variants
or maestri
as in experts
a person with a high level of knowledge or skill in a field
a maestro of the violin
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Recent Examples of maestros
Home to modernist maestros Mies van der Rohe, Frank Lloyd Wright, and Louis Sullivan.
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Amy Tara Koch, Robb Report, 11 Dec. 2025
This month’s Criterion Channel collaboration is a mix of two of the streamer’s programs featuring a pair of movie maestros, Jodie Foster and Robert Altman, plus a couple of the latter’s frequent collaborators.
—Joe Reid, Vulture, 10 Sep. 2025
Amy Tara Koch, Robb Report, 11 Dec. 2025
This month’s Criterion Channel collaboration is a mix of two of the streamer’s programs featuring a pair of movie maestros, Jodie Foster and Robert Altman, plus a couple of the latter’s frequent collaborators.
—Joe Reid, Vulture, 10 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for maestros
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While many countries have limits on immigration, none has ever voted to limit its population, Swiss experts say.—
Jamey Keaten,
Los Angeles Times,
15 June 2026
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Most financial experts will tell you to wait to claim your Social Security retirement benefits at least until your full retirement age (which is now 67) or even as late as age 70.—
Jeanne Sahadi,
CNN Money,
14 June 2026
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Pancevski describes their intelligence leaders as chess masters who studied in the same academy, skilled at predicting one another’s moves — and hilariously attempting to apply that logic to allies and rivals who prefer Candy Crush.—
Ben Smith,
semafor.com,
15 June 2026
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Some suggest that this bill of goods (brought to you by the same spin masters who wanted to develop our public parks) is a ploy to increase voter turnout in November.—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
13 June 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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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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But legal scholars said any change to the center's name could not be done unilaterally by the board and instead required congressional action.—
Joe Walsh,
CBS News,
20 June 2026
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One of this year’s highlights was a panel discussion featuring scholars and historians from UNC Charlotte and the local community.—
Evan Moore,
Charlotte Observer,
19 June 2026
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Members can explore new ideas from the neuroscientists, entrepreneurs, artists, philosophers, and other innovators shaping the future.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
18 June 2026
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The murals will be painted live by a mix of local and visiting artists on June 5 and 6 alongside other events in the West Bottoms, joining efforts to add murals around the city ahead of the FIFA World Cup.—
Chris Higgins,
Kansas City Star,
17 June 2026
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Wellness gurus will also appreciate the range of treatments and healing modalities on offer at The Lotus Spa, from classic massages and facials to Reiki energy work and sound baths.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
12 June 2026
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Marketing gurus have spent decades on the art and science of distilling a brand message into super-short 15- or 30-second ad bursts.—
Todd Spangler,
Variety,
11 June 2026
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At the time, Soros, along with the financiers Julian Robertson and Michael Steinhardt, defined the public image of hedge-fund managers as investment wizards who made fortunes through huge bets, contrarian calls, iron stomachs, and a willingness to operate close to—or over—the regulatory line.—
Gary Sernovitz,
New Yorker,
15 June 2026
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At the same time, fencing is also touting is status as an Ivy League favorite, a discipline that has historically appealed to artists and egghead-y types including engineers, architects, finance and technical wizards, as well as artists.—
Cynthia Littleton,
Variety,
28 May 2026
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“Maestros.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/maestros. Accessed 21 Jun. 2026.
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