variants
or virtuosi
as in artists
a person with a high level of knowledge or skill in a field
a violin virtuoso
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Recent Examples of virtuosos
Most of the seven-track project was recorded in a 10-day period at a Los Angeles home studio, where Afrobeats superproducers GuiltyBeatz and P2J and R&B virtuosos Jack Dine and Cam Griffin congregated to craft Odeal’s vibrant, vulnerable sound.
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Heran Mamo, Billboard, 3 Sep. 2019
Heran Mamo, Billboard, 3 Sep. 2019
Recent Examples of Synonyms for virtuosos
Noun
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There’ve been some really, really nice artists who’ve told me about their lives and given me advice, but the people who’ve helped me the most navigating all this have been my family.—
Ethan Millman,
HollywoodReporter,
7 Oct. 2025
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So, what the audience will see are the rare peril of circus artists who can juggle, dance and perform as an aerialist and trapeze.—
Kirby Adams,
Louisville Courier Journal,
7 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Anderson attempted to conclude the segment by reminding the audience that experts recommend people scrub their toes every day.—
Emlyn Travis,
Entertainment Weekly,
7 Oct. 2025
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Most plans give you about 180 days from the date of the denial notice to appeal internally, but experts say not to wait.—
Duaa Eldeib,
ProPublica,
7 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Evaluating performance in games such as Go is straightforward; AI was beating Go masters by 2016.—
Nikita Ostrovsky,
Time,
1 Oct. 2025
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The song’s 478 words, just 56 shy of the Newsweek article itself, told the story with both economy and feeling, two masters that are hard to please in one song.—
John U. Bacon,
Rolling Stone,
30 Sep. 2025
Noun
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No one has lived on a distant planet, in the far future, or any place where dragons or wizards rule—so, kudos to anyone who can make such realms feel truly lived in.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
18 Sep. 2025
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This rendition of the beloved franchise follows the Smurfs on a mission to save Papa Smurf, who was stolen by evil wizards Razamel and Gargamel.—
Greta Cross,
USA Today,
16 Sep. 2025
Noun
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This month’s Criterion Channel collaboration is a mix of two of the streamer’s programs featuring a pair of movie maestros, Jodie Foster and Robert Altman, plus a couple of the latter’s frequent collaborators.—
Joe Reid,
Vulture,
10 Sep. 2025
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“Virtuosos.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/virtuosos. Accessed 9 Oct. 2025.
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