as in masterfully
in a skillful or expert manner
performed the piece at least competently, if not superbly
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Like most ambitious turkey hunters, Rone was in the woods well before daylight on opening day.—
Alice Jones Webb,
Outdoor Life,
21 Mar. 2025 -
Few figures embody this principle better than Steve Jobs, whose narrative of innovation, resilience, and reinvention continues to inspire long after his passing.—
Brent Gleeson,
Forbes,
21 Mar. 2025
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Many Lebanese consider Hezbollah more capable than the army and credit it with driving out Israeli forces in 2006 and for ably defending Lebanon until 2023.—
Nabih Bulos,
Los Angeles Times,
11 Mar. 2025
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But Gray cracked the whip, and Seth manned the phones, ably, while scribbling notes (and occasionally hanging up on the deputy mayor).—
Matt Webb Mitovich,
TVLine,
25 Feb. 2025
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The division is open for the taking, meaning if the Commanders can also easily earn the top seed in the NFC.—
Mark Davis,
Newsweek,
16 Mar. 2025
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This required surgically implanting acoustic tags that could transmit data via satellite and cannot be easily dislodged during the study period.—
Priya Shukla,
Forbes,
15 Mar. 2025
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“Competently.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/competently. Accessed 25 Mar. 2025.
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