masters 1 of 2

noun

Definition of mastersnext
plural of master
1
as in experts
a person with a high level of knowledge or skill in a field a master at chess

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2
as in winners
one that defeats an enemy or opponent little did the tennis pro know that his new student would someday become his master

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3
as in leaders
the person (as an employer or supervisor) who tells people and especially workers what to do I'm the master of this operation, and you'll do what I say

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masters

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of master
1
as in defeats
to achieve a victory over finally mastered her longtime opponent at chess

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as in learns
to acquire complete knowledge, understanding, or skill in I think I've mastered algebra at last

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for masters
  1. experts
  2. winners
  3. leaders
  4. learns
  5. scholars
  6. beats
  7. understands
  8. artists
Noun
  • The recommendation by the nationwide panel of experts doesn’t apply to people with osteoporosis, vitamin D deficiency, or those taking vitamin D for other medical reasons.
    Korin Miller, Health, 24 Dec. 2024
  • 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
Definition of experts
Noun
  • However, the history of science and innovation is matched by one of marketing and, some say, propaganda, leaving an evolving narrative and conflicting claims of winners and losers in the race to fly.
    Jake Goodrick, Sacramento Bee, 6 Jan. 2025
  • Stan was one of the Golden Globes winners, picking up a trophy for A Different Man in the Best Performance in a Motion Picture — Musical or Comedy category.
    Armando Tinoco, Deadline, 6 Jan. 2025
Definition of winners
Noun
  • In the days after a 15-year-old girl shot and killed another student and a teacher, and wounded six others before taking her own life, faith and community leaders across southern Wisconsin have joined hands and hearts with crowds of people who are heavy with grief, fear and uncertainty.
    Natalie Eilbert, Journal Sentinel, 24 Dec. 2024
  • Large industry conferences are important events for business leaders to see each other in person (not Zoom), gather leads for their businesses, see all the latest technology available, and try to close some deals.
    Andrew DeAngelo, Forbes, 24 Dec. 2024
Definition of leaders
Verb
  • Yet as the story unfolds, Scrooge himself learns the profound value of a pause through his transformative journey with the Ghosts of Christmas Past, Present, and Yet to Come.
    Scott Hutcheson, Forbes, 24 Dec. 2024
  • Our reporter is the first person to visit the camp and learns what the future of the residents looks like now that the regime has fallen.
    Greg Dixon, NPR, 23 Dec. 2024
Definition of learns
Noun
  • 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
  • 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
Definition of scholars
Verb
  • Does anyone really care whether Tesla beats and raises?
    Jim Cramer, CNBC, 5 Jan. 2025
  • Nothing beats the idea of inclusion.
    Expert Panel®, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
Definition of beats
Verb
  • Bowles said his team understands the job in front of it.
    Rick Stroud, Orlando Sentinel, 24 Dec. 2024
  • Pearson understands that sentiment.
    Tim Grierson, Los Angeles Times, 23 Dec. 2024
Definition of understands
Noun
  • 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
  • That’s a very interesting question because typically global artists are well traveled, right?
    Nick Vivarelli, Variety, 27 Dec. 2024
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