as in expertise
knowledge gained by actually doing or living through something
he had acquired valuable skills during his life at sea
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Hardware design also requires specific skills, which means hiring and building the necessary product and engineering organizations within a company.
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Jim Pursley, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
Regularly updating your personal website with new projects or accomplishments can help ensure that potential clients or employers always see your most up-to-date skills and experience.
—Sam Nelson, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
During this conflict, American citizen soldiers wielding standard hunting rifles were able to use their skills to pick off British officers and soldiers from greater distances than the soldiers could retaliate from.
—Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 4 Oct. 2024
However, engineers should use these tools alongside their problem-solving skills, not replace them.
—Julius Hietala, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
Engineers who understand the principles behind AI and keep developing their problem-solving skills will be the ones who succeed in this evolving field.
—Julius Hietala, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
Ask questions about how the company helps its employees grow and develop their skills, and inquire about the average tenure of team members.
—Danielle Chemtob, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
Johnson moved across town into a Westwood apartment with his girlfriend and their three tuxedo cats — Minx, Mama and Olly — and set about working on his jumper and making plays out of the pick and roll, skills that would show his ability to do more than just defend.
—Ben Bolch, Los Angeles Times, 4 Oct. 2024
This approach enabled the robots to develop highly effective climbing skills more quickly and efficiently.
—Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 4 Oct. 2024
Jim Pursley, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
Regularly updating your personal website with new projects or accomplishments can help ensure that potential clients or employers always see your most up-to-date skills and experience.
—Sam Nelson, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
During this conflict, American citizen soldiers wielding standard hunting rifles were able to use their skills to pick off British officers and soldiers from greater distances than the soldiers could retaliate from.
—Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 4 Oct. 2024
However, engineers should use these tools alongside their problem-solving skills, not replace them.
—Julius Hietala, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
Engineers who understand the principles behind AI and keep developing their problem-solving skills will be the ones who succeed in this evolving field.
—Julius Hietala, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
Ask questions about how the company helps its employees grow and develop their skills, and inquire about the average tenure of team members.
—Danielle Chemtob, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
Johnson moved across town into a Westwood apartment with his girlfriend and their three tuxedo cats — Minx, Mama and Olly — and set about working on his jumper and making plays out of the pick and roll, skills that would show his ability to do more than just defend.
—Ben Bolch, Los Angeles Times, 4 Oct. 2024
This approach enabled the robots to develop highly effective climbing skills more quickly and efficiently.
—Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 4 Oct. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for skills
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Quantum computing requires expertise across multiple domains, including hardware, software and algorithms.Yuval Boger, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
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Led by some of the brightest minds in fashion, the event will help attendees elevate their expertise and stay informed.SJ Studio, Sourcing Journal, 5 Nov. 2024
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In many ways, this reflects a shift in consumer expectations, with younger customers placing a premium on experiences over products.Francisco Velasquez, Quartz, 15 Nov. 2024
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Separated a documentary film directed by Errol Morris Adam Kirsch In Search of Fullness In his new book, the philosopher Charles Taylor looks at modern poetry as a unique record of spiritual experience in a secular age.Erin Maglaque, The New York Review of Books, 15 Nov. 2024
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In a data science team, the vertical bar symbolizes the team's deep technical skills, which include proficiency in areas such as statistics, machine learning, programming and data analysis.Shivanku Misra, Forbes, 1 Nov. 2024
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Even more troubling, this failure rate marks a one-percentage-point drop in proficiency from the previous year, underscoring a worrying trend in student achievement that is raising alarms ...Stephen Moore, National Review, 15 Oct. 2024
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“Skills.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/skills. Accessed 20 Nov. 2024.
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