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as in expert
a person with a high level of knowledge or skill in a field
one of those weather gurus that the television networks always drag out whenever there's a big blizzard brewing
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as in practitioner
one who brings an art or science to full realization
the leading guru of electronic music in the 1960s
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Recent Examples of guru
The latest calls come from Baba Ramdev, an Indian yoga guru and business owner with almost 3 million followers on Instagram.
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Hugh Cameron, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Aug. 2025
Offensively, there are questions at running back, but with Hoover, a receiver room led by Eric McAllister and Dykes’ reputation as an offensive guru, the Horned Frogs should still rank among the country’s best attacks.
—Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 29 Aug. 2025
The Hollywood Reporter has learned that co-CEO Ted Sarandos, chief content officer Bela Bajaria, chairman of film Dan Lin and awards guru Lisa Taback and members of her team will be in attendance this week as Netflix presents its most robust Venice slate ever.
—Chris Gardner, HollywoodReporter, 28 Aug. 2025
This is because there simply aren’t enough hours in the day to forage and digest raw foods sufficient to support brains as energetically expensive as our own, contra many a modern paleo-diet guru.
—Peter Brannen, Big Think, 28 Aug. 2025
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Hugh Cameron, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Aug. 2025
Offensively, there are questions at running back, but with Hoover, a receiver room led by Eric McAllister and Dykes’ reputation as an offensive guru, the Horned Frogs should still rank among the country’s best attacks.
—Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 29 Aug. 2025
The Hollywood Reporter has learned that co-CEO Ted Sarandos, chief content officer Bela Bajaria, chairman of film Dan Lin and awards guru Lisa Taback and members of her team will be in attendance this week as Netflix presents its most robust Venice slate ever.
—Chris Gardner, HollywoodReporter, 28 Aug. 2025
This is because there simply aren’t enough hours in the day to forage and digest raw foods sufficient to support brains as energetically expensive as our own, contra many a modern paleo-diet guru.
—Peter Brannen, Big Think, 28 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for guru
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Real estate experts say claiming primary residences on different mortgages at the same time is often legal and rarely prosecuted.—
Robert Faturechi,
ProPublica,
6 Sep. 2025
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Typically, a peer-review process is required where multiple experts in the field provide feedback on the analysis before a publication is possible.—
Mark Carey,
New York Times,
6 Sep. 2025
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Academics can also study hundreds of cases to draw somewhat generalizable insights whereas practitioners are somewhat condemned to only experience small samples in their professional lives (working at say five or ten employers, at the most).—
Shivaram Rajgopal,
Forbes.com,
6 Sep. 2025
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The creation of the alliance feels necessary to some public health practitioners.—
Pien Huang,
NPR,
6 Sep. 2025
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In addition to a law degree, Lee also holds a master’s in meteorology.—
Ray Long,
Chicago Tribune,
3 Sep. 2025
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Davis, 55, who originated the role of the best and most knowledgeable Charms master at Hogwarts, becomes the first actor from the blockbuster film franchise to reprise a character in the TV adaptation set for 2027 premiere.—
Bryan Alexander,
USA Today,
2 Sep. 2025
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As one careful exponent of technical legal craft addressing another, Burroughs hit the mark.—
Noah Feldman,
Twin Cities,
7 Sep. 2025
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The single bit flip can increase the exponent value by 16.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
14 July 2025
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Leading genocide scholars passed a resolution this week that declared Israel’s actions in Gaza had met the legal definition of genocide.—
Jade Walker,
CNN Money,
5 Sep. 2025
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Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, meanwhile, is referred to by public scholars and media in a variety of ways that emphasize Russia or President Vladimir Putin as an aggressive antagonist.—
Esther Brito Ruiz,
The Conversation,
5 Sep. 2025
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An effective trustee is skilled in conflict resolution and adept at maintaining open communication while prioritizing the trust’s objectives.—
Royce Ramey,
Forbes.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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Slot shares this staple of Tottenham counterpart Ange Postecoglou’s attacking principles, with Porro adept at tucking inside to disrupt the opposition shape.—
Andy Jones,
New York Times,
9 Apr. 2025
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Quantrill, like other prominent Confederates such as the Ku Klux Klan’s first grand wizard, Nathan Bedford Forrest, was mythologized by Confederate sympathizers.—
Quentin Corpuel,
Kansas City Star,
6 Sep. 2025
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Released in 2004, the film follows Sophie, a quiet girl working in a hat shop, who finds her life thrown into turmoil when she is literally swept off her feet by a handsome but mysterious wizard named Howl.—
Jazz Tangcay,
Variety,
4 Sep. 2025
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Jorge Luis Pacheco takes the Break room stage Saturday, Sept. 27, at 7 p.m. Hailing from Havana, Cuba, Pacheco is a virtuoso pianist, singer, composer, percussionist and arranger.—
Anne Gelhaus,
Mercury News,
24 Aug. 2025
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Born in East Harlem to Puerto Rican parents — and the younger brother of Charlie, another virtuoso keyboardist and bandleader — Palmieri reflected the city’s inner turmoil and avant-garde tendencies through a propulsive patchwork of jazz, Afro-Latin rhythms, funk, and psychedelia.—
Ernesto Lechner,
Rolling Stone,
15 Aug. 2025
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