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as in scholars
a person having a knowledgeable and fine appreciation of the arts
a cognoscente of medieval painting
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as in experts
a person with a high level of knowledge or skill in a field
cognoscenti in the art world knew that most of the works being auctioned off were second-rate stuff
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Griswold’s story was so thoroughly accepted that, through the 20th century, no one, including academic scholars, thought to question it.—
David B. Parker,
The Conversation,
6 Jan. 2025 -
This Chesapeake Bay island is so isolated that some scholars believe the accent here still retains traces of Elizabethan English, from way back when it was settled in the 17th century.—
Nicholas DeRenzo,
AFAR Media,
6 Jan. 2025
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And most of all recommendations, from chefs, meat experts, and in many cookbooks, wouldn't recommend anything past medium.—
Susan Selasky,
Detroit Free Press,
24 Dec. 2024
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Mortgage interest rates may decline Fluctuating mortgage interest rates have added uncertainty to the housing market, but experts predict stabilization or slight declines in 2025.—
Brendel Hightower,
Detroit Free Press,
24 Dec. 2024
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Global connoisseurs know Rwandan beans to be among the finest in the world, but Kigali’s craft coffee movement has only been gaining momentum in recent years, thanks to popular local operations like Question Coffee and Rubia Coffee Roasters, who are converting a nation of tea drinkers.—
Arati Menon,
Condé Nast Traveler,
18 Dec. 2024
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Who Was There Pearl Lam, the renowned gallerist known for championing boundary-pushing contemporary artists, joined Korman in welcoming an intimate gathering of journalists, collectors, and culinary connoisseurs.—
Jaime Sloane,
SPIN,
16 Dec. 2024
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But critics of this diet have pointed out both its similarities to other low carbohydrate diets as well as a lack of long-term clinical studies to prove its claims.—
John Mariani,
Forbes,
27 Dec. 2024
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Once validated by The New York Times, few metropolitan film critics dared to opt out of the year-end chore.—
Thomas Doherty,
The Hollywood Reporter,
27 Dec. 2024
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That’s a very interesting question because typically global artists are well traveled, right?—
Nick Vivarelli,
Variety,
27 Dec. 2024
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Being a challenge, the game was soon upped and various music artists joined Jackson and Stirling but from inside the car, pushing the Picanto over its normal 985kg weight.—
Matthew MacConnell,
Forbes,
27 Dec. 2024
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The call center gurus, the health system process engineers, and quality improvement wizards reading this will certainly say that the issues being experienced with call-center centralization isn’t the result of call center centralization.—
Sachin H. Jain,
Forbes,
9 Dec. 2024
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Composed of creative visionaries, innovators, strategists, music mavens, tequila lovers, artists, writers, digital wizards, and more, Where Eagles Dare promotes and practices a collaborative approach that honors all ideas while encouraging employees to learn from their peers’ expertise.—
Kyle J. Russell,
USA TODAY,
6 Dec. 2024
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“Cognoscenti.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cognoscenti. Accessed 23 Jan. 2025.
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