as in competent
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Recent Examples of omnicompetent
Facebook memes to poison the debate among America’s political class, half of whom went on to portray him as an omnicompetent master of world events.
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Michael Brendan Dougherty, National Review, 26 Jan. 2022
His rejection of the omnicompetent state seemed attended by a notion of an omnicompetent papacy, something perhaps encouraged by the First Vatican Council’s declaration of papal infallibility and supreme and universal Church jurisdiction.
—David P. Deavel, National Review, 24 Oct. 2019
Michael Brendan Dougherty, National Review, 26 Jan. 2022
His rejection of the omnicompetent state seemed attended by a notion of an omnicompetent papacy, something perhaps encouraged by the First Vatican Council’s declaration of papal infallibility and supreme and universal Church jurisdiction.
—David P. Deavel, National Review, 24 Oct. 2019
Recent Examples of Synonyms for omnicompetent
Adjective
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As for next year, a lot's on the players, but there's just as much riding on what our dubiously competent GM does over the summer.—
Matthew Fairburn,
New York Times,
9 Apr. 2025
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But the film has no time for matinee idols or Hollywood heroism, casting them as highly competent cogs in a machine that prizes teamwork over individual valor.—
Thomas Page,
CNN Money,
8 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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While Jerusalem values its ability to operate freely in Syrian airspace—thanks in part to the deconfliction mechanism with Russian commanders—that arrangement cannot come at the cost of allowing Hezbollah to build an arsenal capable of overwhelming Israel's defenses.—
Jason D. Greenblatt,
MSNBC Newsweek,
2 Apr. 2025
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Our objective is to cultivate a movement that’s capable of persuading as many Americans as possible to support sane, rational, and morally upstanding policy.—
Noah Rothman,
National Review,
2 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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This Duke team is the second-most efficient the sport has seen since Ken Pomeroy started tracking efficiency in the 1996-97 season.—
Joe Rexrode,
New York Times,
6 Apr. 2025
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Illinois residents deserve a more efficient and effective governmental system than the current chaotic mix of unaccountable jurisdictions.—
David Greising,
Chicago Tribune,
6 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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But Ukraine should be able to cope—with bombs whose guidance systems are self-contained.—
David Axe,
Forbes.com,
29 Mar. 2025
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If Puerto Rico is able to participate and submit to the Oscars, that has a huge impact on distribution.—
Carlos Aguilar,
Los Angeles Times,
29 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Since taking office just a few weeks ago, President Trump has rapidly depleted the reservoir of America’s soft power with an authoritarian bent and astonishing speed.—
Penny Abeywardena,
Forbes.com,
27 Mar. 2025
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Other writers and artists have also begun to mine this era for clues to China’s current authoritarian malaise.—
Ian Johnson,
The Atlantic,
27 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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The film, based on Georges Simenon’s 1950 novel, stars Depardieu as a celebrated but tyrannical actor grappling with personal and professional decline.—
Scott Roxborough,
The Hollywood Reporter,
24 Mar. 2025
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What is the character of those who bear false witness and favor Russia’s tyrannical lies over Ukrainians’ unalienable rights?—
Mark Sandy,
TIME,
14 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Venezuelans have been living under the autocratic regime of Nicolás Maduro for more than a decade amid runaway inflation, worsening poverty and widespread political persecution, according to the Washington Office on Latin America., a progressive think tank in Washington, D.C.—
Bart Jansen,
USA Today,
1 Apr. 2025
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Venezuela’s autocratic demagogue held a 2007 referendum to re-write the Constitution.—
Andres Oppenheimer,
Miami Herald,
1 Apr. 2025
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Creative mode removes the hostile enemies and grants players godlike powers.—
Issy van der Velde,
Rolling Stone,
5 Apr. 2025
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Her cherubic, shiny-cheeked Dorian is less the godlike 20-year-old of the novel than a barely pubescent boy.—
Jesse Green,
New York Times,
28 Mar. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Omnicompetent.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/omnicompetent. Accessed 15 Apr. 2025.
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