as in expert
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 maestro
Saturday’s all-day schedule features sets by zydeco accordion maestro Ruben Moreno, Cajun standard bearers the Riley Family Band with David Greely and Sam Broussard, and soulful accordionist/vocalist Geno Delafose, scion of a zydeco dynasty.
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Randy McMullen, Mercury News, 22 Jan. 2026
After just one ceremony, Rivera applied to be the maestro’s apprentice.
—Mattha Busby, Rolling Stone, 16 Jan. 2026
Coach Curt Cignetti has been a maestro at navigating the portal and coaching up nonstars.
—Sports Columnist, Austin American Statesman, 8 Jan. 2026
In the interim, the plan was to make Marco Reus the team’s midfield maestro.
—Los Angeles Times, 6 Jan. 2026
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Randy McMullen, Mercury News, 22 Jan. 2026
After just one ceremony, Rivera applied to be the maestro’s apprentice.
—Mattha Busby, Rolling Stone, 16 Jan. 2026
Coach Curt Cignetti has been a maestro at navigating the portal and coaching up nonstars.
—Sports Columnist, Austin American Statesman, 8 Jan. 2026
In the interim, the plan was to make Marco Reus the team’s midfield maestro.
—Los Angeles Times, 6 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for maestro
Noun
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Ying-yu Lin, a PLA expert at Tamkang University in Taipei, said the consistently rising defense budget shows that China’s military needs have not declined because of changes like economic slowdown.—
John Liu,
CNN Money,
5 Mar. 2026
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Claude initially refused to cooperate with the hacking attempts and even denied requests to cover the hackers’ digital tracks, the experts who discovered the breach said.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
5 Mar. 2026
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Still, a university spokesperson stressed that the project may change during the master planning process.—
Sacbee.com,
Sacbee.com,
3 Mar. 2026
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Capó-García moved to North Park from Northern California in 2013 when she was accepted into the creative writing master’s program at UC San Diego.—
Carlos Rico,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
3 Mar. 2026
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But this is why, like any virtuoso, there is an undeniable continuity of his work.—
Jazz Tangcay,
Variety,
9 Mar. 2026
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Abdul-Jabbar, the low-post virtuoso who made more than 50% of his shots in 19 straight seasons to start his career, attempted only 28,307 field goals – and just 18 of them were 3-pointers after the shot was introduced to the league midway through his career.—
Oc Register,
Oc Register,
6 Mar. 2026
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Her grandfather, the Buddhist scholar and Tibet House co-founder Robert Thurman, began the night with praise for the artists and a sermon on the right of everyone to be happy.—
Hillel Italie,
Chicago Tribune,
4 Mar. 2026
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Salerno suggests that several documents in the first few hundred years after Michelangelo's death correctly attribute the work to the artist but that in 1984 a scholar debunked it, erroneously in her view, and it has remained wrongly attributed ever since.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
4 Mar. 2026
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Meanwhile, Alouette has become an adept of dye recipes.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
5 Feb. 2026
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Animal physiologist Peter Hansen, a professor at the University of Florida who was not involved with the Veronika research, said he’s unsurprised by her adept handling of tools given the high levels of cognition he’s observed in cows.—
Leslie Katz,
Forbes.com,
21 Jan. 2026
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Radcliffe played the titular wizard Harry Potter in the beloved franchise, while Felton portrayed Potter's nemesis Draco Malfoy.—
Yi-Jin Yu,
ABC News,
6 Mar. 2026
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The wizard responsible for this remarkable bit of time travel is production designer Alex DiGerlando, who happens to have some first-hand memories of the period from attending NYU during in the 1990s.—
Benjamin Svetkey,
HollywoodReporter,
5 Mar. 2026
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The garden guru provided valuable advice, from choosing a greenhouse kit and determining the right place for it on the lot, to getting plants going and sorting out issues and fending off pests.—
Mary Grace Granados,
Dallas Morning News,
3 Mar. 2026
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Today, Bravo also announced three new cast members — Martha Stewart’s makeup artist Daisy Toye, Jon Gosselin’s ex-girlfriend (post–Kate divorce) Hailey Glassman, and celebrity fitness guru Erika Hammond.—
Jason P. Frank,
Vulture,
2 Mar. 2026
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The center hosts exhibitions, educational opportunities, and workshops, and many artists show and sell their work in local village galleries.—
Molly Allen,
Travel + Leisure,
8 Mar. 2026
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Once leasing begins, the apartments will be listed through the city's affordable housing portal, DAHLIA, where applicants with artist certification will be able to apply.—
Loureen Ayyoub,
CBS News,
8 Mar. 2026
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“Maestro.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/maestro. Accessed 10 Mar. 2026.
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