variants
or virtuosi
as in experts
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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Both of our experts say that incorporating a mix of elements helps the room feel less stark and flat.—
Ashlyn Needham,
The Spruce,
8 Jan. 2026
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But many environmental experts, including Earthjustice senior attorney Mychal Ozaeta, say the proposal caters to the coal industry rather than protecting communities.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
7 Jan. 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
Noun
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Rolling Stone spoke with two scholars who explain that the clips, overwhelmingly targeting Black women, play on decades-old stereotypes used to slander welfare recipients.—
Andre Gee,
Rolling Stone,
6 Nov. 2025
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Multiple scholars focus on the Black and Native experiences, allowing those sides of the stories to feel like more than mere footnotes, if never truly focal.—
Daniel Fienberg,
HollywoodReporter,
6 Nov. 2025
Noun
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The two worked together on Anderson’s most recent film, The Phoenician Scheme, for which Sharp sourced original paintings by such masters as Pierre-Auguste Renoir and René Magritte for the art collection owned by Zsa-Zsa Korda (played by Benicio Del Toro).—
Stephanie Sporn,
HollywoodReporter,
7 Jan. 2026
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Hughes is a certified personal trainer with a masters in holistic nutrition and about 20 years of experience helping clients get strong with weights.—
Deborah Vankin,
Los Angeles Times,
1 Jan. 2026
Noun
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There are moments when great artists are won over by the magic of certain cities and then forever change the way that the world sees them.—
Condé Nast Traveler,
Condé Nast Traveler,
7 Jan. 2026
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Fast forward to 2025, and these tactics of recombination and pastiche have become well-established in experimental music, as artists reframe the odds and ends of the past and present through contemporary insight.—
H.D. Angel,
Pitchfork,
7 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Additionally, the annual flurry of economic gurus’ 2026 forecasts offered little fuel for hope, compounding this sense of uncertainty.—
Jonathan Lansner,
Oc Register,
8 Jan. 2026
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The personal finance gurus set out to find the best place to celebrate Christmas each year and now, for the second year in a row, the city of Atlanta has earned the top spot.—
Irene Wright,
USA Today,
16 Dec. 2025
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Who were the ad wizards who came up with that one?—
Sean Gentille,
New York Times,
3 Jan. 2026
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Whatever uncanny floating effect Henson’s wizards put on that baby has freaked me out for decades.—
James Folta,
Literary Hub,
5 Dec. 2025
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Home to modernist maestros Mies van der Rohe, Frank Lloyd Wright, and Louis Sullivan.—
Amy Tara Koch,
Robb Report,
11 Dec. 2025
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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 12 Jan. 2026.
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