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or dilettanti
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as in amateurs
a person who regularly or occasionally engages in an activity as a pastime rather than as a profession
a dilettante at heart, she was never willing to commit the time and effort that ballet demands
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as in connoisseurs
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a person having a knowledgeable and fine appreciation of the arts
she writes about art not from the point of view of an artist but from that of a committed dilettante
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Global connoisseurs know Rwandan beans to be among the finest in the world, but Kigali’s craft coffee movement has only been gaining momentum in recent years, thanks to popular local operations like Question Coffee and Rubia Coffee Roasters, who are converting a nation of tea drinkers.—
Arati Menon,
Condé Nast Traveler,
18 Dec. 2024 -
But make no mistake, Escape Cafe isn’t only for connoisseurs.—
Tyler Shepherd,
USA TODAY,
16 Dec. 2024
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Griswold’s story was so thoroughly accepted that, through the 20th century, no one, including academic scholars, thought to question it.—
David B. Parker,
The Conversation,
6 Jan. 2025
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This Chesapeake Bay island is so isolated that some scholars believe the accent here still retains traces of Elizabethan English, from way back when it was settled in the 17th century.—
Nicholas DeRenzo,
AFAR Media,
6 Jan. 2025
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These include the offices of the country’s beleaguered transitional authorities and the National Palace, and Pétion-Ville either on the verge of collapse or invaded by armed groups.—
Jacqueline Charles,
Miami Herald,
24 Mar. 2025
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Georgescu, a pro-Russian candidate, was detained by Romanian authorities in late February after an investigation into his campaign was launched on allegations of election fraud and Russian interference.—
Kevin Sabet,
Newsweek,
24 Mar. 2025
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Financial and retirement experts who spoke to Newsweek were not surprised by the Transamerica findings, putting the blame largely on the ever-rising cost of living.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
Newsweek,
22 Mar. 2025
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The crime rate and homicide rate dropped after the state of emergency, but behind closed doors, experts allege there have been significant human rights abuses.—
Josh Meyer,
USA TODAY,
22 Mar. 2025
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“Dilettantes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dilettantes. Accessed 6 Jul. 2025.
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