Peter Sokolowski
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1,510 appearances
96 recordings
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first heard Jul 2026
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Peter Sokolowski’s voice in public audio — every appearance, attributed to the second.
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It comes to us from the related noun expedition, which in turn comes from the Latin verb expedare, meaning to set free or to make ready.
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When expedition first set forth in English in the fourteen hundreds, it did so with two meanings that are still in use today a journey, especially by a group of people for a specific purpose, and efficient promptness.
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Expeditious followed as an adjectival form of the latter.
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Something such as, say, preparation for a long voyage done expeditiously is done quickly and efficiently.
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In other words, it is expedited.
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Like expeditious and expedition, expedite too comes from expedere.
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With your word of the day, I'm Peter Sokolovsky.
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O W E S S.
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Prowess is a noun.
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It refers to someone's great ability, skill, or talent for something specified, as in the pop star's vocal prowess or a lawyer's great prowess.
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Here's the word used in a sentence from literary hub.
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On another Friday, I led a nature writing workshop at the library's Fowler branch.
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I had everyone draw a map of a place they loved and populate their maps with landmarks.
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Then we all went around and shared our drawings.
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Inevitably, after first acknowledging our lack of artistic prowess, stories emerged walks with long gone beloved dogs, times someone had been caught out in bad weather.
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Prowess is a word with a lot to be proud of.
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Not only has it performed gallantly in the English language since the thirteenth century, but it has stayed relatively stalwart in hewing to its original meaning, which is quite an accomplishment.
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When prowess first joined the ranks of the lexicon, it could be used to refer to bravery, skill, and valor, especially those virtues as encountered in military contexts, or to individual acts of daring do.
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The latter was usually used in the plural, as when people waxed rhapsodic about the prowesses of knights or some such.
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Today's extraordinary ability meaning, which developed in the seventeenth century, tends to stick to the singular form, as when it's used to describe those with intellectual prowess or to someone known for their prowess as a fundraiser.
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