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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This back-to-school show, ideal for ‘tweens and teens ready to move up a grade and with movie quotes at their fingertips, is a new production of the 2018 Broadway musical written by Tina Fey (based on her own movie), and composed by her husband, former Second City maestro Jeff Richmond.
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Chris Jones,
Chicago Tribune,
29 May 2026
The dynamic collective functioned as a training ground not only for its maestro, but for an era of creatives that would leave a lasting impression on the market.
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Maria Cristina Pavarini,
Footwear News,
19 May 2026
But where the movie floundered, the soundtrack – co-produced by Electric Light Orchestra maestro Jeff Lynne – flourished.
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Melissa Ruggieri,
USA Today,
15 May 2026
The maestro made history as the first person of color to hold that position with the nearly century-old Charlotte Symphony.
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Charlotte Observer,
13 May 2026
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Chris Jones,
Chicago Tribune,
29 May 2026
The dynamic collective functioned as a training ground not only for its maestro, but for an era of creatives that would leave a lasting impression on the market.
—
Maria Cristina Pavarini,
Footwear News,
19 May 2026
But where the movie floundered, the soundtrack – co-produced by Electric Light Orchestra maestro Jeff Lynne – flourished.
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Melissa Ruggieri,
USA Today,
15 May 2026
The maestro made history as the first person of color to hold that position with the nearly century-old Charlotte Symphony.
—
Charlotte Observer,
13 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for maestro
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Legislative expert and law professor Chris Micheli said lawmakers frequently include controversial provisions in bills during the early stages of the legislative process.
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Given the significance of the peace deal, experts said Pakistan will certainly want to leverage its mediation role for economic benefit, particularly in its dealings with allies in Washington and the Gulf.
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Owing to lengthy maturation cycles, these inaugural releases are rums influenced by the craft and stewardship of three generations of Mount Gay master blenders.
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But according to master distiller Brent Elliott, this cask finishing project started well before either of those things were a reality.
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He was widely celebrated as a virtuoso who nurtured America’s economic well-being and whose nearly every utterance was parsed for clues as to where interest rates, the economy and the financial markets might be headed.
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The German drum virtuoso wasn’t deeply familiar with the band’s repertoire when Lee and Lifeson first brought her to Toronto to jam.
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It was rediscovered in the late 1990s, but was forgotten again until scholars and advocates pushed for its preservation years later, according to the association.
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But the outcome, according to scholars, is a clearer, tighter, and more defensible argument.
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Tech pioneer adept at shifting gears Atom Power was co-founded in 2015 by Kouroussis and Ryan Kennedy as a UNC Charlotte incubator, a project that started at the college before spinning off its own company and moving to the Lake Norman area.
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Meanwhile, Alouette has become an adept of dye recipes.
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Beasley even lit up the scoreboard consistently across the globe in China, affording him unquestioned credentials as an offensive wizard worldwide.
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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.
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But according to fashion guru Tan France, some of those tensions sparked before the cameras even started rolling.
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The program will be run under Scott Belsky, a longtime digital guru at Adobe and the co-founded of creative platform Behance who has a team of about two dozen at the studio, a fairly large number gives its otherwise efficient staffing.
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The artist, Reven Marie Swanson, has art installations across the country, and even some overseas.
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As the city gears up for America's 250th birthday party, artists at Huddle, a gallery in the Northern Liberties neighborhood, are looking back to the Bicentennial.
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“Maestro.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/maestro. Accessed 26 Jun. 2026.
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