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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
Kansas City Star, 23 July 2025
In a recent appearance on Armchair Expert with Dax Shepard, Brad Pitt walks into the room with practiced affability.
—Angelica Jade Bastién, Vulture, 3 July 2025
Brayden Garcia, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 25 Sep. 2025
The Panthers practiced without several starters, including a handful of playmakers, on Wednesday in Charlotte.
—Charlotte Observer, 24 Sep. 2025
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At Daniel Bey’s ranch house, in the heart of Kansas City, Kansas, the 41-year-old cowboy and horseman readies his nylon and polyester rope with practiced ease.
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Freling was a mergers and acquisitions lawyer who practiced in Houston and later Dallas.
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La Galerie du 19M Tokyo, which opens to the public on Tuesday, underlines the importance of skilled labor in the face of AI, generational transition and debate about the value of luxury goods, as the house prepares for the first show by its new artistic director Matthieu Blazy.—
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The additional hurdle for H-1B visas—a category for high-skilled workers that many tech companies rely upon—could undermine America’s ability to attract top tech talent, Bansal explained.—
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Setting boundaries requires a balance of self-awareness and skillful communication.—
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Nani was an exciting, skillful winger, and in the early part of his career in England, a one-time housemate of storied compatriot Cristiano Ronaldo.—
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Advertisement More broadly, tenement dwellers exercised their freedom of assembly, press and speech by publishing and reading newspapers, and delivering and listening to speeches.—
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That combination of product clarity, executional rigor, and managerial depth made the asset attractive to buyers and created the optionality the founders later exercised.—
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While Jackson entered the NFL as a raw prospect with obvious physical gifts, the 28-year-old has developed into one of the most accomplished pocket passers and once again looks set for another monster season.—
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Add Trans Forming Liberty to her list of signature, historic artistic achievements–and standing up to the federal government and censorship, and for trans visibility–and Sherald ascends to the stature of most accomplished and important painter this millennium.—
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Swanson, who has studied Legionella for 40 years and worked on the Flint water crisis, said that has been true of the disease since its namesake outbreak at an American Legion conference in July 1976.—
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This hybrid was first reported by a homeowner near San Antonio and later studied by biologists from The University of Texas at Austin.—
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Possibly a coach or someone more experienced will advise you.—
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Jones-Drew cited the 0-3 Saints' impending rebuild and the Chiefs' need for an experienced playmaker in the backfield as reasons why this trade could benefit both sides.—
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Sabel made the trek and quickly realized the greater need in Sri Lanka and worldwide was for regasification facilities that receive the LNG and covert it back into gas for power generation.—
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However, critics are still calling for greater transparency surrounding the case.—
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And coming back to her non-master suite?—
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On the lower deck, owners can choose between three or four cabins, with a mid-master stateroom anchoring the layout.—
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“Practiced.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/practiced. Accessed 1 Oct. 2025.
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