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as in scholar
a person having a knowledgeable and fine appreciation of the arts
a forthcoming exhibit at the art museum that is eagerly awaited by connoisseurs of ancient Greek pottery
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as in expert
a person with a high level of knowledge or skill in a field
works that are highly prized by connoisseurs of art glass
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Recent Examples of connoisseur
Certainly that would go a long way toward improving a connoisseur’s wearing and operating experience.
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Oren Hartov, Robb Report, 20 Sep. 2025
Coffee connoisseurs also committed to brewing the perfect cup, focusing on quality and sustainability.
—Kristina McGuirk, Better Homes & Gardens, 18 Sep. 2025
Newer wineries such as Carboy, Sauvage Spectrum and The Storm Cellar have also illuminated the industry, making sparkling wines and other products aimed at winning over non-connoisseurs.
—Miguel Otárola, Denver Post, 16 Sep. 2025
The foundation of any connoisseur seeking a piece of horological history, full of story and eternal appeal, must be honesty.
—Connie Etemadi, USA Today, 11 Sep. 2025
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Oren Hartov, Robb Report, 20 Sep. 2025
Coffee connoisseurs also committed to brewing the perfect cup, focusing on quality and sustainability.
—Kristina McGuirk, Better Homes & Gardens, 18 Sep. 2025
Newer wineries such as Carboy, Sauvage Spectrum and The Storm Cellar have also illuminated the industry, making sparkling wines and other products aimed at winning over non-connoisseurs.
—Miguel Otárola, Denver Post, 16 Sep. 2025
The foundation of any connoisseur seeking a piece of horological history, full of story and eternal appeal, must be honesty.
—Connie Etemadi, USA Today, 11 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for connoisseur
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Most legal scholars interpret this to mean that the President’s duty is to spend the money Congress appropriates, and that the President does not have the power to withhold funds.—
Andy Kroll,
New Yorker,
17 Oct. 2025
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Harvard’s Erica Chenoweth, director of the Non-Violent Action Lab and one of the world’s leading scholars of protest movements, has shown that peaceful resistance is twice as likely to succeed as violent resistance.—
Nancy Gibbs,
Time,
17 Oct. 2025
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Earlier this week, OpenAI announced a council of eight experts who will advise the company and provide insight into how AI affects users’ mental health, emotions and motivation.—
Ashley Capoot,
CNBC,
17 Oct. 2025
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This is done in an effort to overwhelm Ukraine’s air defenses and decimate civilian morale, experts have said.—
Catherine Nicholls,
CNN Money,
17 Oct. 2025
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Once word got out about her treatments, her list of devotees started growing; like Hamilton, some of her more famous clients became friends.—
Justin Fenner,
Robb Report,
18 Oct. 2025
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But as Shudder‘s senior vice president of programming and acquisitions, the 37-year-old horror movie devotee still takes care to hunt from the heart.—
Alison Foreman,
IndieWire,
16 Oct. 2025
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Amber has since earned her master's in social work from Louisiana State University (LSU), per the family's Instagram.—
Emily Weaver,
PEOPLE,
15 Oct. 2025
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Zarco trained Abdiel Iván Batista, a master jungle rescue instructor who is the director of the Chagres Survival School, CEO of the Safe Jungles Foundation and member of the Panamanian Red Cross First Aid Corps.—
Kit Bernardi,
USA Today,
14 Oct. 2025
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Packer and Srulovich aren’t dilettantes, either.—
Lela London,
Forbes.com,
26 Aug. 2025
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The choice between a bureaucrat and a dilettante to run an army − in his days, like in ours − seems like an obvious one.—
Michel Anteby,
The Conversation,
28 Apr. 2025
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An effective trustee is skilled in conflict resolution and adept at maintaining open communication while prioritizing the trust’s objectives.—
Royce Ramey,
Forbes.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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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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It was bought by the most famous collector of the era of bibliomania, Sir Thomas Phillips.—
JSTOR Daily,
JSTOR Daily,
16 Oct. 2025
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Dunant's most recent novel, The Marchesa — again set in the Italian Renaissance and about Isabella d’Este, the first female art collector and patron of her time — also has a good deal of childbirth, both successful and not, within it, the author says.—
Becca Longmire,
PEOPLE,
14 Oct. 2025
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Palamides, as a physical-comedy virtuoso, loves mess—there’s a splash zone near the front, with audience members wearing plastic ponchos.—
Helen Shaw,
New Yorker,
17 Oct. 2025
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D’Angelo was raised in a deeply religious Pentecostal family and got his musical start in the church, becoming a virtuoso at several instruments.—
Andrew R. Chow,
Time,
14 Oct. 2025
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“Connoisseur.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/connoisseur. Accessed 20 Oct. 2025.
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