as in experts
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
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Some experts put the total amount of federal and state COVID money that ended up in the hand of fraudsters at nearly $1 trillion.—
Las Vegas Review-Journal,
Twin Cities,
7 June 2026 -
Past stowaway cases raise security concerns Situations like this one, while uncommon, sound alarms about lapses in aviation security, experts say.—
Sneha Dhandapani,
CNN Money,
7 June 2026
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Utterback, who’d just gotten married and bought a house in Omaha, instead devoted himself to learning on his own, poring over books, making regular trips to Japan, and befriending masters of the craft.—
Hannah Goldfield,
New Yorker,
8 June 2026
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For decades, sanctions, shortages and limited imports forced Cuban mechanics to become masters of improvisation.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
8 June 2026
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But according to empathy scholars like Michael Ventura, the true power of empathy resides in the reduction of self not the centering.—
Dr. Marcus Collins,
Forbes.com,
12 June 2026
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Two centuries later, as modern scholars descend on the same house chasing a different historical puzzle, discoveries in one era echo into the other.—
Point Loma-Ob Monthly,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
12 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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Additionally, Altos de Chavón, a stunning Mediterranean-style amphitheater, is the perfect place to enjoy concerts by major international artists.—
Condé Nast Traveler,
Condé Nast Traveler,
11 June 2026
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In recent years, drag has been positioned as a cultural lightning rod as part of a right-wing political effort to paint drag artists as depraved actors out to pervert gender norms, especially for children.—
David Mack,
CNN Money,
10 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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Warm up those wands, wizards, because the world of Harry Potter is hoping to cast a marketing spell over the metro area this summer.—
John Wenzel,
Denver Post,
27 May 2026
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“Past masters.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/past%20masters. Accessed 14 Jun. 2026.
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