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
And look through these photos that show the maestro on the job and relaxing at home.
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Domenica Bongiovanni, IndyStar, 18 Mar. 2026
This is Bearden’s second consecutive time serving as the Oscars’ music director, but the maestro is a longtime veteran of the show, having played the event as a musician multiple times.
—Althea Legaspi, Rolling Stone, 15 Mar. 2026
In his fourth season as music director, the Slovak maestro has the Houston Symphony playing on an amazing level of sophistication and finesse — in a hall that hides nothing.
—Scott Cantrell, Dallas Morning News, 3 Mar. 2026
Starters Braden Smith, Purdue A four-year starter and the maestro of one of the best offenses in the sport, Smith fits the senior captain and point guard role on this squad.
—Jim Root, New York Times, 14 Feb. 2026
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Domenica Bongiovanni, IndyStar, 18 Mar. 2026
This is Bearden’s second consecutive time serving as the Oscars’ music director, but the maestro is a longtime veteran of the show, having played the event as a musician multiple times.
—Althea Legaspi, Rolling Stone, 15 Mar. 2026
In his fourth season as music director, the Slovak maestro has the Houston Symphony playing on an amazing level of sophistication and finesse — in a hall that hides nothing.
—Scott Cantrell, Dallas Morning News, 3 Mar. 2026
Starters Braden Smith, Purdue A four-year starter and the maestro of one of the best offenses in the sport, Smith fits the senior captain and point guard role on this squad.
—Jim Root, New York Times, 14 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for maestro
Noun
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California is the most biodiverse state in the United States, experts say.—
Sarah Linn,
Sacbee.com,
22 Apr. 2026
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Edmunds’ auto experts have identified the five best off-roading midsize trucks right now.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
22 Apr. 2026
Noun
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By elevating a master product architect, Apple is betting that the ultimate victor of the AI age will be the company that owns the final, most valuable mile of the consumer experience.—
Jeffrey Sonnenfeld,
Fortune,
21 Apr. 2026
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Created from synthetic organic material, and thus more android than mechanical, these worker-roboti ultimately overthrow their human masters.—
Matthew Wills,
JSTOR Daily,
21 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Now the Catalan viol virtuoso returns to Zellerbach Hall with a program featuring his Hespèrion XXI and nearly three dozen international musicians in a concert weaving a range of musical traditions.—
Randy McMullen,
Mercury News,
16 Apr. 2026
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The 41-year-old bass virtuoso and R&B visionary has done the same before, dedicating his Grammy-winning previous album to rapper Mac Miller, a longtime friend.—
The Week US,
TheWeek,
15 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Headline speakers present at this year’s festival included composer Craig Armstrong, who sat for an in-depth conversation with Scottish broadcaster Edith Bowman about his creative process, accompanied by a live performance of his most famous scores by local music scholars.—
Zac Ntim,
Deadline,
22 Apr. 2026
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Where does the framework of religion as used by scholars of religion fall short, and what can be gained by thinking about values instead?—
Tim Brinkhof,
JSTOR Daily,
22 Apr. 2026
Noun
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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.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
11 Mar. 2026
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Meanwhile, Alouette has become an adept of dye recipes.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
5 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Every version of Merlin the wizard, spanning an expansive gender spectrum.—
Jaclyn Cosgrove,
Los Angeles Times,
10 Apr. 2026
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Daniel Bernhardt is Deathstalker, a legendary swordsman stuck with a cursed amulet who befriends swamp monsters and teams with a mini wizard (voiced by Patton Oswalt) to stop a dark magic from ruling the land.—
Brian Truitt,
USA Today,
10 Apr. 2026
Noun
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The spa There's no spa on site, but a 1,700-square-foot fitness center and the option of having an in-room Peloton set up (the virtual exercise company's Hudson Yards headquarters is visible from the hotel gym itself) will be much appreciated by fitness gurus.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
21 Apr. 2026
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Wall Street’s bull case, then, rests on Ternus, 51, being the right mix of traditional hardware guru and decisive innovator.—
Eva Roytburg,
Fortune,
21 Apr. 2026
Noun
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That kind of popularity and radiant goodness produces a lineage of artists but doesn’t have the crowd appeal of a lone genius who invents a flying machine or pulls a seventeen-foot sculpture out of a block of marble.—
Zachary Fine,
New Yorker,
20 Apr. 2026
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Not artists — nurses, teachers, baristas Imas is careful to distinguish his argument from a romantic vision of a world full of painters and performers.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
19 Apr. 2026
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“Maestro.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/maestro. Accessed 23 Apr. 2026.
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