skillful
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And Mr. Paul’s songs are skillful homages to favorite tunes from the musical-theater canon such as Billy’s “Soliloquy” from “Carousel” and “Ya Got Trouble” from “The Music Man.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 21, 2026
Drew Sensue-Weinstein’s sound design, which included adroit use of reverb on voices and instruments, dovetailed with Gabriel Crouch’s skillful conducting, which brought out the score’s transparent, early music-style radiance.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 12, 2026
But then the latter's skillful knack of snaffling wickets came to the fore as he bagged two of Australia's dogged top order.
From BBC • Dec. 26, 2025
Martin cites Timothée Chalamet’s orange-hued campaign for “Marty Supreme” as a particularly skillful deployment of the trend.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 23, 2025
“That’s what you told him, that he would be protecting me? That’s a pretty skillful manipulation. Well done.”
From "Allegiant" by Veronica Roth
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