adept

He said Russia and Ukraine had become "incredibly adept" at using autonomy in the form of drones and counter drones.

From BBC ● Jul. 23, 2026

Though Neill had more than a lifetime’s experience playing characters who were solely benevolent or entirely wicked, he was remarkably adept at navigating the journey back and forth between these two polarities.

From Salon ● Jul. 17, 2026

Equally at home in shadowy dives and modern mansions, she proves an adept investigator, with Sherlockian observational skills.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 9, 2026

But these days, French players are proving a little more adept at keeping out of trouble—even when trouble comes looking for them.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 9, 2026

Within a few days I was quite adept at the machine.

From "Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography" by Mark Mathabane

And now we know that there are two types, or at least two types, and they have this relationship as adepts and drones.

From Salon ● May 15, 2022

Literature extolling the virtues of silence has been accumulating for millennia, in Hindu and Buddhist scriptures, in sayings of Christian hermits and mystics, in teachings by modern yoga adepts and meditators.

From Washington Post ● Dec. 27, 2017

The Lioness in Winter recounts Burack-Weiss’ coming to terms with life past 70, a quest she pursued by immersing herself in the work of several old female writers she regards as adepts: May Sarton, M.F.K.

From Slate ● Jan. 8, 2016

Taking a more mystical turn are adepts of another doctrine: the strong anthropic principle.

From New York Times ● Jun. 22, 2015

There are a few genuine adepts present who throw themselves rapturously into the music, eyes shut, arms upraised, waiting, no doubt, for the onset of glossolalia.

From "Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America" by Barbara Ehrenreich