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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
With all these features, the DreamCloud is a jack-of-all-trades type of bed.
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Alora Bopray, USA Today, 25 Apr. 2026
From Busywork to Strategic Command The solo founder was historically a jack-of-all-trades and master of none.
—Kuo Zhang, Fortune, 23 Mar. 2026
The jokes that really stood out, though, were all about our changing media landscape, whether the not-so-gentle ribbing of Netflix co-CEO Ted Sarandos finally embracing theaters, or Amazon being too much of a jack-of-all-trades, master of none.
—Marcus Jones, IndieWire, 16 Mar. 2026
But Stammen, himself something of a jack-of-all-trades as a reliever, seems to like Gillaspie as a reliever capable of working multiple innings.
—Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Mar. 2026
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Alora Bopray, USA Today, 25 Apr. 2026
From Busywork to Strategic Command The solo founder was historically a jack-of-all-trades and master of none.
—Kuo Zhang, Fortune, 23 Mar. 2026
The jokes that really stood out, though, were all about our changing media landscape, whether the not-so-gentle ribbing of Netflix co-CEO Ted Sarandos finally embracing theaters, or Amazon being too much of a jack-of-all-trades, master of none.
—Marcus Jones, IndieWire, 16 Mar. 2026
But Stammen, himself something of a jack-of-all-trades as a reliever, seems to like Gillaspie as a reliever capable of working multiple innings.
—Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for jack-of-all-trades
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Sayre defied his Mexican immigrant parents again by earning a master’s in public affairs from Princeton University instead of following his dad into railroad engineering, before earning a law degree from UC Berkeley.—
Gustavo Arellano,
Los Angeles Times,
17 June 2026
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Del Toro’s heartfelt speech lived up to the advance billing from Netflix co-CEO Ted Sarandos, who introduced del Toro as a one of the modern masters of film.—
Cynthia Littleton,
Variety,
16 June 2026
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The company’s expansion comes amid an evolving media landscape, where creators, entertainers, athletes, comedians and experts are building businesses across content, brand partnerships, live experiences, intellectual property and traditional media.—
Ethan Shanfeld,
Variety,
10 June 2026
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The public health intelligence hub, launched by experts at Georgetown University and the health company Medstar Health, is working with wastewater monitoring sites, biotech companies, genomics labs and local public health departments to stay ahead of disease threats during the matches.—
Lauren J. Young,
Scientific American,
10 June 2026
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The German drum virtuoso wasn’t deeply familiar with the band’s repertoire when Lee and Lifeson first brought her to Toronto to jam.—
Brian Hiatt,
Rolling Stone,
14 June 2026
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Laviolette, whose only full season outside the head coaching ranks in the past quarter-century came during Kopitar’s final campaign, lamented not being able to work with the two-way virtuoso.—
Andrew Knoll,
Daily News,
11 June 2026
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Cursor’s profits aren’t publicly disclosed, but at $60 billion, SpaceX would be paying an immense 20 to 30 times this hotshot’s current run rate for revenues.—
Shawn Tully,
Fortune,
4 June 2026
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The Waves’ young hotshot, Dyson Gibbs (Uche Agada), steps on the toes of the team’s longtime star, Marcus Winfield (Toby Sandeman).—
Brian Davids,
HollywoodReporter,
23 Apr. 2026
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The Ganado Unified School District saw a 159 percent increase in students who tested proficient.—
Arlyssa D. Becenti,
AZCentral.com,
25 Sep. 2025
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Hispanic kids were likewise lagging the state average, 37% proficient in English and 30% in mathematics.—
The Editorial Board,
Oc Register,
16 Sep. 2025
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Some of the strongest works to emerge from the residency are often less about documenting what the artist sees, than with capturing how the place feels.—
Sarah Kingdom,
Forbes.com,
14 June 2026
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The event was halted after an hour due to fears about her safety, which distressingly encapsulates a tension that the trans Mayan artist has navigated for years.—
Eugenie Brinkema,
ARTnews.com,
14 June 2026
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Architect Arjun Joshy, by his own admission, is a connoisseur of design and mangoes, in roughly equal measure.—
Vaishnavi Nayel Talawadekar,
Architectural Digest,
24 May 2026
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This is the right era to be a whiz in math and a connoisseur of baseball.—
Dom Amore,
Hartford Courant,
3 May 2026
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Sean Abbott, 33, another bowling all-rounder, provides shorter but livelier bursts.—
Sukhman Singh,
New York Times,
19 Oct. 2025
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What each app does best Google Maps is widely regarded as the all-rounder.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
13 Oct. 2025
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