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as in skill
subtle or imaginative ability in inventing, devising, or executing something the sheer masterfulness of the thieves' plan could not be denied, even by the police
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as in arrogance
an exaggerated sense of one's importance that shows itself in the making of excessive or unjustified claims the shameless masterfulness that invested his every move was positively galling to his colleagues
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This enthusiasm for space and executive leadership skills could be the right combination to get the Artemis program back on a schedule.—
Thomas Black, Mercury News, 24 Apr. 2026
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Tate is a technician with good length and ball skills to finish plays.— Andrew Greif, NBC news, 24 Apr. 2026
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While their energies differ, nearly all of them share the same basic drives (money, power, status) and the same fundamental flaws (greed, arrogance, selfishness).— Angie Han, HollywoodReporter, 10 Apr. 2026
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Their defensive style can look like arrogance or hostility.— Paul Sanchez Ruiz, The Conversation, 6 Apr. 2026
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Drone superiority More than four years of war have forced Ukraine to become a global leader in battlefield drones and robotic systems.— Ivana Kottasová, CNN Money, 20 Apr. 2026
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The first-leg win in Paris last week did not reflect the superiority of Luis Enrique's team on the night, which had a host of chances to rack up an even more commanding lead.— ABC News, ABC News, 13 Apr. 2026
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Maybe the mere fact of having been born illustrious, with no apparent faults, with nothing to prove or to be ashamed of, had liberated John from the resentments the rest of us feel, and from the cunning and ambition such resentments fuel.— Jeffrey Eugenides, New Yorker, 4 Apr. 2026
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The Brazil international combines technical craft with a decisive cunning.— Carl Anka, New York Times, 21 Mar. 2026
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“Masterfulness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.grautoblog.com/thesaurus/masterfulness. Accessed 24 Apr. 2026.
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