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- adverb In a
skillful manner; withskill .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adverb with skill
Etymologies
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Examples
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Rose once again skillfully blends past and present with a new set of absorbing characters in a fascinating historical locale for this gripping second in a series.
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Stott again skillfully combines an intriguing love story, complex scientific concepts, and a beautifully realized historical setting … Riveting on all fronts, from its suspenseful plot to its elegant presentation of evolutionary theory.
The Coral Thief: Summary and book reviews of The Coral Thief by Rebecca Stott. 2009
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Goldstein skillfully demonstrated his talent for locating humour in the gap between the familiar and the alien.
Archive 2009-04-01 2009
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Brownstein skillfully and convincingly recounts the process by which the conservative movement gained control of the Republican Party and its Congressional delegation.
Archive 2007-11-01 2007
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Brownstein skillfully and convincingly recounts the process by which the conservative movement gained control of the Republican Party and its Congressional delegation.
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Folks with ancient roots in such torpid if beautiful places as Savannah and Mobile know that insanity practiced skillfully is a local art form to be treasured, not despised.
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Laskin skillfully weaves together a clear report and explanation of the meteorological event (the word "blizzard," by the way, originated on the Plains) with harrowing accounts of slow death, loss, and survival — which contain the usual mixture of heroism and cowardice, altruism and selfishness, fecklessness and pluck.
Cheap at $13,000 2004
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Laskin skillfully weaves together a clear report and explanation of the meteorological event (the word "blizzard," by the way, originated on the Plains) with harrowing accounts of slow death, loss, and survival — which contain the usual mixture of heroism and cowardice, altruism and selfishness, fecklessness and pluck.
Cheap at $13,000 2004
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Laskin skillfully weaves together a clear report and explanation of the meteorological event (the word "blizzard," by the way, originated on the Plains) with harrowing accounts of slow death, loss, and survival — which contain the usual mixture of heroism and cowardice, altruism and selfishness, fecklessness and pluck.
Cheap at $13,000 2004
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Rankin skillfully juggles all the plot lines, tying them together in a logical and satisfying conclusion.
Resurrection Men: Summary and book reviews of Resurrection Men by Ian Rankin. 2003
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