PAST MASTERS Synonyms: 60 Similar and Opposite Words

past masters

noun

plural of past master

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a person with a high level of knowledge or skill in a field a movie director who was widely regarded as the past master of suspense

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Noun

When a disinfectant is necessary, Hunt and other experts say products with citric acid, hydrogen peroxide and ethyl alcohol, such as alcohol wipes, are safer alternatives.

— Sandee LaMotte, CNN Money, 7 Aug. 2026
Two of the most exciting results, the experts say, incorporate preexisting ideas from the recent mathematical literature without properly citing them.

— Joseph Howlett, Scientific American, 6 Aug. 2026

Definition of experts

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Over the next century, cereal companies became masters at selling products as healthy — even as many of those cereals became increasingly sugary.

— Greg Rosalsky, NPR, 4 Aug. 2026
Young Wifredo loved drawing images from his dreams and was later sent to art school to study the work of the European masters.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 3 Aug. 2026

Definition of masters

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Emerging studies on leading AI models that have been specially trained by scholars to act as virtual Commanders-in-Chief, armed with massive arsenals of atomic arms, have been alarming.

— Kevin Holden Platt, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2026
One day scholars will teach Lepore’s work alongside Arendt’s, seeing that Lepore interrogates not simply a modern moment, but traces our current machine age back to the 17th-century conceit for artifice as improvement.

— Bethanne Patrick, Los Angeles Times, 31 July 2026

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Skilled Photoshop artists spent years mastering masking, selections and retouching techniques, only to watch AI remove a complex background with a single click.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 2 Aug. 2026
Luxury brands increasingly collaborate with artists, yet very few partnerships remain culturally relevant after half a century.

— Y-Jean Mun-Delsalle, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2026

Definition of artists

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Food and drink Chefs Loice Acom and Gad Hafashimana are wizards in the Kibale Lodge kitchen.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 27 July 2026
Balloons float above an exploding castle, a giant peeks from behind the bushes and wizards throw flames in the foreground.

— Phillip Molnar, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 July 2026

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