1
as in proficiency
a highly developed skill in or knowledge of something
the exchange student returned from her year in Spain with a complete mastery of the language
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as in power
the right or means to command or control others
the British monarch has only token mastery over the citizens of the United Kingdom
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Recent Examples of mastery
Those interests—and Larkin Poe’s mastery of many American musical forms—are on display on the duo’s seventh and latest studio release, Bloom, released January 24.
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Bill Kopp, SPIN, 27 Jan. 2025
Students have become masters, and with mastery comes responsibility.
—Naima Cochrane, VIBE.com, 23 Jan. 2025
High West’s whiskey range is a testament to its mastery of blending and innovation.
—Joseph V Micallef, Forbes, 23 Jan. 2025
As the Rams stacked victories one by one, the Vikings spiraled out of control, having no answer for McVay’s game-planning mastery.
—Rohan Nadkarni, NBC News, 17 Jan. 2025
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Bill Kopp, SPIN, 27 Jan. 2025
Students have become masters, and with mastery comes responsibility.
—Naima Cochrane, VIBE.com, 23 Jan. 2025
High West’s whiskey range is a testament to its mastery of blending and innovation.
—Joseph V Micallef, Forbes, 23 Jan. 2025
As the Rams stacked victories one by one, the Vikings spiraled out of control, having no answer for McVay’s game-planning mastery.
—Rohan Nadkarni, NBC News, 17 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mastery
Noun
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As of 2022, Black student reading proficiency for eighth grade was 16%.—
Willie Wilson,
Chicago Tribune,
13 Feb. 2025
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As students continue to fall behind in reading proficiency in the American education system, some teachers are pleading with parents to help fix the problem.—
Yaakov Katz,
Newsweek,
7 Feb. 2025
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With only around 60,000 Gaelic-language speakers left in the world, The Island is doing wonders for representation and at the same time constitutes so much more — an entertaining, twisty crime thriller featuring a dose of star power in the form of Industry breakout Sagar Radia.—
Max Goldbart,
Deadline,
11 Feb. 2025
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For all of Trump’s abuses of power in his first term, culminating in his attempt to subvert the 2020 election, his administration never attempted to openly defy a court order despite losing, by one analysis, over three quarters of the federal cases it was involved in.—
New York Daily News Editorial Board,
New York Daily News,
11 Feb. 2025
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Dramatically, the buildup to this state of unchecked dominion is more taut than the fallout, largely because Grabowsky’s fine, watchful performance contributes much of the tension as Rakel’s sheer powerlessness begins to dawn on her.—
Guy Lodge,
Variety,
8 Feb. 2025
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Urinetown, a defiantly scatological show that premiered on Broadway in 2001, is about a community in the throes of a drought where, thanks to the dominion of the Urine Good Company over the water supply, citizens must pay for the privilege of peeing.—
Jackson McHenry,
Vulture,
7 Feb. 2025
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An audio recording from the control tower at Toronto Pearson International Airport reveals that the flight was cleared to land at approximately 2:10 p.m. local time.—
Josh Hammer,
Newsweek,
18 Feb. 2025
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The answers, in the hundreds, from residents present a clear picture: Water billings to all residents are out of control and do not follow a percentage across-the-board increase.—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
17 Feb. 2025
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Critics argue that its influence extends beyond typical advisory roles due to Musk's close ties with Trump and significant sway over key agencies.—
Josh Hammer,
Newsweek,
17 Feb. 2025
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But Washington has pushed back against Hezbollah’s sway in any new government.—
Reuters,
CNN,
8 Feb. 2025
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“Mastery.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mastery. Accessed 22 Feb. 2025.
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