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as in expert
a person with a high level of knowledge or skill in a field
one of those weather gurus that the television networks always drag out whenever there's a big blizzard brewing
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as in practitioner
one who brings an art or science to full realization
the leading guru of electronic music in the 1960s
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The lifestyle guru has mastered the art of taking a great thirst trap
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Martha Stewart is a media mogul, renowned author and mega boss in every aspect.
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Stephanie Sengwe, People.com, 31 Jan. 2025
Ruf doesn’t claim to be a management guru or life coach.
—Brandon Kochkodin, Forbes, 30 Jan. 2025
And in July, more than 100 people were killed and many injured during a prayer meeting organized by a local guru.
—Hari Kumar, New York Times, 29 Jan. 2025
That select group includes TV talk-show host Clara Armstrong (Juliette Lewis), online lifestyle guru Emily Katz (Stephanie Suganami), the queen of the paparazzi Bianca Tyson (Melissa Chambers), Moretti’s former BFF Bill Lotto (Mark Sivertsen), and Sullivan.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 28 Jan. 2025
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Stephanie Sengwe, People.com, 31 Jan. 2025
Ruf doesn’t claim to be a management guru or life coach.
—Brandon Kochkodin, Forbes, 30 Jan. 2025
And in July, more than 100 people were killed and many injured during a prayer meeting organized by a local guru.
—Hari Kumar, New York Times, 29 Jan. 2025
That select group includes TV talk-show host Clara Armstrong (Juliette Lewis), online lifestyle guru Emily Katz (Stephanie Suganami), the queen of the paparazzi Bianca Tyson (Melissa Chambers), Moretti’s former BFF Bill Lotto (Mark Sivertsen), and Sullivan.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 28 Jan. 2025
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On tap for the region through Saturday night are severe thunderstorms and torrential downpours that could even produce multiple tornadoes, said AccuWeather severe weather expert Guy Pearson.—
Eric Lagatta,
USA TODAY,
16 Feb. 2025
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In 2013, overwhelming evidence, including expert U.S.-intelligence analysis, showed that the Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad had used chemical weapons on his people.—
Kori Schake,
The Atlantic,
15 Feb. 2025
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The retreat pop-ups include a wellness workshop led by Highland Project mindfulness practitioners, as well as opportunities for attendees to foster true connections with one another.—
Jasmine Browley,
Essence,
4 Feb. 2025
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Nurse practitioners took the top spot for a second consecutive year with a median salary of $126,260.—
Sam Allard,
Axios,
31 Jan. 2025
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Also, to have that sort of co-sign and support from someone who is the master of the genre, the creator of the era, was a really nice feeling.—
Lily Moayeri,
SPIN,
10 Feb. 2025
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Manfred was a master of design, and his suiting options still stand out today.—
Anna Cafolla,
Vogue,
9 Feb. 2025
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That year an honorary degree was conferred on Jacques Derrida, and when somebody described him as the exponent of deconstruction theory, Brown relates, Prince Philip was overheard muttering that his own family seemed to be deconstructing pretty well.—
Geoffrey Wheatcroft,
New York Times,
18 Jan. 2025
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Djokovic, who has mastered the art of winning the first four rounds of a major with as little trouble as possible over his career, is the greatest exponent of Grand Slam pacing the sport has ever seen.—
Charlie Eccleshare,
The Athletic,
24 Jan. 2025
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This month, that work is being celebrated by the Association for the Study of African American Life & History, the advocacy organization founded by the father of Black History Month, scholar Carter G. Woodson.—
N'dea Yancey-Bragg,
USA TODAY,
7 Feb. 2025
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Typically, such studies are led by a prominent person of national distinction or a renowned scholar, and are carried out by a panel of national experts from academia, industry, the public sector and nongovernmental organizations.—
Yaakov Katz,
Newsweek,
7 Feb. 2025
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Around him, dense as a swarm of tiny insects, float tiny images of fellow adepts engaged in all manner of outré shenanigans.—
Holland Cotter,
New York Times,
26 Dec. 2024
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Naomi Goggin Switch to island time—and expect transportation snafus Even with two planners, and a bride adept at project management, there was one logistical hurdle that was tough to cross: local transportation.—
Kaitlin Menza,
Condé Nast Traveler,
26 Nov. 2024
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The greedy wizard had an idea to build beautiful hotels and homes.—
Letters to the Editor,
Hartford Courant,
7 Feb. 2025
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Looking quite a bit like a wizard casting a curse, Chappell Roan accepted her first ever Grammy by criticizing the music industry.—
Spencer Kornhaber,
The Atlantic,
3 Feb. 2025
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This was the kind of virtuoso filmmaking Lynch had never displayed before and perhaps would never do again (with the arguable exception of Mulholland Drive).—
Stephen Galloway,
The Hollywood Reporter,
16 Jan. 2025
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But Ell is also a guitar virtuoso influenced by some very non-country artists like Stevie Ray Vaughan, Jimi Hendrix and Eric Clapton.—
Audrey Gibbs,
The Tennessean,
31 Oct. 2024
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“Guru.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/guru. Accessed 20 Feb. 2025.
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