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a person who has many skills; a person who can do many different jobs
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Recent Examples of jack-of-all-trades
This jack-of-all-trades approach, at a starting price of only $2,368, resulted in 420,000 examples being sold the first year.
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Viju Mathew, Robb Report, 23 June 2025
However, some cooks find that this is a jack-of-all-trades, master-of-none situation — an electric tortilla maker doesn’t produce the same quality of tortilla as a manual one.
—Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 17 June 2025
Oz then recognizes an opportunity to audition Vic as a jack-of-all-trades amid his bid to grab power following the Riddler’s murder of Gotham’s most notorious crime lord (and Oz’s boss), Carmine Falcone (John Turturro), in The Batman.
—Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 9 June 2025
Read on for more details on these new gaming boxes, starting with the jack-of-all-trades Triton.
—Matthew Buzzi, PC Magazine, 16 May 2025
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Viju Mathew, Robb Report, 23 June 2025
However, some cooks find that this is a jack-of-all-trades, master-of-none situation — an electric tortilla maker doesn’t produce the same quality of tortilla as a manual one.
—Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 17 June 2025
Oz then recognizes an opportunity to audition Vic as a jack-of-all-trades amid his bid to grab power following the Riddler’s murder of Gotham’s most notorious crime lord (and Oz’s boss), Carmine Falcone (John Turturro), in The Batman.
—Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 9 June 2025
Read on for more details on these new gaming boxes, starting with the jack-of-all-trades Triton.
—Matthew Buzzi, PC Magazine, 16 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for jack-of-all-trades
Noun
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Upper Buffalo Land Becomes Wilderness Area Tom Foti is a master botanist and former ecologist/research chief at the Arkansas Natural Heritage Commission.—
arkansasonline.com,
arkansasonline.com,
6 July 2025
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Learn how to meal prep like a pro, create quick and nutritious grab-and-go options, and master time-saving hacks that keep you energized without the morning chaos.—
Essence,
Essence,
6 July 2025
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Original cast members included food and wine expert Antoni Porowski, design chief Bobby Berk, grooming guru Jonathan Van Ness, culture and lifestyle specialist Karamo Brown and fashion connoisseur Tan France.—
Ellise Shafer,
Variety,
9 July 2025
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That could be a reason why the owners are now seeking a buyer, suggested real estate industry expert George Mack, a principal with Cresa Capital Strategies, a commercial real estate advisory firm.—
Daniel I. Dorfman,
Chicago Tribune,
9 July 2025
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Perhaps the most systematic attempt to bring order to this chaos comes from Google DeepMind, which in July 2024 proposed a framework with five levels of AGI performance: emerging, competent, expert, virtuoso, and superhuman.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
8 July 2025
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Even with Caitlin Clark once again sidelined, the Fever have been able to count on the virtuoso scoring talent of Kelsey Mitchell and the veteran expertise of Natasha Howard to help stabilize them.—
Devin Robertson,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 July 2025
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What happens to Joshua Pearce? After clashing on and off the track, Sonny and Joshua Pearce (Damson Idris) — a hotshot rookie with raw talent and an ego to match — finally start to gel at the Hungarian Grand Prix.—
Allison DeGrushe Published,
EW.com,
1 July 2025
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His past is tough to outrace, though, and his biggest competition might be his own teammate, the hotshot rookie Joshua Pearce (Idris).—
Nada Aboul Kheir,
Deadline,
24 June 2025
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For more information on the new duet's artists, visit MirandaLambert.com and ChrisStapleton.com.—
Marcus K. Dowling,
The Tennessean,
11 July 2025
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Now, his granddaughter Isca Greenfield-Sanders has curated a retrospective in New York City that brings light to the artist's work.—
David Morgan
July 11,
CBS News,
11 July 2025
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Smythe balances deeply personal and professional motivations Read Smythe's memoir and find her forever a curious connoisseur and consumer of popular culture birthed by the intersection of an era equally dominated by music videos and nightclubs.—
Marcus K. Dowling,
The Tennessean,
2 July 2025
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My husband and most of our friends are avid connoisseurs of wine and spirits.—
Judith Martin,
Sun Sentinel,
2 July 2025
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Hampshire all-rounder Liam Dawson, a fine left-arm spinner, should really be in the mix but has been ignored.—
The Athletic UK Staff,
New York Times,
8 July 2025
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But whatever the company does, the 13-inch MacBook Air is still a great all-rounder, and a good combination of size and speed for people whose laptop is a purely portable computer that floats from room to room in their house rather than traveling for work or getting docked on a desk.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
7 July 2025
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The digital adept also had a nearly eight-year stretch at Teen Vogue.—
Hikmat Mohammed,
Footwear News,
3 Sep. 2019
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Slot shares this staple of Tottenham counterpart Ange Postecoglou’s attacking principles, with Porro adept at tucking inside to disrupt the opposition shape.—
Andy Jones,
New York Times,
9 Apr. 2025
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“Jack-of-all-trades.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/jack-of-all-trades. Accessed 19 Jul. 2025.
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