Thesaurus results for QUALIFICATION

qualification

noun

ˌkwä-lə-fə-ˈkā-shən

Definition of qualification

as in capability

a skill, an ability, or knowledge that makes a person able to do a particular job the fashion firm was looking for an applicant who could list superior sewing skills among his or her qualifications

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as in provision

something upon which the carrying out of an agreement or offer depends will give us his permission to go to the conference with the qualification that we make up the time later

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Recent Examples of qualification The platform helps users build ATS-friendly resumes using professional templates, then compares those resumes against real job descriptions to identify missing keywords, skills, and qualifications. — Stackcommerce Team, PC Magazine, 2 July 2026 With that qualification, the state also leads the nation in fatal boating accidents, and Miami-Dade year after year toggles between first or second place out of all Florida’s 67 counties, according to the FWC. — David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 2 July 2026 After testing dozens, the Horse Daisy Bag finally met my qualifications of being spacious enough to store pretty much anything, including my laptop, a cardigan, an entire Owalla water bottle, and my 500-page copy of East of Eden. — Irene Richardson, InStyle, 2 July 2026 The company is also working closely with customers to accelerate the qualification of critical components and manufacturing processes, ensuring that new production capabilities can be rapidly incorporated into ongoing aerospace programs. — Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 29 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for qualification

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Noun

Apple Intelligence and Siri AI capabilities will require specific hardware, effectively compelling users with older devices to upgrade for the full experience.

— Ewan Spence, Forbes.com, 4 July 2026
National plans envisage developing the capability to design, build and eventually export indigenous submarines during the 2040s.

— Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 4 July 2026

Definition of capability

Noun

Online claims suggest Team Norway distrusts American food after shipping 1,276 pounds of provisions for the World Cup.

— Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes.com, 4 July 2026
The bill restricts adversarial foreign nations from maintaining significant investments in agricultural land and property near military bases, among other provisions.

— Max Grinstein, The Washington Examiner, 3 July 2026

Definition of provision

Noun

Elsewhere, the conversation drifts into questions about public-records databases, investigative reporting, grant applications, and the ways institutions classify professional expertise.

— Rhoda Feng, Los Angeles Times, 7 July 2026
But Upchurch, with more than two decades of Medicare expertise, doesn't blame beneficiaries for not paying attention or for assuming Wellcare's messages were bogus.

— Susan Jaffe, NPR, 6 July 2026

Definition of expertise

Noun

With low maintenance requirements and fast turnaround, Gripen provides an advanced and cost-effective fighter capability that is easy to operate and maintain, according to the company.

— Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 5 July 2026
DAFs carry no legal payout requirement — the dollars are irrevocably committed to charity, but on no particular schedule.

— Gabriel Alin Zainescu, Forbes.com, 5 July 2026

Definition of requirement

Noun

Derived from a Central African shrub, the drug's ability to reduce withdrawal symptoms and cravings were uncovered by accident, when Howard Lotsof, a 19-year old addicted to heroin, tried ibogaine out of curiosity in 1962.

— Gavin Escott, USA Today, 6 July 2026
The Warriors will likely ask Lendeborg to defend multiple positions during the regular season, and those block were an encouraging sign of his ability to do just that.

— Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 6 July 2026

Definition of ability

Noun

Air conditioning will be keeping millions of Americans safe and comfortable over the holiday weekend as a heat dome brings dangerous conditions to millions.

— Ignacio Calderon, USA Today, 3 July 2026
The statute would ban covered officers from wearing masks or shielding their identities while on duty and interacting with the public, with exceptions including medical masks, religious coverings, certain tactical equipment and hazardous conditions.

— Landon Mion, FOXNews.com, 3 July 2026

Definition of condition

Noun

There’s a lot of bad crowd work out there, just like there is bad anything else — fledgling or whatever rookie stuff.

— Deputy Entertainment, Los Angeles Times, 7 July 2026
There’s a bunch of new things across most of the 2026 range, mainly cosmetic, but also hardware and weight-saving stuff as well.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 6 July 2026

Definition of stuff

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