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as in expert
a person with a high level of knowledge or skill in a field
one of those weather gurus that the television networks always drag out whenever there's a big blizzard brewing
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as in practitioner
one who brings an art or science to full realization
the leading guru of electronic music in the 1960s
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Recent Examples of guru
Financial guru Ted Jenkin said the average American simply can’t realistically afford to attend the Super Bowl on a whim if their favorite team makes it.
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Brian Flood, FOXNews.com, 19 Mar. 2026
As Ed Kleinbard, the late taxation guru at USC, was fond of pointing out, the capital gains tax is our only truly voluntary tax.
—Business Columnist, Los Angeles Times, 19 Mar. 2026
The two-and-a-half-year period in between his CEO stints saw Iger make a series of moves aimed at positioning him as a tech-forward investor and guru of the corporate executive suite.
—Dade Hayes, Deadline, 18 Mar. 2026
Finance gurus say a countywide sales tax dedicated to schools would mean at least an additional $123 million annually for districts.
—Charles Selle, Chicago Tribune, 16 Mar. 2026
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Brian Flood, FOXNews.com, 19 Mar. 2026
As Ed Kleinbard, the late taxation guru at USC, was fond of pointing out, the capital gains tax is our only truly voluntary tax.
—Business Columnist, Los Angeles Times, 19 Mar. 2026
The two-and-a-half-year period in between his CEO stints saw Iger make a series of moves aimed at positioning him as a tech-forward investor and guru of the corporate executive suite.
—Dade Hayes, Deadline, 18 Mar. 2026
Finance gurus say a countywide sales tax dedicated to schools would mean at least an additional $123 million annually for districts.
—Charles Selle, Chicago Tribune, 16 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for guru
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But advocates, experts and community leaders in Florida have raised opposition to the expansion of the 287(g) program.—
Garrett Shanley,
Miami Herald,
26 Mar. 2026
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Deepfake abuse is a growing problem at schools across the country, but experts warn that school policies, legal recourse and education lag far behind.—
Alyssa Goldberg,
USA Today,
26 Mar. 2026
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Pritzker’s experience as a founder, investor, and cabinet-level policymaker gives her a practitioner’s lens on the decisions that define modern leadership – bringing the perspective of a peer to the interviews.—
Rachel Keidan,
semafor.com,
20 Mar. 2026
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Some prominent Jewish voices, including current CBS News editor-in-chief Bari Weiss, have argued that DEI practices are at least latently antisemitic because their practitioners do not consider Jews an underrepresented minority.—
Andrew Lapin,
Sun Sentinel,
16 Mar. 2026
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Property masters are now eligible for active voting or associate membership within the Television Academy.—
Jazz Tangcay,
Variety,
24 Mar. 2026
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George graduated from Oregon State University with a bachelor’s degree in English and philosophy and a master’s degree in education with a focus on bilingual instruction.—
Matthew Adams,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
24 Mar. 2026
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This is an unusual position for an exponent of the public sphere and communicative rationality to take.—
Sean Williams,
Harpers Magazine,
27 Jan. 2026
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The development of her own particular free indirect discourse form of writing culminated in her position as an early exponent of the Modernist short story.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
17 Dec. 2025
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His words evoke the image of an animal slithering on the ground before growing—an allusion that was likely intended as a gardening pun about reptiles, argues classics scholar Rebecca Armstrong.—
Andrés Muedano,
JSTOR Daily,
25 Mar. 2026
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In fact, scientists and scholars say that development of the carbon-free electricity offshore wind turbines produce is essential to addressing climate change.—
Jennifer McDermott,
Los Angeles Times,
23 Mar. 2026
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Meanwhile, Alouette has become an adept of dye recipes.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
5 Feb. 2026
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Animal physiologist Peter Hansen, a professor at the University of Florida who was not involved with the Veronika research, said he’s unsurprised by her adept handling of tools given the high levels of cognition he’s observed in cows.—
Leslie Katz,
Forbes.com,
21 Jan. 2026
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Of all the wizards of modern AI, Amodei, the theoretical physicist who founded Anthropic, maker of Claude, is the most publicly anxious about the impact of his product on the world at large, seemingly spooked by his own predictions.—
Joe Hagan,
Vanity Fair,
18 Mar. 2026
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In this movie, Sophie meets a powerful wizard named Howl, who lives in a magical moving castle.—
BestReviews,
Mercury News,
9 Mar. 2026
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The popular hits will be performed by a 20-piece orchestra, with arrangements written by Juilliard cello virtuoso Dave Eggar and conductor Chuck Palmer.—
Hema Sivanandam,
Mercury News,
16 Mar. 2026
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But this is why, like any virtuoso, there is an undeniable continuity of his work.—
Jazz Tangcay,
Variety,
9 Mar. 2026
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“Guru.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/guru. Accessed 27 Mar. 2026.
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