FLUENCY Synonyms: 23 Similar and Opposite Words

fluency

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Definition of fluency

as in proficiency

a state of having mastery of or proficiency in a skill The students demonstrated fluency in the language by the end of their year abroad.

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Recent Examples of fluency The organizations willing to answer that question seriously will go beyond AI adoption and fluency. — Brian Solis, Forbes.com, 5 Oct. 2026 As the news organizations reported, after the state lowered the score needed to pass the fluency test, the statewide pass rate, known as the reclassification rate, jumped to 26% in 2026, from 12% the year before. — Becky Pallack, ProPublica, 28 Sep. 2026 Older people may experience a mental boost by tending to their grandchildren, with one study showing higher scores on memory and verbal fluency tests in grandparents who provided care. — Joe Hernandez, NPR, 20 Sep. 2026 The potential benefit may come less from achieving fluency than from the process of learning itself. — Karen Stollznow, The Conversation, 18 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for fluency

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The flight simulator focuses on pilot proficiency, while the maintenance trainer is intended to develop the technical skills needed to keep aircraft available for missions.

— Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 9 Oct. 2026
But technical proficiency with AI is only part of the equation.

— Sheryl Estrada, Fortune, 9 Oct. 2026

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However, to my knowledge no major American universities requires financial literacy — the language of money — from would-be students.

— Doug Wojcieszak, Washington Post, 5 Oct. 2026
That is, parents and other guardians are a child’s first teachers, and reading aloud to children contributes to their future literacy.

— Alex H. Poole, The Conversation, 2 Oct. 2026

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