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Recent Examples of cicerone
As a cicerone and the founder of beer-tour company LA Beer Hop, Mooney’s path overlapped with the pizza community for years.
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Stephanie Breijo, Los Angeles Times, 30 Apr. 2026
Jen Blair, 45, is one of 28 master cicerones, or beer experts, in the world, only five of whom are women.
—Madeline Mitchell, USA Today, 11 Oct. 2025
Here our cicerone stopped and turned back to address us.
—Literary Hub, 8 Oct. 2025
Producing full-bodied, low-carb beers can be difficult, but the challenge has inspired innovation, Katherine Benecke, a cicerone at Treadwell Park in New York City, told Fox News Digital.
—Deirdre Bardolf, FOXNews.com, 1 Aug. 2025
The advanced cicerone — a cicerone is like a sommelier, but for beer rather than wine — also writes a Substack about drinking and music, Beer & Soul.
—Chloe Veltman, NPR, 13 June 2025
In both her garden and her paintings, color is the cicerone that guides Lauter’s audience through emotional journeys fraught with personal iconography and symbolic meditations on life and mortality.
—Mayer Rus, Architectural Digest, 6 Sep. 2024
Founder and brew master David Reese is the only advanced cicerone in the state and one of only 139 in the world, earning this certification for his advanced knowledge of beer and flavors.
—Kelsey Ogletree, Southern Living, 16 Jan. 2024
Dealing with the passion of the artist through the complexity of the man, Cooper inhabits Bernstein and Maestro’s compositions with Nézet-Séguin as his cicerone.
Like Maestro Cooper, Nézet-Séguin lost himself within the music of the film and the power of the art form while channeling Bernstein.
—A.d. Amorosi, SPIN, 20 Dec. 2023
Stephanie Breijo, Los Angeles Times, 30 Apr. 2026
Jen Blair, 45, is one of 28 master cicerones, or beer experts, in the world, only five of whom are women.
—Madeline Mitchell, USA Today, 11 Oct. 2025
Here our cicerone stopped and turned back to address us.
—Literary Hub, 8 Oct. 2025
Producing full-bodied, low-carb beers can be difficult, but the challenge has inspired innovation, Katherine Benecke, a cicerone at Treadwell Park in New York City, told Fox News Digital.
—Deirdre Bardolf, FOXNews.com, 1 Aug. 2025
The advanced cicerone — a cicerone is like a sommelier, but for beer rather than wine — also writes a Substack about drinking and music, Beer & Soul.
—Chloe Veltman, NPR, 13 June 2025
In both her garden and her paintings, color is the cicerone that guides Lauter’s audience through emotional journeys fraught with personal iconography and symbolic meditations on life and mortality.
—Mayer Rus, Architectural Digest, 6 Sep. 2024
Founder and brew master David Reese is the only advanced cicerone in the state and one of only 139 in the world, earning this certification for his advanced knowledge of beer and flavors.
—Kelsey Ogletree, Southern Living, 16 Jan. 2024
Dealing with the passion of the artist through the complexity of the man, Cooper inhabits Bernstein and Maestro’s compositions with Nézet-Séguin as his cicerone.
Like Maestro Cooper, Nézet-Séguin lost himself within the music of the film and the power of the art form while channeling Bernstein.
—A.d. Amorosi, SPIN, 20 Dec. 2023
Recent Examples of Synonyms for cicerone
Noun
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The World’s 50 Best Restaurants has released international dining guides since 2002.—
Angela Osorio,
Los Angeles Times,
30 May 2026
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Then be sure to read our picks of the best telescopes and binoculars for exploring the night sky, along with our beginner's guide to observing the moon!—
Anthony Wood,
Space.com,
29 May 2026
Noun
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The film starts as a buddy comedy, with Niki helping out his elderly mentor, Harry, played by Dustin Hoffman, on tuning gigs.—
Jane Bua,
New Yorker,
1 June 2026
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Considered one of the definitive records of Monroe, the tome offers interviews with primary sources like former husband Arthur Miller, friend and mentor Lee Strasberg and directors Otto Preminger, Billy Wilder and John Huston.—
Pat Saperstein,
Variety,
1 June 2026
Noun
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Patti Black Financial advisor with Savant Wealth Management Either way, those premiums are likely to rise the way most types of insurance do, experts say.—
Sarah Agostino,
CNBC,
7 June 2026
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Cordeiro, meanwhile, has gone on to become a senior advisor to Infantino while Gulati is a senior advisor to the New York-New Jersey host committee, which is responsible for July’s World Cup final.—
Kevin Baxter
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June 7,
Los Angeles Times,
7 June 2026
Noun
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By the late 1970s, Earle had built a happy life in New York, co-creating plays with composer Peter Link and studying under the famed acting teacher Uta Hagen.—
Christina Ray Stanton,
Time,
2 June 2026
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With parental rights overruling teachers’ concerns, absenteeism is often ignored.—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
2 June 2026
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“Cicerone.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cicerone. Accessed 8 Jun. 2026.
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