what it takes
- ability n.
- aptitude n.
- authority n.
- capacity n.
- competence n.
- drive n.
- faculty n.
- force n.
- fortitude n.
- intellect n.
- intelligence n.
- potency n.
- potential n.
- potentiality n.
- proficiency n.
- prowess n.
- qualification n.
- right stuff n.
- say-so n.
- skill n.
- smarts n.
- suitableness n.
- talent n.
- tenacity n.
- zeal n.
Example Sentences
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"Few people understand what it takes to build products that change the world the way John does," Cook wrote.
From Barron's ● Sep. 1, 2026
The difference two decades later is that Djokovic is intimately familiar with what it takes over the next two weeks to finally reach No. 25.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 29, 2026
Asking that means I’m overthinking it, which is the opposite of what it takes to appreciate this . . . whatever this is.
From Salon ● Aug. 23, 2026
I just think they really know what it takes to win, and they are going to do the same again this season.
From BBC ● Aug. 20, 2026
Guess that is what it takes to feed Shayleen to the Dragon.
From "The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle" by Leslie Connor
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