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as in scholars
a person having a knowledgeable and fine appreciation of the arts
a cognoscente of medieval painting
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as in experts
a person with a high level of knowledge or skill in a field
cognoscenti in the art world knew that most of the works being auctioned off were second-rate stuff
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Legal scholars say the administration's interpretation is countered by the amendment's history and subsequent Supreme Court rulings.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
5 Oct. 2025 -
About a third of H-1B workers are nurses, teachers, physicians, scholars, priests and pastors, according to the lawsuit.—
Jason Ma,
Fortune,
5 Oct. 2025
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Ahead of the latest shutdown deadline, OMB circulated guidance telling agencies to submit workforce reduction strategies, a move unions and legal experts warn is a blueprint for mass layoffs during a funding lapse.—
Martha McHardy,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Oct. 2025
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Some experts liken it to trying to spot a snowball in a snowstorm.—
Dr. Megha Gupta,
ABC News,
1 Oct. 2025
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As Contenders connoisseurs know, this is an exclusive Deadline event designed for voting guild members.—
The Deadline Team,
Deadline,
29 Sep. 2025
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For wine connoisseurs who are interested in details about each wine, there’s a website that includes more information, including the region of origin and a brief history, along with the best food pairings.—
Moná Thomas,
PEOPLE,
26 Sep. 2025
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The director’s devotees and film scholars at large may recognize material covered in Miller’s five-hour documentary.—
Ben Travers,
IndieWire,
4 Oct. 2025
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Of course Swift’s legion of devotees would scoff at the notion that their heroine was anything but a pop goddess, their very own Glinda the Good Witch sent to comfort with lyrical poetry and aid crumpled hearts.—
Bryan West,
USA Today,
3 Oct. 2025
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Evaluating performance in games such as Go is straightforward; AI was beating Go masters by 2016.—
Nikita Ostrovsky,
Time,
1 Oct. 2025
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The song’s 478 words, just 56 shy of the Newsweek article itself, told the story with both economy and feeling, two masters that are hard to please in one song.—
John U. Bacon,
Rolling Stone,
30 Sep. 2025
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At the same time, the pushback from critics highlights that there is still debate about whether these safeguards go far enough.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
4 Oct. 2025
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But that effort is somewhat diminished by her history with policies that critics say work against women.—
Chad de Guzman,
Time,
4 Oct. 2025
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Packer and Srulovich aren’t dilettantes, either.—
Lela London,
Forbes.com,
26 Aug. 2025
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Continuity errors like this remind us that there are truly artists at work behind the scenes.—
Tom Smyth,
Vulture,
1 Oct. 2025
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Black lacquer furniture, Ingo Maurer light fixtures and a bar by French ceramics artists are the backdrop for the creative menu of chef Taku Mikuriya.—
Lily Templeton,
Footwear News,
30 Sep. 2025
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“Cognoscenti.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cognoscenti. Accessed 7 Oct. 2025.
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