Thesaurus results for QUALIFICATIONS

qualifications

noun

plural of qualification

as in capabilities

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 provisions

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 qualifications D’Agostini also submitted a letter to supervisors expressing his interest in the appointment and outlining his qualifications. — Daniel Lempres, Sacbee.com, 19 Oct. 2026 Other qualifications include having fewer than 20 restaurants and not previously winning a Readers’ Choice contest. — Heidi Finley, Charlotte Observer, 19 Oct. 2026 Any voter who is qualified and registered is able to vote early; there are no special qualifications needed. — Ella Gonzales, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 19 Oct. 2026 Depending on the financing product and your qualifications, funding may be available in as little as one business day. — Jasmin Suknanan, CNBC, 19 Oct. 2026 Zacharia's qualifications and background quickly came under scrutiny as questions arose over her résumé. — Jennifer Jacobs, CBS News, 16 Oct. 2026 Request the treating physician’s name and qualifications, then ask who performs each stage and how the physician supervises the team. — Kaitlyn Gomez, Miami Herald, 16 Oct. 2026 Candidates should try to shine brightest by their own qualifications. — Orlando Sentinel Staff, The Orlando Sentinel, 13 Oct. 2026 States can help by pruning occupational licensing requirements and making credentials modular and stackable, so short qualifications add up into longer ones. — Eric Kutcher, Fortune, 11 Oct. 2026

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Noun

Those capabilities could help address a persistent challenge in counter-drone warfare.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 24 Oct. 2026
The Pentagon is building weapons and projects with artificial intelligence capabilities that officials say don't always closely adhere to the agency's own guidelines for AI, according to a congressional watchdog report published in October.

— Chiara Eisner, NPR, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of capabilities

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Several bills in this year’s regular session sponsored by Brown had to do with provisions for property classification and real estate wholesaler disclosures.

— Sophie Lindberg, Kansas City Star, 23 Oct. 2026
The provisions included in the legislation named for the late senator aimed to weaken Russia's ability to fund its war against Ukraine by cutting billions from its export revenue.

— ABC News, ABC News, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of provisions

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Social comparison is the psychological process by which people assess themselves, including their own abilities, opinions, and achievements, in relation to those of others.

— Ashwini Nadkarni, Time, 24 Oct. 2026
For those who don’t want to flex their arithmetic abilities, the Bulls lost this game by 43 points.

— Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of abilities

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Voters in six states will soon decide whether to impose or expand voter identification requirements, including rules requiring mail voters to provide part of a driver’s license or Social Security number.

— Kaelan Deese, The Washington Examiner, 25 Oct. 2026
OutKick has asked the WNBA to clarify its current requirements and enforcement, whether discipline is planned or under consideration, and whether teams have received instructions about being on the court.

— Dan Zaksheske OutKick, FOXNews.com, 24 Oct. 2026

Definition of requirements

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This includes warp and weft knitting, dyeing, digital, flat-bed and heat-transfer printing, stentering and finishing proficiencies.

— Arthur Zaczkiewicz, Footwear News, 9 Oct. 2026
Flown today to familiarize new astronauts with working in a high-stress, dynamic environment and maintain pilots’ flight proficiencies, Johnson Space Center currently has a fleet of 14 active T-38 jets stationed out of nearby Ellington Airport.

— Robert Pearlman, ArsTechnica, 27 Aug. 2026

Definition of proficiencies

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Those factors are putting homeownership out of reach for many buyers while others delay a purchase and hope for more favorable conditions, perhaps in the spring.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 26 Oct. 2026
The Israeli Supreme Court earlier this year ordered the government to resume sharing such lists and allowing the ICRC to visit detainees in Israeli prisons to assess their conditions.

— ABC News, ABC News, 25 Oct. 2026

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