluency and comprehension skills.
—Carmela Karcher, CBS News, 10 Mar. 2026
Both the highest-intake category and the middle-intake category had also seen drops in specific cognitive areas, including memory (by 32% for the highest-intake category) and verbal fluency (by 110% for the middle-intake category and 173% for the highest-intake category).
—Caroline Tien, SELF, 27 Feb. 2026
Research suggests the more useful question is which aspects of language learning, such as pronunciation, fluency or long-term mastery, matter most.
—Karen Stollznow, The Conversation, 26 Feb. 2026
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Hope Moses, Chicago Tribune, 11 Mar. 2026
The program is designed to help readers build fluency and comprehension skills.
—Carmela Karcher, CBS News, 10 Mar. 2026
Both the highest-intake category and the middle-intake category had also seen drops in specific cognitive areas, including memory (by 32% for the highest-intake category) and verbal fluency (by 110% for the middle-intake category and 173% for the highest-intake category).
—Caroline Tien, SELF, 27 Feb. 2026
Research suggests the more useful question is which aspects of language learning, such as pronunciation, fluency or long-term mastery, matter most.
—Karen Stollznow, The Conversation, 26 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fluency
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The driver had no valid commercial driver's license and could not meet the English language proficiency requirement.—
Karen Morfitt,
CBS News,
4 Apr. 2026
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Researchers found that Latino students faced myriad challenges, including immigration issues, English proficiency and unstable housing that is linked to their parents’ employment status.—
Ruben Vives,
Los Angeles Times,
1 Apr. 2026
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As a result, Gen Z still consistently lags older generations in financial literacy across all eight key personal finance areas measured by TIAA, with many young adults struggling to answer basic questions about saving, borrowing, and investing.—
Preston Fore,
Fortune,
2 Apr. 2026
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Support for new state laws was strongest among Black voters — 72% — who historically have been targeted with discriminatory voting policies, including Jim Crow-era laws such as literacy tests and poll taxes.—
Phil Willon,
Los Angeles Times,
2 Apr. 2026
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“Fluency.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fluency. Accessed 5 Apr. 2026.
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