as in proficiency
a state of having mastery of or proficiency in a skill
The students demonstrated fluency in the language by the end of their year abroad.
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The season comes with a dedicated look book shot in the monumental cemetery of Bologna, its architectural grandeur countered by the modernity and Gen Z-fluency of the clothes.
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Martino Carrera, Footwear News, 23 Sep. 2025
At a conference table on the 41st floor of JPMorgan’s headquarters in Manhattan, Doug Petno is flexing his fluency across the languages of climate, finance, and old-school oil and gas.
—Justin Worland, Time, 23 Sep. 2025
According to PwC, 46% of employees in supervisory roles report feeling overwhelmed by technology, highlighting how digital fluency varies at every level.
—Asaf Darash, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025
Does alcohol enhance one's foreign language fluency?
—ArsTechnica, 18 Sep. 2025
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Martino Carrera, Footwear News, 23 Sep. 2025
At a conference table on the 41st floor of JPMorgan’s headquarters in Manhattan, Doug Petno is flexing his fluency across the languages of climate, finance, and old-school oil and gas.
—Justin Worland, Time, 23 Sep. 2025
According to PwC, 46% of employees in supervisory roles report feeling overwhelmed by technology, highlighting how digital fluency varies at every level.
—Asaf Darash, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025
Does alcohol enhance one's foreign language fluency?
—ArsTechnica, 18 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fluency
Noun
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Even improved proficiency with AI doesn’t reliably mitigate the automation bias.—
Nelson Lim,
Fortune,
10 Oct. 2025
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After the first group of trainees, mostly middle-class, English-speaking, and with military connections, more and more refugees coming from more rural areas or with lower proficiency levels also entered the industry.—
Arabelle Sicardi,
Allure,
9 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Occasionally, McMahon has spoken positively of public schools — for example, praising some for literacy gains.—
Megan O’Matz,
ProPublica,
10 Oct. 2025
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Their paths to property blocked by law and custom, and their literacy limited by education and expectation, their lives left fewer traces.—
Jane Kamensky,
The Atlantic,
10 Oct. 2025
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“Fluency.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fluency. Accessed 16 Oct. 2025.
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