1
as in prowess
mental skill or quickness
shows a remarkable adroitness in identifying birds the moment they land at the feeder
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as in skill
subtle or imaginative ability in inventing, devising, or executing something
with the adroitness of a magician, she twisted the balloons into the shape of a monkey
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As mentioned above, Doughty is still good for 50 points even well into his thirties, and a lot of that is via his prowess on the power play.—
Yaakov Katz,
Newsweek,
17 Jan. 2025 -
While Chile’s extreme south draws visitors thanks to pristine parks like Torres del Paine and Bernardo O'Higgins, Puerto Varas serves as a shining example of central Chile’s prowess within the realm of tourism.—
Jared Ranahan,
Forbes,
16 Jan. 2025
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The problem with that approach is Volpe doesn’t have the elite bat-to-ball skills that Arráez and Kwan possess, so much of the shortstop’s success was predicated on BABIP luck.—
Chris Kirschner,
The Athletic,
20 Jan. 2025
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Since 2018, the organization has provided children and young adults with life skills, as well as training for disaster preparedness, response and recovery to foster climate resilience.—
Adriana Pérez,
Chicago Tribune,
20 Jan. 2025
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In this example, from a 4-0 away win against Heidenheim last month, the Egyptian again showcases his ability to make the correct run behind the defence.—
Ahmed Walid,
The Athletic,
23 Jan. 2025
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The popular community event will start and end at Evelyn Greer Park and is open to all ages and abilities.—
CHRISTINA MAYO,
Miami Herald,
23 Jan. 2025
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Durant, from a talent and production standpoint alone, is more than deserving.—
Zach Harper,
The Athletic,
24 Jan. 2025
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Vucevic is an All-Star-level talent who could provide more size to this Pacers rotation.—
John Yoo and John Shu,
Newsweek,
24 Jan. 2025
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Advertisement Gomez also was criticized for her proficiency in Spanish.—
Tracy Brown,
Los Angeles Times,
23 Jan. 2025
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The school increased proficiency levels on the exams.—
Clara-Sophia Daly,
Miami Herald,
23 Jan. 2025
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Notre Dame’s Marcus Freeman became the first Black coach to reach the championship game, an overdue development reflective of circumstances, opportunity and Freeman’s own aptitude.—
Jon Wilner,
The Mercury News,
22 Jan. 2025
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This soldier’s already showing plenty of aptitude for the spy lifestyle.—
Andy Andersen,
Vulture,
1 Dec. 2024
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Unreal dexterity and reflexes caught my eye and the puck just glues to his stick on first touch.—
Scott Wheeler,
The Athletic,
6 Jan. 2025
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For example, advanced typists hammer away at the keyboard at 120 words per minute, but all that finger dexterity still only translates to ten bits per second of information processing, the researchers conclude.—
Shi En Kim,
Smithsonian Magazine,
31 Dec. 2024
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The Roli Piano can be used as a standalone learning system, but the addition of the Airwave controller launched last October will allow for more accurate analysis and honing of playing technique and fingering finesse.—
Paul Ridden,
New Atlas,
24 Jan. 2025
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Carlos Beltran, Andruw Jones and Torii Hunter were among the most exciting defensive center fielders of their time, with speed, power and finesse a major part of each of their skillsets.—
Jason Mastrodonato,
The Mercury News,
21 Jan. 2025
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