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well-practised

British  

adjective

  1. having or having been habitually or frequently practised in order to improve skill or quality

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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You can see your breath, hear terrifying thumps and feel the vibrations of each impact as the wrestlers play out their well-practised moves.

From BBC ● Dec. 16, 2023

With respect to the U.S. government's expected flood of supply after the debt ceiling bill is passed, Schamotta noted that Treasury officials "are well-practised in slow-walking issuance or otherwise minimizing disruption around funding surges."

From Reuters ● May 30, 2023

While nine years of Russian aggression has left the country well-practised in treating injured soldiers, Mr Strilka says the quality of treatment they get can vary.

From BBC ● Mar. 7, 2023

As the girls lipsync, high-kick, pout, preen and prance through their numbers, it’s clear that they’re all consummate, well-practised performers.

From The Guardian ● May 17, 2020

Now it so happened that the singer to whom this was allotted in the Electoral Chapel was one Heller, a thoroughly well-practised but somewhat boastful musician.

From Beethoven: A Memoir (2nd Ed.) by Elliott Graeme

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