DOYENNES Synonyms: 45 Similar and Opposite Words

doyennes

noun

plural of doyenne

as in experts

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Still, other outside experts who spoke with The Athletic call the findings promising.

— Mirin Fader, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026
At present, experts said, most of the Indian companies are either investing in setting up downstream assembly and testing facilities or making batteries for mobility, which are more lucrative given the government subsidies.

— Priyanka Salve, CNBC, 10 Sep. 2026

Definition of experts

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Before, the city seemed to have been run by bankers and media professionals and fashion people and celebrities, but now Manhattan had been turned over to men in urban-warfare attire, with brawny forearms and high-and-tight haircuts.

— Devin Friedman, Rolling Stone, 11 Sep. 2026
Building the skills In the fall, students met professionals across the company’s departments to see how stories move from idea to publication.

— Regan Toriello, Vogue, 11 Sep. 2026

Definition of professionals

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Still, the question of what Ebel was doing with his adepts swept through Prussia, dominating the newspapers that had only recently begun to emerge from their eighteenth-century chronicling of obligations to a more modern publicizing role.

— Adam Gopnik, New Yorker, 17 Aug. 2026
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

Definition of adepts

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Members of FaZe Clan — a collective of 239 esports current and former pros spread across 22 teams — got to ring the bell and everything.

— Tony Maglio, HollywoodReporter, 8 Sep. 2026
Third-year pros Kinchens and McCollough have displayed ball-hawking skills during their careers.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 7 Sep. 2026

Definition of pros

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They were joined by the period's flamboyant style mavens, the Marchesa Casati, Lady Ottoline Morrell, Mona Harrison Williams, and Diana Vreeland among them.

— Hamish Bowles, Vogue, 5 July 2026
Just ask style mavens Katie Holmes and Jennifer Aniston, who have both been spotted wearing the uber-comfortable Archies flip-flops.

— Annie Blackman, InStyle, 14 June 2026

Definition of mavens

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According to awards gurus who track these things, that’s the most Emmy wins ever for a series canceled after its first season.

— Michael Schneider, Variety, 10 Sep. 2026
Yoga instruction is available year-round, and the resort also collaborates with yoga gurus specializing in yin yoga, immersive sound healing, and yoga nidra from October to April.

— Jasreen Mayal Khanna, Condé Nast Traveler, 1 Sep. 2026

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