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1
as in expert
a person with a high level of knowledge or skill in a field
an investment maven, he was doing well even when the market was doing poorly
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as in fan
a person with a strong and habitual liking for something
a science-fiction maven who could talk for hours about fictional technology
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Recent Examples of maven
Yet the book circles back to the intense and complex bond between daughter and father, both food mavens, and in a certain sense, survivors whose love of life proves ultimately to be intact.
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Norman Weinstein, The Christian Science Monitor, 5 Feb. 2025
Beauty mavens Cassandra Grey of Violet Grey and Tina Craig of U Beauty compared notes on their similarly hued lace dresses, while Tina Leung’s daring catsuit, decorated in a large bow like a holiday present, caused much fanfare too.
—Freya Drohan, Vogue, 11 Dec. 2024
Film marketing maven Chris Pula was laid to rest this morning at a funeral held in Wellfleet, Massachusetts.
—Mike Fleming Jr, Deadline, 4 Jan. 2025
Included were actor Alan Alda, rockers Ted Nugent and Paul Stanley, boxers Mike Tyson and Chuck Wepner, U-2 maven Gary Powers, Jr., astronaut Rusty Schweickart, Miss America Madison Marsh and big-wave surfer Garrett McNamara.
—Jim Clash, Forbes, 28 Dec. 2024
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Norman Weinstein, The Christian Science Monitor, 5 Feb. 2025
Beauty mavens Cassandra Grey of Violet Grey and Tina Craig of U Beauty compared notes on their similarly hued lace dresses, while Tina Leung’s daring catsuit, decorated in a large bow like a holiday present, caused much fanfare too.
—Freya Drohan, Vogue, 11 Dec. 2024
Film marketing maven Chris Pula was laid to rest this morning at a funeral held in Wellfleet, Massachusetts.
—Mike Fleming Jr, Deadline, 4 Jan. 2025
Included were actor Alan Alda, rockers Ted Nugent and Paul Stanley, boxers Mike Tyson and Chuck Wepner, U-2 maven Gary Powers, Jr., astronaut Rusty Schweickart, Miss America Madison Marsh and big-wave surfer Garrett McNamara.
—Jim Clash, Forbes, 28 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for maven
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Unlike MoE, where ‘experts’ emerge without explicit specialization, our method dynamically refines representations with true task-specific expertise.—
Rob Toews,
Forbes,
23 Mar. 2025
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The Athletic’s experts Luke Smith (from Shanghai) and Madeline Coleman break down the season’s second race.—
Luke Smith,
The Athletic,
23 Mar. 2025
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Football fans love the idea of the clean break, the fresh start, and the new era that is unlike anything that has come before.—
Jack Pitt-Brooke,
The Athletic,
22 Mar. 2025
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Friend mourns fellow sports fan, avid journalist After working for several years as a reporter for various publications, his friend said, Sharkey started his own media venture with the help of his longtime friend Snapp.—
Kendrick Calfee,
Kansas City Star,
22 Mar. 2025
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Meanwhile, Tanya’s former friend and wellness guru Belinda Lindsey (Natasha Rothwell) appears to be on Greg’s trail.—
Glenn Garner,
Deadline,
22 Mar. 2025
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The same could be said about De Niro in his newest film, The Alto Knights, another gangster opus but this time without the directorial guidance of Martin Scorsese, De Niro’s usual guru in American male psychopathology.—
Armond White,
National Review,
21 Mar. 2025
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With a 26% discount, this outdoor security camera is a must-have for serious security enthusiasts.—
Shubham Yewale,
PCMAG,
25 Mar. 2025
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The bad news is that these hardcore outdoor enthusiasts were the folks most likely to buy a second mountain bike, a new rack of trad gear, or a high-end backcountry ski setup.—
Corey Buhay,
Outside Online,
24 Mar. 2025
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Newsweek has reached out to several legal scholars for comment via email on Sunday.—
Mark Davis,
Newsweek,
16 Mar. 2025
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Her fate remains one of literature’s most haunting unsolved mysteries, drawing the fascination of scholars, writers and literary enthusiasts.—
Patti Callahan Henry,
People.com,
16 Mar. 2025
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Despite his hardened outlook on Heis, Rema remains a lover at heart.—
Mankaprr Conteh,
Rolling Stone,
14 Mar. 2025
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The film premieres March 15 at the Roxy Cinema in New York, and stars Dario Yazbek Bernal and Jack Irv as two lovers whose whirlwind romance sends them down a rabbit hole of drugs and depravity in Manhattan’s underworld.—
Samantha Bergeson,
IndieWire,
13 Mar. 2025
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This was just the beginning of how young tech masters worked on ways to share music across the internet.—
Brittney Melton,
NPR,
20 Mar. 2025
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Setting up trekking pole tents takes a little practice to master, but Lanshan’s convenient hook system makes the process easy.—
Alice Bennett,
Travel + Leisure,
20 Mar. 2025
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Lisa Miller, former deputy insurance commissioner who is now a consultant, told the Sun Sentinel that requiring transparency reports for rates would not make premiums more understandable to consumers.—
Ron Hurtibise,
Sun Sentinel,
19 Mar. 2025
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Knowles replaces consultant Katie Hamill, who came on as Ramos’ campaign manager at the beginning of this year.—
Chris Sommerfeldt,
New York Daily News,
18 Mar. 2025
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“Maven.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/maven. Accessed 29 Mar. 2025.
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