as in proficiency
a highly developed skill in or knowledge of something
he has a movie IQ that is off the charts
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Since 2021, its internal data team, INKEY IQ, has been translating over 10 million unique consumer interactions into insights that power everything from product development to marketing strategy.
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Gabby Shacknai, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
While some VCs like IQ Capital have pivoted to focus more intently on defense, others are being set up in Europe purely to hunt for opportunities in the sector.
—Chloe Taylor, CNBC, 12 Sep. 2025
Varner says Staub’s football IQ was a big part of his prep success and a driving factor in Sanford offering the QB before his senior season.
—Kyle Newman, Denver Post, 11 Sep. 2025
The four-time MVP’s high football IQ will smarten up a roster and a coaching staff.
—Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Sep. 2025
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Gabby Shacknai, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
While some VCs like IQ Capital have pivoted to focus more intently on defense, others are being set up in Europe purely to hunt for opportunities in the sector.
—Chloe Taylor, CNBC, 12 Sep. 2025
Varner says Staub’s football IQ was a big part of his prep success and a driving factor in Sanford offering the QB before his senior season.
—Kyle Newman, Denver Post, 11 Sep. 2025
The four-time MVP’s high football IQ will smarten up a roster and a coaching staff.
—Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for IQ
proficiency
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At Jie Ming Mandarin Immersion Academy, which had some of the highest MCA proficiency rates in the district this year, Principal Bobbie Johnson said data is an important part of her school’s success from teachers’ first day.—
Imani Cruzen,
Twin Cities,
22 Sep. 2025
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At Ballard High School in Louisville, where just 31 percent of roughly 2,000 students meet state reading proficiency standards, 891 books were checked out in August, compared to 533 last year — an increase of 67 percent.—
Joshua Rhett Miller,
MSNBC Newsweek,
21 Sep. 2025
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“IQ.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/IQ. Accessed 29 Sep. 2025.
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