as in adepts
a person with a high level of knowledge or skill in a field
an urgent call by the state department for proficients in Arabic
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for proficients
Noun
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The crime rate and homicide rate dropped after the state of emergency, but behind closed doors, experts allege there have been significant human rights abuses.—
Josh Meyer,
USA TODAY,
22 Mar. 2025 -
The spell of dry weather and a colder than normal winter is making the spring ripe for wildfires in South Florida, fire experts are predicting.—
David Goodhue,
Miami Herald,
22 Mar. 2025
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This Chesapeake Bay island is so isolated that some scholars believe the accent here still retains traces of Elizabethan English, from way back when it was settled in the 17th century.—
Nicholas DeRenzo,
AFAR Media,
6 Jan. 2025
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Griswold’s story was so thoroughly accepted that, through the 20th century, no one, including academic scholars, thought to question it.—
David B. Parker,
The Conversation,
6 Jan. 2025
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Across the twentieth century, New York magazines were powerful convening spaces—not just for readers but for journalists, artists, photographers, and literary writers.—
Nathan Heller,
The New Yorker,
15 Mar. 2025
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Singer songwriter Josh King will be one of the many artists across the country auditioning for the hit singing competition.—
Chyna Blackmon,
Charlotte Observer,
14 Mar. 2025
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“Proficients.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/proficients. Accessed 21 Apr. 2025.
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