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a person who has many skills; a person who can do many different jobs
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Recent Examples of jack-of-all-trades
Here’s a look at the top possibilities: KK Arnold: The rookie jack-of-all-trades
Arnold was thrust into UConn’s starting lineup after Azzi Fudd suffered a season-ending ACL tear in late November, but the freshman is playing like a veteran with 26 starts now behind her.
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Emily Adams, Hartford Courant, 6 Mar. 2024
The rookie jack-of-all-trades Arnold was thrust into UConn’s starting lineup after Azzi Fudd suffered a season-ending ACL tear in late November, but the freshman is playing like a veteran with 26 starts now behind her.
—Emily Adams, Hartford Courant, 6 Mar. 2024
The iPad is the jack-of-all-trades in Apple’s lineup, a terrific device in many ways that still feels increasingly redundant now that so many people have big phones and long-lasting laptops.
—David Pierce, The Verge, 2 May 2024
Steve Clifford’s successor will have to be a jack-of-all-trades.
—Roderick Boone, Charlotte Observer, 22 Apr. 2024
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Emily Adams, Hartford Courant, 6 Mar. 2024
The rookie jack-of-all-trades Arnold was thrust into UConn’s starting lineup after Azzi Fudd suffered a season-ending ACL tear in late November, but the freshman is playing like a veteran with 26 starts now behind her.
—Emily Adams, Hartford Courant, 6 Mar. 2024
The iPad is the jack-of-all-trades in Apple’s lineup, a terrific device in many ways that still feels increasingly redundant now that so many people have big phones and long-lasting laptops.
—David Pierce, The Verge, 2 May 2024
Steve Clifford’s successor will have to be a jack-of-all-trades.
—Roderick Boone, Charlotte Observer, 22 Apr. 2024
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Allison went to college and eventually got her masters at the New School.Bethy Squires, Vulture, 10 Nov. 2024
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Responding to a glossary of Christian European maternal iconography, Catlett replicated the Mother and Child archetype, initially premiered as a limestone carving for her master’s thesis in 1940, later as lithographs and sculptures in terra-cotta, wood, and black marble.Shameekia Shantel Johnson, ARTnews.com, 4 Nov. 2024
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However, some tax experts say that higher tariffs would cause a financial burden on low- to moderate-income taxpayers due to the potential for higher consumer costs.Tribune News Service, Twin Cities, 15 Nov. 2024
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Some experts foresee the biggest impact on retail goods such as electronics and apparel, as the U.S. imports only about 15% of its food supply.J.J. McCorvey, NBC News, 13 Nov. 2024
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The virtuoso believes there should be healthy aspects of listening to dance music that benefit listeners positively other than just loving the genre.Lisa Kocay, Forbes, 26 Oct. 2024
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Van Halen claims that Roth found the idea to be offensive and refused to entertain any type of tribute to the guitar virtuoso.Devon Ivie, Vulture, 15 Oct. 2024
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Does your dad identify with the hotshot rookie, River, or the senior spy, Jackson Lamb (Oldman)?Ben Travers, IndieWire, 9 Oct. 2024
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More than $265,000 has been raised so far for the firefighters injured when their truck overturned on an Orange County toll road last week, with contributions from Southern California hotshot crews, firefighter and police unions and others.Mona Darwish, Orange County Register, 24 Sep. 2024
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More than 700 artists were nominated across 58 categories this year, according to Manuel Abud, CEO of the Latin Recording Academy.Nicole Acevedo, NBC News, 15 Nov. 2024
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Speaking with SiriusXM, Gramm lamented that Foreigner’s request to have its original members perform a medley of greatest hits was ignored — instead, younger artists Kelly Clarkson and Demi Lovato, as well as friend of the group Sammy Hagar, were chosen to perform on their behalf.Devon Ivie, Vulture, 12 Nov. 2024
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Cocktail connoisseurs will want to make a special point of stopping at the hotel’s Library Bar.Sandra MacGregor, Forbes, 3 Nov. 2024
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So while some exhibitors at The Art Show are catering to the tastes of an older generation of connoisseurs, the ADAA has been adding more primary and younger dealers to the association in recent years, meaning that there is now both historical and contemporary work on view.Shanti Escalante-De Mattei, ARTnews.com, 30 Oct. 2024
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In fact, Intel's CPUs have often been seen as excellent all rounders and with that perk missing from its new Arrow Lake CPUs, AMD could capitalise on the situation with its all-rounder credentials boosted thanks to its new 3D V-Cache CPUs.Antony Leather, Forbes, 29 Oct. 2024
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But that aside, this remains an incredible all-rounder.James Morris, Forbes, 19 Oct. 2024
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The libero is usually a defensive specialist adept at passing.Greg Rosenstein, NBC News, 30 July 2024
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Still though, the dietary differences alone aren’t sufficient to explain what makes snakes so evolutionary adept.Popular Science, Popular Science, 22 Feb. 2024
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“Jack-of-all-trades.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/jack-of-all-trades. Accessed 23 Nov. 2024.
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