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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
Compliments are to be given to the management gurus at Troon Golf for their superb maintenance of the golf operations at Silverado--its lush rye-bluegrass blend makes for cushiony fairway shots and the bentgrass/Poa annua greens are always true-rolling and consistent.
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David Weiss, Forbes.com, 27 June 2025
Roughly a century later, in 1699, the tenth guru prohibited baptized Sikhs from cutting their hair, and the turban became enshrined as a martial and spiritual requirement for men.
—Manvir Singh, New Yorker, 21 June 2025
Before her sudden and unexpected death Tuesday, Food Network star Anne Burrell was excited about performing improv, celebrating her fourth wedding anniversary in October and even cooking on Meghan Markle’s show and trying the aspiring lifestyle guru’s infamous raspberry jam.
—Martha Ross, Mercury News, 18 June 2025
On June 13, the lifestyle guru arrived at the premiere of My Mom Jayne: A Film by Mariska Hargitay during the Tribeca Film Festival wearing a silky, head-turning take on a coordinating set that immediately caught my eye.
—Averi Baudler, People.com, 17 June 2025
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David Weiss, Forbes.com, 27 June 2025
Roughly a century later, in 1699, the tenth guru prohibited baptized Sikhs from cutting their hair, and the turban became enshrined as a martial and spiritual requirement for men.
—Manvir Singh, New Yorker, 21 June 2025
Before her sudden and unexpected death Tuesday, Food Network star Anne Burrell was excited about performing improv, celebrating her fourth wedding anniversary in October and even cooking on Meghan Markle’s show and trying the aspiring lifestyle guru’s infamous raspberry jam.
—Martha Ross, Mercury News, 18 June 2025
On June 13, the lifestyle guru arrived at the premiere of My Mom Jayne: A Film by Mariska Hargitay during the Tribeca Film Festival wearing a silky, head-turning take on a coordinating set that immediately caught my eye.
—Averi Baudler, People.com, 17 June 2025
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Our shopping experts are selecting the best Prime Day deals on Dyson vacuums, Apple AirPods, Kendra Scott jewelry, and other best-selling products across various categories.—
Isabel Garcia,
People.com,
9 July 2025
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Original cast members included food and wine expert Antoni Porowski, design chief Bobby Berk, grooming guru Jonathan Van Ness, culture and lifestyle specialist Karamo Brown and fashion connoisseur Tan France.—
Ellise Shafer,
Variety,
9 July 2025
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Their numbers climb to about 300% of Medicare when the care given by off-site practitioners, which are cheaper, are taken out.—
Kayla Dwyer,
IndyStar,
3 July 2025
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The United States of America is a product of Britain, fueled by the bold practitioners of Enlightenment thought.—
Tom Shattuck,
The Orlando Sentinel,
30 June 2025
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Learn how to meal prep like a pro, create quick and nutritious grab-and-go options, and master time-saving hacks that keep you energized without the morning chaos.—
Essence,
Essence,
6 July 2025
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Upper Buffalo Land Becomes Wilderness Area Tom Foti is a master botanist and former ecologist/research chief at the Arkansas Natural Heritage Commission.—
arkansasonline.com,
arkansasonline.com,
6 July 2025
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Specifically, your function has to be a polynomial — a combination of variables raised to whole-number exponents and multiplied by coefficients.—
Stephen Ornes,
Quanta Magazine,
17 Mar. 2025
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Specifically, your function has to be a polynomial—a combination of variables raised to whole-number exponents and multiplied by coefficients.—
Stephen Ornes,
Wired News,
27 Apr. 2025
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The author is not the first scholar to tackle the history of America—as in the American continent, not just the United States (which keeps trying to hoard the name for itself).—
Carolina A. Miranda,
The Atlantic,
30 June 2025
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The festival also offers performances by local dance or music groups, lectures by Shakespeare scholars and food offerings from Tom’s Travelin’ Coffee Truck or OneSong Biscotti.—
Christopher Arnott,
Hartford Courant,
29 June 2025
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The digital adept also had a nearly eight-year stretch at Teen Vogue.—
Hikmat Mohammed,
Footwear News,
3 Sep. 2019
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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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Jacobs, a White man, likened Walton, a Black woman, to David Duke, the former grand wizard of the Ku Klux Klan.—
Eduardo Cuevas,
USA Today,
27 June 2025
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The star, who portrayed Alex Russo on Disney Channel’s Wizards of Waverly Place, shared a photo from the spinoff’s set of her hand — complete with glittering manicure — holding her red wizard wand on Instagram Stories.—
Anna Chan,
Billboard,
27 June 2025
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He’s been a glamorous Visual Kei rock star, a classical composer, a virtuoso behind the drum kit, a producer and label owner and entrepreneur, and now, more than ever, an impresario.—
Steve Appleford,
Variety,
17 June 2025
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Little Feat, the archetypal ’70s band originally formed by Lowell George — a guitar virtuoso fired from the Mothers of Invention by Frank Zappa — has survived years of breakups, drug problems and even George’s untimely death in 1979.—
Dave Brooks,
Billboard,
3 Apr. 2025
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“Guru.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/guru. Accessed 16 Jul. 2025.
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