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in a skillful or expert manner
skillfully guided the powerboat around the obstacles
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Recent Examples of skillfully
Such early birds had not yet evolved many of the features that help modern birds fly skillfully and efficiently.
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Kate Wong, Scientific American, 16 Sep. 2025
Technology delivery that is driven by value in addition to productivity enables the organization to skillfully maneuver changes to business and external markets.
—Tipu Usha Vaithee Swaran, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
Early buzz is that Apatow skillfully navigates both the humor and the heartbreak.
—Brent Lang, Variety, 5 Sep. 2025
Hill and Giler skillfully avoid virtually every sports movie cliché while still delivering the genre’s rousing satisfactions — this is a spectacularly fun movie in spite of its often grim subject matter.
—Jim Hemphill, IndieWire, 1 Sep. 2025
Food and Drink The main restaurant at One Aldwych is Indigo, which has a creative menu that skillfully highlights British dishes and produce.
—Samantha Brash, Travel + Leisure, 24 Aug. 2025
The demo began with the arm-hand duo skillfully handling a spoon, replicating natural human motion.
—Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 11 Aug. 2025
Roc is at his best skillfully weaving internal and external rhymes together, crafting scenes of his charmed life as an indomitable hustler who can’t be shown up, intimidated, or outrhymed.
—Andre Gee, Rolling Stone, 8 Aug. 2025
Details do count for everything here, and Lojkine deploys them skillfully, with an eye toward immersing us in his protagonist’s gruelling everyday routine.
—Justin Chang, New Yorker, 6 Aug. 2025
Kate Wong, Scientific American, 16 Sep. 2025
Technology delivery that is driven by value in addition to productivity enables the organization to skillfully maneuver changes to business and external markets.
—Tipu Usha Vaithee Swaran, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
Early buzz is that Apatow skillfully navigates both the humor and the heartbreak.
—Brent Lang, Variety, 5 Sep. 2025
Hill and Giler skillfully avoid virtually every sports movie cliché while still delivering the genre’s rousing satisfactions — this is a spectacularly fun movie in spite of its often grim subject matter.
—Jim Hemphill, IndieWire, 1 Sep. 2025
Food and Drink The main restaurant at One Aldwych is Indigo, which has a creative menu that skillfully highlights British dishes and produce.
—Samantha Brash, Travel + Leisure, 24 Aug. 2025
The demo began with the arm-hand duo skillfully handling a spoon, replicating natural human motion.
—Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 11 Aug. 2025
Roc is at his best skillfully weaving internal and external rhymes together, crafting scenes of his charmed life as an indomitable hustler who can’t be shown up, intimidated, or outrhymed.
—Andre Gee, Rolling Stone, 8 Aug. 2025
Details do count for everything here, and Lojkine deploys them skillfully, with an eye toward immersing us in his protagonist’s gruelling everyday routine.
—Justin Chang, New Yorker, 6 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for skillfully
Adverb
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Pascoal performed masterfully on keyboards, saxophones, bass clarinet, accordion and an array of other instruments.—
George Varga,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
14 Sep. 2025
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These numbers may seem small, but their effect is profound, especially when wielded by longtime Aston design chief Marek Reichman and his team, who have masterfully created a timeless brand language that continues to evolve and feel au courant while never capitulating to trends.—
Brett Berk,
Robb Report,
3 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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Adolescence was a big winner on the night, also taking best limited series as well as Erin Doherty winning best supporting actress and Owen Cooper becoming the youngest-ever winner for best supporting actor in a limited series.—
Toni Fitzgerald,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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Rogen is best known for his comedy roles in Knocked-Up, Superbad, Pineapple Express, 40-Year-Old-Virgin.—
Olivia B. Waxman,
Time,
15 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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The Radley team has also created a tabloid-style newspaper with an artfully blurry image of Beka and her Romilly bag on the cover, and an interview inside.—
Samantha Conti,
Footwear News,
9 Sep. 2025
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Inside the airy, tiled space in the Wedgewood Houston neighborhood, diners linger over baskets of still-warm croissants, artfully poured café au lait, tuna carpaccio, and a dangerously good French toast topped with berries and chantilly cream.—
Rai Mincey,
Forbes.com,
8 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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Termination can occur immediately if the NBPA suspends or revokes an agent’s certification, but Turner capably performed his duties.—
Michael McCann,
Sportico.com,
12 Sep. 2025
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Even if the free-agent linebacker addition isn’t back from a quad injury for Week 3 AFC against the Chargers, Justin Strnad filled in more than capably in Week 1, recording five tackles and a sack against Tennessee.—
Luca Evans,
Denver Post,
8 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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Because contemporary phantoms of Richard Mille, Patek Philippe, and Rolex are expertly constructed to entice even the most discerning eye, provenance is crucial.—
Connie Etemadi,
USA Today,
11 Sep. 2025
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Below, a break down of the awkward interview and how Edebiri handled it expertly.—
Bethy Squires,
Vulture,
8 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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Even as tutor modes are refined and improved, students have to actively select that mode and, for now, also have to play along, deftly providing context and guiding the chatbot away from worthless, low-level questions or sycophancy.—
Brian W. Stone,
The Conversation,
10 Sep. 2025
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The Verdict The Langham deftly balances history with relevance.—
Lauren Mowery,
Forbes.com,
10 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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Eighteen years on from her international debut in Osaka in 2007, her final bow taking place in Tokyo means Fraser-Pryce’s career is neatly bookended by World Championships in Japan.—
Liam Tharme,
New York Times,
13 Sep. 2025
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Solving Messy, Unclear Problems Not every challenge at work comes neatly labeled with instructions.—
Sho Dewan,
Forbes.com,
13 Sep. 2025
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“Skillfully.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/skillfully. Accessed 19 Sep. 2025.
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