as in gifted
having a special ability to do something well; having talent
a highly talented athlete As a writer, she is enormously talented.
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The Tenenbaums were once a family of brilliant prodigies, each destined for greatness: Chas (Ben Stiller) was a financial whiz, Margot (Gwyneth Paltrow) a gifted playwright and Richie (Luke Wilson) a tennis champion.—
Travis Bean,
Forbes,
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On the team, there were gifted cameramen, and there were those without talent.—
Peter Debruge,
Variety,
19 Mar. 2025
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The loss of this skilled support would place a greater burden on active-duty soldiers, who are not trained for many of these back-end roles.—
Solange Charas,
Forbes,
23 Mar. 2025
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Hurley said postgame that Florida’s roster construction — especially the Gators’ skilled two-way bigs and glut of perimeter threats — reminded him of his own rosters, at least for most of the past three seasons.—
Brendan Marks,
The Athletic,
22 Mar. 2025
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This skillful painting by Sophie Zhou, a junior at The Kincaid School, was sold for a record $276,000 at the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo's school art competition auction.—
Shafaq Patel,
Axios,
19 Mar. 2025
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This hints that, yes, skillful storytellers may actually live longer.—
Ron Shachar,
Scientific American,
7 Mar. 2025
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Waukegan Community Unit School District 60 Superintendent Theresa Plascencia is paid $345,000 a year, presiding over schools where just 16% of students are proficient in reading.—
The Editorial Board,
Chicago Tribune,
28 Mar. 2025
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Only around one-third of students are proficient in these foundational skills needed to succeed in today's economy.—
Hannah Parry,
Newsweek,
24 Mar. 2025
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While officials have always made educated guesses about setup impact, this tool crunches numbers in a way that should bring more precision to the task while also speeding up decision making.—
Mike Dojc,
Forbes,
13 Mar. 2025
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This—and many other reasons—is why educated human beings will always be needed to forecast the weather.—
Frederick Dreier,
Outside Online,
11 Mar. 2025
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The leaders who are most trusted aren’t necessarily the most charismatic or the most experienced.—
Dr. Diane Hamilton,
Forbes,
23 Mar. 2025
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Winston becomes the most experienced quarterback on the Giants' roster, joining former undrafted free agent Tommy DeVito, the only other quarterback on the team.—
Jackson Thompson,
Fox News,
22 Mar. 2025
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Bertinelli stood behind a keyboard after Wolfie, who is an accomplished musician like his father, ushered her toward him and told her to press one key, even guiding her finger to the correct note.—
Becca Longmire,
People.com,
17 Mar. 2025
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The 2021 Berklee College of Music graduate is an accomplished jazz, classical and rock guitarist.—
George Varga,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
16 Mar. 2025
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“Talented.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/talented. Accessed 31 Mar. 2025.
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