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also crackajacks
1
as in experts
a person with a high level of knowledge or skill in a field
a young prospect who's supposed to be a crackerjack on the baseball diamond
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2
as in beauties
something very good of its kind
the cheese maker's aged cheddar is a real crackerjack
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And the Jets got a steal with Payne in the seventh round, a 6-foot-3 safety who was projected as a fourth- or fifth-round pick by most experts.—
Zack Rosenblatt,
New York Times,
27 Apr. 2026 -
According to some experts, this paralyzing fear and desperation are factors that scammers exploit to put their criminal schemes into action.—
Albinson Linares,
NBC news,
26 Apr. 2026
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This recipe calls for a whopping 6 cups of those blue beauties, and the taste pay-off is huge.—
Patricia S York,
Southern Living,
19 Apr. 2026
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With more than ninety works, the galleries are thronged with beauties, many of whom refuse to be pinned down to a gender.—
Vince Aletti,
New Yorker,
17 Apr. 2026
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Owner Toriano Gordon was pursuing his masters degree in psychology.—
Sean Timberlake,
Sacbee.com,
24 Apr. 2026
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Tilson Thomas championed classical masters but also many contemporary American composers and transformed the orchestra’s annual Beethoven festival into an American Mavericks Festival featuring works of his mentors Bernstein and Copland.—
Jessica Gelt,
Los Angeles Times,
23 Apr. 2026
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Harriette Cole is a lifestylist and founder of DREAMLEAPERS, an initiative to help people access and activate their dreams.—
Harriette Cole,
Mercury News,
27 Apr. 2026
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And so to watch those guys get drafted, man, and live out a component of their dreams.—
Samantha Agate,
Kansas City Star,
27 Apr. 2026
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He was investigated by the SS on the orders of Heinrich Himmler but convinced his investigators, all adepts of Deutsche Physik, that he was engaged in worthwhile teaching and research.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
23 Oct. 2025
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Transitioning land for new crop Through the bankruptcy process, Del Monte canceled its 20-year contracts, which last year yielded about 74,000 tons of cling peaches.—
Jake Goodrick,
Sacbee.com,
28 Apr. 2026
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Collins recommends the George IV, O'Henry, Rio Oso Gem, Suncrest, and Silver Logan for peaches, and singles out the Snow Queen nectarine for its balance of sweetness and acidity.—
Rachel Silva,
Martha Stewart,
25 Apr. 2026
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The new, more faithful texts Library of America established have been a service to both readers and scholars, and are the ones that now appear in Vintage paperback editions.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
24 Apr. 2026
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Think tanks and scholars seeking to explain this moment of collective catharsis searched for causes outside Cuba.—
Gisela Salim-Peyer,
The Atlantic,
23 Apr. 2026
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Other guitar virtuosos might crave at least a little downtime between concluding a Las Vegas concert residency with one band and launching a national tour with another band, not but Joe Satriani.—
George Varga,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
3 Apr. 2026
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Suffused with dread and bathed in reverb, the record captures two virtuosos at their most vulnerable.—
Paul A. Thompson,
Pitchfork,
23 Jan. 2026
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“Crackerjacks.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/crackerjacks. Accessed 30 Apr. 2026.
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