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also practised
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as in skilled
having or showing exceptional knowledge, experience, or skill in a field of endeavor
a simple dish that any practiced chef should be able to produce even blindfolded
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as in skillful
accomplished with trained ability
a highly practiced performance of a classic ballet
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also practised
as in exercised
to do over and over so as to become skilled
in order to play the guitar well, you need to practice fingering every single day
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Recent Examples of practiced
Daron James, Los Angeles Times, 29 May 2025
Get The Recipe 02 of 10 Pineapple Cherry Dump Cake
Some of Grandma’s recipes take a practiced hand in the kitchen to master, but old-school dump cake recipes are literally foolproof.
—Mary Shannon Wells, Southern Living, 19 May 2025
David Remnick, The New Yorker, 1 Mar. 2025
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Adjective
She was born in Massachusetts to Nigerian immigrants and, as a teen, was an exceptional figure skater: one who could land double axels with a practiced ease that betrayed the intense commitment behind them.
—Daron James, Los Angeles Times, 29 May 2025
Get The Recipe 02 of 10 Pineapple Cherry Dump Cake
Some of Grandma’s recipes take a practiced hand in the kitchen to master, but old-school dump cake recipes are literally foolproof.
—Mary Shannon Wells, Southern Living, 19 May 2025
Verb
Whether there is a mandate for what is being practiced there will be made clear in the months to come––in Congress, in the courts, in the press, in the streets, and, eventually, at the ballot box.
—David Remnick, The New Yorker, 1 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for practiced
Adjective
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The team must be skilled in rigorous experimentation to enable translation of data into meaningful insights.—
Mohit Agrawal,
Forbes.com,
14 Aug. 2025
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The company could also serve as a magnet for high skilled and high wage labor and lead to spinoff companies, the city’s presentation said.—
Harrison Mantas,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
13 Aug. 2025
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The more success rolled, the more damage done, the more skillful the hack and so on.—
Rob Wieland,
Forbes.com,
27 Aug. 2025
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Powell, skillful at opaque Fed-speak, nonetheless signaled a simulative change is likely.—
Arthur I. Cyr,
Chicago Tribune,
26 Aug. 2025
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Marcus is the latest high-profile Post staffer to exit as Bezos has exercised more control over the news outlet.—
Ted Johnson,
Deadline,
10 Mar. 2025
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Specifically, they’ve been exercised over the managers’ asking their portfolio companies to assess the long-term financial implications of global warming.—
Michael Hiltzik,
Los Angeles Times,
6 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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In addition to releasing five solo albums and several books, Mark is also an accomplished visual artist, having exhibited his work in hundreds of gallery shows over the years.—
EW.com,
EW.com,
19 Aug. 2025
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Three Ryder Cup legends and accomplished greats now playing for a team known as the Majesticks found themselves in trouble.—
Brody Miller,
New York Times,
18 Aug. 2025
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Morris is more experienced and probably a more polished player today.—
Sam McDowell
August 27,
Kansas City Star,
27 Aug. 2025
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The boss of any company will confirm that the real secret to success is staff and Miral’s crew is amongst the most experienced in the industry as Al Zaabi explains.—
Caroline Reid,
Forbes.com,
27 Aug. 2025
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Being able to create ourselves has felt like the greatest, the final privilege.—
Rachel Cusk,
New Yorker,
24 Aug. 2025
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Selig decided a great way to boost attendance would be to start interleague play, ending an almost century-old tradition of separate but equal leagues that would meet only in the World Series.—
Paul Sullivan,
Chicago Tribune,
24 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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The new board will comprise 11 master sommeliers, plus four non-master sommelier members.—
Esther Mobley,
SFChronicle.com,
12 Nov. 2020
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And coming back to her non-master suite?—
Carolyn Hax,
Washington Post,
8 Dec. 2022
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Brittney Melton,
NPR,
27 Aug. 2025
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Send your questions below, and Ben will be online to offer his expert insight from 1pm-2pm UK time (8am-9am ET).—
Ben Dinnery,
New York Times,
22 Aug. 2025
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“Practiced.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/practiced. Accessed 3 Sep. 2025.
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