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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
Elsewhere in Queens, Wilson observes the contestants in guru Sri Chinmoy’s 3,100-mile self-transcendence race, who circle the same stretch of concrete for weeks on end.
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Peter Debruge, Variety, 23 Jan. 2026
Interiors guru Shea McGee brings her signature touch to this quirky table lamp.
—Kate McGregor, Architectural Digest, 23 Jan. 2026
She’s curated a team of leading medical professionals, sports pros, and wellness gurus who customized programs that incorporate sleep, nutrition, physical therapy, chiropractic services, and more.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Jan. 2026
After Blood, Greenwood was enlisted to work on Anderson’s next film, The Master (2012), which centered on the relationship between a spiritual guru (Philip Seymour Hoffman) and an unstable WWII veteran (Joaquin Phoenix).
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 22 Jan. 2026
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Peter Debruge, Variety, 23 Jan. 2026
Interiors guru Shea McGee brings her signature touch to this quirky table lamp.
—Kate McGregor, Architectural Digest, 23 Jan. 2026
She’s curated a team of leading medical professionals, sports pros, and wellness gurus who customized programs that incorporate sleep, nutrition, physical therapy, chiropractic services, and more.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Jan. 2026
After Blood, Greenwood was enlisted to work on Anderson’s next film, The Master (2012), which centered on the relationship between a spiritual guru (Philip Seymour Hoffman) and an unstable WWII veteran (Joaquin Phoenix).
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 22 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for guru
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The expert is also a proponent of boosting fiber intake, noting that the daily goal for adults is between 25 and 35 grams per day.—
Melissa Rudy,
FOXNews.com,
29 Jan. 2026
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Officials in Minnesota, along with criminal justice experts and former federal prosecutors, are increasingly critical of the federal response to the aggressive tactics being used by immigration officers in Minneapolis and the surrounding area.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
29 Jan. 2026
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While preparing for a project about 15 years ago, Morvan met his current partner, Tessa van der Steen, who is Dutch and works as a health and fitness coach and alternative medicine practitioner.—
Christine Terrisse,
Los Angeles Times,
30 Jan. 2026
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Lessons from 1,000 Deals — Price Pritchett A practitioner’s guide to avoiding integration missteps, based on patterns observed across hundreds of real-world transactions.—
Jennifer J. Fondrevay,
Forbes.com,
29 Jan. 2026
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Dell is her stream's dungeon master, banishing those who don't abide by her terms and steadily rising up the platform's ranks with her sympathetic story and angry-funny screen presence.—
Danielle Parker,
CBS News,
27 Jan. 2026
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Dogs kept some of their hierarchical instincts, replacing alpha wolves with their human masters.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
27 Jan. 2026
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This is an unusual position for an exponent of the public sphere and communicative rationality to take.—
Sean Williams,
Harpers Magazine,
27 Jan. 2026
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The development of her own particular free indirect discourse form of writing culminated in her position as an early exponent of the Modernist short story.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
17 Dec. 2025
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Legal scholars say this framing is intentional.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
27 Jan. 2026
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Take Habermas, whose defense of Israeli ethnic cleansing was protested immediately by such eminent scholars as Adam Tooze and Amia Srinivasan.—
Sean Williams,
Harpers Magazine,
27 Jan. 2026
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For Sanders, the challenge will be balancing aggression and prudence , avoiding turnovers against a defense adept at disguising coverage, while still pushing the ball deep enough to challenge a typically conservative Browns offense.—
Ben Verbrugge,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 Nov. 2025
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But if the destination is appealing and the driver adept, the journey is bound to be worth taking.—
Judy Berman,
Time,
27 Oct. 2025
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Don’t look too closely behind the curtain because the wizard isn’t a wizard at all.—
Gladys Louise Tyler,
Forbes.com,
24 Jan. 2026
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Its lead character is Harry Dresden, a professional wizard operating out of the city of Chicago in a world where ghouls, ghosts, werewolves and vampires exist in the shadows of modern society.—
Erik Pedersen,
Oc Register,
21 Jan. 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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And the first half was a virtuoso blend of aggressiveness and controlling tempo from Payton, as Nix had a couple of deep shots to Marvin Mims and Lil'Jordan Humphrey, but also controlled the game with his legs.—
Luca Evans,
Denver Post,
18 Jan. 2026
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