as in gifted
having a special ability to do something well; having talent
a highly talented athlete As a writer, she is enormously talented.
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Award recipients are gifted young songwriters who are making a significant impact in the music industry with their original songs.—
Jem Aswad,
Variety,
25 Feb. 2025 -
When George gets nothing more than a couple jump balls, Williams gets nothing at all, and the team refuses to utilize the most physically gifted guy on the field in Darnell Washington, none of this matters.—
Mike DeFabo,
The Athletic,
24 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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For highly skilled job seekers, the choice is obvious.—
Sarah Elk,
Forbes,
27 Feb. 2025
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Truly skilled, effective coaches don’t need to call their players names and berate them for messing up and know that doing so makes players afraid to take risks and be creative, critical parts of being a great soccer player.—
Jeff Rueter,
The Athletic,
26 Feb. 2025
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His non-fiction book The Onion Field, published in 1973, would stand as, arguably, his literary masterpiece, a skillful telling of the true tale of a 1963 kidnapping of two LAPD officers and the brutal murder of one of them.—
Greg Evans,
Deadline,
28 Feb. 2025
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Hackman tamped down all of his gritty charm to embody a squirrely surveillance expert, again showcasing a skillful adaptability early in his career.—
David Sims,
The Atlantic,
27 Feb. 2025
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According to the National Assessment of Educational Progress, only 34% of eighth-grade students and 24% of twelfth-grade students are proficient in math, an essential engineering skill.—
Thomas Bostick,
Forbes,
1 Mar. 2025
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This company is specifically staffed with writers who are proficient in STEM and Ph.D.-level work.—
Rowan Briggs,
The Mercury News,
28 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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When waiting lists were circumvented, transplants disproportionately went to white, Asian and more educated patients.—
Sam Allard,
Axios,
28 Feb. 2025
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While these artifacts and foodstuffs deteriorate and disappear, the trees survive, allowing today’s researchers to make educated guesses about the lost objects.—
Amelia Soth,
JSTOR Daily,
27 Feb. 2025
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Wednesday's report also said Iran has not reconsidered its September 2023 decision to ban some of the agency's most experienced inspectors from monitoring its nuclear program.—
STEPHANIE LIECHTENSTEIN THE ASSOCIATED PRESS,
arkansasonline.com,
27 Feb. 2025
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The good news is that three experienced options are battling for two spots, plus a few young players to be excited about.—
Kennington Smith III,
The Athletic,
26 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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Michelle Trachtenberg was not only a gifted performer, but also an accomplished writer.—
Esther Kang,
People.com,
4 Mar. 2025
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Among its many other attributes, Part II might be the most accomplished prequel of all time, showing us the roots of the Corleones’ ambition and ethical shortcomings — which, really, are two ways of saying the same thing.—
Will Leitch,
Vulture,
3 Mar. 2025
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“Talented.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/talented. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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