as in aptitude
a special and usually inborn ability
Liza's musical talent was already apparent by the time she was five a talent for coming up with really funny answers to stupid questions
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Recent Examples of talent
Honorees included the incomparable Cynthia Erivo, multi-hyphenate talent Teyana Taylor, trailblazing screenwriter Raamla Mohamed and the legendary Marla Gibbs.
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Melissa Noel, Essence, 28 Feb. 2025
Nagy really elevated the game during his tenure and began attracting more and more first-round talent.
—Brad Biggs, Chicago Tribune, 28 Feb. 2025
On Friday, the association, which has been supporting talents of different backgrounds with an original focus on the African continent, gathered industry figures at hip member’s club The Wilde to spotlight 10 fashion creatives.
—Martino Carrera, WWD, 28 Feb. 2025
Cuts to the federal cyber workforce are likely to have long-lasting effects on the government's efforts to recruit and retain future generations of talent, experts told Axios at an event Wednesday.
—Sam Sabin, Axios, 28 Feb. 2025
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Melissa Noel, Essence, 28 Feb. 2025
Nagy really elevated the game during his tenure and began attracting more and more first-round talent.
—Brad Biggs, Chicago Tribune, 28 Feb. 2025
On Friday, the association, which has been supporting talents of different backgrounds with an original focus on the African continent, gathered industry figures at hip member’s club The Wilde to spotlight 10 fashion creatives.
—Martino Carrera, WWD, 28 Feb. 2025
Cuts to the federal cyber workforce are likely to have long-lasting effects on the government's efforts to recruit and retain future generations of talent, experts told Axios at an event Wednesday.
—Sam Sabin, Axios, 28 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for talent
Noun
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His aptitude for pitching, Cotham said, was more advanced than anyone he’s known at that age.—
Matt Gelb,
The Athletic,
21 Feb. 2025
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Jordan Bianchi and Jeff Gluck, The Athletic: Gluck took Christopher Bell, citing the upped numbers of Toyotas on the road this year and Bell’s aptitude as an all-around racer.—
Alex Zietlow,
Charlotte Observer,
16 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Others are fine with building on the strength of a memorable story, but the best and longest-running series have a knack for reinvention.—
Gieson Cacho,
The Mercury News,
24 Feb. 2025
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All three are extremely talky, but Haugerud has a knack for making rivers of dialogue fluid, dynamic and cinematic.—
David Rooney,
The Hollywood Reporter,
21 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Starmer presented Trump with a significant gift ahead of his trip, announcing on Tuesday that Britain would hike its defense spending to 2.5% by 2027, and to 3% by the middle of the next decade.—
Rob Picheta,
CNN,
26 Feb. 2025
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Many have encouraged others to lean into their unique journeys, explaining that personal style is a reflection of trial and error, not just an inherent gift.—
Daisy Maldonado,
Vogue,
26 Feb. 2025
Noun
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This two day conference will have more of an institutional flair.—
Aaron Stanley,
Forbes,
6 Mar. 2025
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His burgeoning jazz-funk had a cinematic flair that flowered on his soundtrack for the seminal blaxploitation film Coffy in 1973.—
Stephen Thomas Erlewine,
Rolling Stone,
6 Mar. 2025
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“Talent.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/talent. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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