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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
Todd Spangler, Detroit Free Press, 7 June 2024
Behind them come a company of sword-bearers dressed in military-style uniforms and dancing a practiced routine to the sound of a fiddle.
—The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 27 Dec. 2024
David Remnick, The New Yorker, 1 Mar. 2025
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Adjective
In person, Rogers is amiable and a practiced campaigner, an easy presence.
—Todd Spangler, Detroit Free Press, 7 June 2024
Behind them come a company of sword-bearers dressed in military-style uniforms and dancing a practiced routine to the sound of a fiddle.
—The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 27 Dec. 2024
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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On Via Montenapoleone, the store’s façade features arched windows crafted by skilled Murano glassmaker Venini.—
Luisa Zargani,
Footwear News,
14 Apr. 2025
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This three-hour experience is led by a skilled guide who will keep you safe, take photographs, and give you detailed information about the bridge and surrounding areas along the way.—
Wendy Altschuler,
Forbes.com,
14 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Elegant materials, bespoke furnishings, skillful layering of textures, and eye-catching lighting are all hallmarks of Hogarty’s soulful spaces, and the firm seeks to create an emotional response with its polished yet comfortable aesthetic.—
Elizabeth Stamp,
Architectural Digest,
15 Apr. 2025
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Hiring managers must learn to distinguish between misuse and skillful application to capture a candidate’s ability to tackle real-world challenges.—
Bing Yu Yap,
Forbes.com,
4 Apr. 2025
Verb
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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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This year’s roster introduces some of the most accomplished women in the genre April 18 at St. Alban’s Episcopal Church in Albany.—
Andrew Gilbert,
Mercury News,
17 Apr. 2025
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Ramirez is an accomplished showrunner and executive Producer, most recently for Hulu’s La Maquina, starring Diego Luna and Gael García Bernal.—
Rosy Cordero,
Deadline,
16 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Be open and willing to start conversations with more experienced employees.—
Julia Sullivan,
USA Today,
17 Apr. 2025
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An estimated 14% of those who took the highest dose experienced vomiting, while 16% and 26% had nausea and diarrhea, respectively.—
Annika Kim Constantino,
CNBC,
17 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Natural disasters are increasing so much in frequency and intensity that even places once believed to be insulated from the worst of what’s to come—the cool, wet Pacific Northwest, for example—are experiencing greater effects from wildfire, storms, flooding, landslides and drought.—
Shoshi Parks,
Smithsonian Magazine,
14 Apr. 2025
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However, the Canadians are doing less, which forces the U.S. to take on a greater share of the responsibility.—
Sarah Rumpf-Whitten,
FOXNews.com,
14 Apr. 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
Adjective
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Additionally, nonprofits, my primary market, remained underserved in technology, ensuring a continuous need for expert guidance.—
Will Freeman,
Forbes.com,
15 Apr. 2025
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Art Weston, a Kentucky resident, went to Lake Livingston, Texas, to catch an alligator gar with the help of an expert guide and fisherman, Captain Kirk Kirkland.—
Ashley J. DiMella Fox News,
FOXNews.com,
15 Apr. 2025
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“Practiced.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/practiced. Accessed 26 Apr. 2025.
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