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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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Recent Examples of guru
Many startup gurus will say execution is primary and the idea is secondary.
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Mala Ramakrishnan, Forbes, 3 Jan. 2025
Globally renowned futurist, innovation guru, and keynote speaker Robert B. Tucker inspires audiences to capitalize on today’s important trends.
—Robert B. Tucker, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024
Demonstrating his versatility as a sports guru, Chalamet chose Southern Methodist University to defeat Clemson.
—Deon J. Hampton, NBC News, 7 Dec. 2024
Greg Roman has built his career as a run game guru but the Chargers offensive coordinator’s ground attack has slowed to a crawl.
—Thuc Nhi Nguyen, Los Angeles Times, 6 Dec. 2024
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Mala Ramakrishnan, Forbes, 3 Jan. 2025
Globally renowned futurist, innovation guru, and keynote speaker Robert B. Tucker inspires audiences to capitalize on today’s important trends.
—Robert B. Tucker, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024
Demonstrating his versatility as a sports guru, Chalamet chose Southern Methodist University to defeat Clemson.
—Deon J. Hampton, NBC News, 7 Dec. 2024
Greg Roman has built his career as a run game guru but the Chargers offensive coordinator’s ground attack has slowed to a crawl.
—Thuc Nhi Nguyen, Los Angeles Times, 6 Dec. 2024
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Amazon has also been identified as a potential buyer, with experts pointing to TikTok and Amazon’s deepening ties, such as the announcement of a partnership this year allowing users to browse and purchase products from Amazon on TikTok.Antonio Pequeño IV, Forbes, 10 Jan. 2025
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Fire experts, past reports and risk assessments had all anticipated a wildfire catastrophe to some degree.Evan Bush, NBC News, 10 Jan. 2025
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The context of the burial along with the bone marks and the child's pathological condition are indicative of a ritual setting or a ritual practitioner's burial practices.Newsweek, Newsweek, 3 Jan. 2025
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Our team of marathon runners, yoga practitioners, and pilates regulars have personally tested everything from comfortable sneakers to smart rings to headphones.Cai Cramer, People.com, 2 Jan. 2025
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Wright holds a bachelor’s degree, a master’s degree in emergency management and homeland security and is a graduate of the School of Police Staff and Command at Northwestern University in Illinois.Tom Sissom, arkansasonline.com, 7 Jan. 2025
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Most of The Row’s handbags skip the flash of any hardware, but this rare jewel masters the art of glamorous ease with its metal fastening.Alexis Bennett Parker, Vogue, 7 Jan. 2025
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Hussain was considered the most recognizable exponent of tabla, a pair of hand drums that’s the main percussion instrument in Indian classical music.Alexandra Banner, CNN, 16 Dec. 2024
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The special relationship was never quite as special as its most passionate exponents liked to maintain.Peter Martin, Foreign Affairs, 24 Apr. 2016
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Adrian Miller, the soul food scholar who eats black-eyed peas on New Year's Day, says since the tradition's origin is not set in stone, neither is the day it's observed.Luis Giraldo, CBS News, 31 Dec. 2024
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Gay also faced criticisms over allegations of plagiarism when conservative scholar Carol Swain accused Gay of stealing her work without an appropriate citation.Maria Gracia Santillana Linares, Forbes, 31 Dec. 2024
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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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Tactical Breach Wizards adds future-seeing, time-bending, hex-placing wizards, for one thing.Ars Technica, Ars Technica, 22 Dec. 2024
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The wizard wasn't forgotten as the Emerald Elixir brought a little mystery to the table.Caroline Reid, Forbes, 21 Dec. 2024
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Tabla, a percussion instrument, is one of the essential ingredients of Indian classical music − and Hussain was widely considered its greatest living virtuoso.Anna Kaufman, USA TODAY, 16 Dec. 2024
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Their meeting lasts about a minute, and in Johnson’s virtuoso handling it conveys surprise, suspicion, gratitude, and brotherhood.Calvin Tomkins, The New Yorker, 9 Dec. 2024
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“Guru.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/guru. Accessed 17 Jan. 2025.
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