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as in proficiency
a highly developed skill in or knowledge of something
the exchange student returned from her year in Spain with a complete mastery of the language
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as in power
the right or means to command or control others
the British monarch has only token mastery over the citizens of the United Kingdom
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Recent Examples of mastery
But, despite director James Wan's strong visual sensibility and mastery of cinematic space, the overall movie feels a little more imbalanced and less tidy than some of the better entries in the series.
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Wesley Stenzel, EW.com, 28 Oct. 2024
To distill the secret behind this metabolic mastery, study co-author and zoologist Dorothée Huchon led a hunt for genetic clues.
—Rachel Berkowitz, Scientific American, 24 Oct. 2024
To capture moments like these requires not just a mastery of craft but a filmmaker with the soulfulness and deep well of compassion for their subjects.
—Matthew Carey, Deadline, 19 Oct. 2024
Digital badges are a mainstay of online education, intended to attest to the completion of some form of course or the mastery of a specific skill.
—Derek Newton, Forbes, 20 Oct. 2024
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Wesley Stenzel, EW.com, 28 Oct. 2024
To distill the secret behind this metabolic mastery, study co-author and zoologist Dorothée Huchon led a hunt for genetic clues.
—Rachel Berkowitz, Scientific American, 24 Oct. 2024
To capture moments like these requires not just a mastery of craft but a filmmaker with the soulfulness and deep well of compassion for their subjects.
—Matthew Carey, Deadline, 19 Oct. 2024
Digital badges are a mainstay of online education, intended to attest to the completion of some form of course or the mastery of a specific skill.
—Derek Newton, Forbes, 20 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mastery
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For instance, the Los Angeles Unified School District, where the math proficiency rate hit a painful low of 32% in 2024, paid its Chief of Equity and Access $272,241 in salary and benefits in 2022.Wenyuan Wu, Orange County Register, 18 Nov. 2024
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Money has also poured into this acrimonious race as Steel has questioned Tran’s proficiency in Vietnamese — an important point for the district’s influential bloc of Vietnamese voters — and sought to link him to the Chinese Community Party in ads.Grant Stringer, The Mercury News, 16 Nov. 2024
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Education and community engagement appear to be two areas of unique strength for Shelley, who even in a brief interview spoke passionately and persuasively about the power of music.Samantha Dunn, Orange County Register, 13 Nov. 2024
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Instead of driving China and North Korea apart, Washington should try to capitalize on Beijing’s power over Pyongyang by urging China to clearly communicate two redlines to its partner.Sungmin Cho, Foreign Affairs, 12 Nov. 2024
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Glimpses of past traumas and ongoing tribulations are thrown into balance the full breadth of a character striving to solidify her dominion.Holly Jones, Variety, 16 Oct. 2024
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Spain’s colonial tenure ended in the twilight years of the nineteenth century with the emergence of the United States as a world power, hungry for its own offshore dominions.Jon Lee Anderson, Foreign Affairs, 14 Dec. 2021
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Trump has promised to carry out the country’s largest-ever deportation operation, extend tax breaks, punish his political enemies, seize control of the federal government’s most powerful tools and reshape the U.S. economy.Grant Stringer, The Mercury News, 16 Nov. 2024
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In this film’s world, humans and dogs share control as rulers of the earth.Katie Rife, Vulture, 16 Nov. 2024
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But in 2024, the state's 17 electoral college votes don't hold the same sway.Jessie Balmert, The Enquirer, 6 Nov. 2024
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The absence of any significant, widespread problems has not stopped Trump, the Republican nominee, or the RNC, which is now under his sway, from making numerous claims of fraud or election interference during the early voting period, a possible prelude to challenges after Election Day.Chris Morris, Fortune, 5 Nov. 2024
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“Mastery.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mastery. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.
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