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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
According to Seres, part of the reason why so many people prefer to listen to influencer health gurus rather than scientists is that the latter group often hasn’t done a good job in communicating dietary advice to the general public.
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Martin Fritz Huber, Outside Online, 19 Nov. 2024
Carter’s a fitness guru and former campaign staffer for Donald Trump’s 2020 presidential race.
—Mary Jo Pitzl, The Arizona Republic, 9 Nov. 2024
But the election guru said that that did not mean calling the result yet, as the presidential race had remained extremely close for weeks.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2024
Be more of a teacher and mentor instead of a guru or drill sergeant.
—Shane Enete, Forbes, 30 Oct. 2024
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Follow-Up Breast Cancer Imaging Costs Deter People From Getting Care, Study Finds Addressing Disparities and Reducing Breast Cancer Mortality To ultimately close these gaps in breast cancer mortality, experts say there are a number of systemic changes that need to happen.Elizabeth Yuko, Health, 30 Nov. 2024
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What experts are finding is that the cost of a particular number of tokens is dropping at breakneck speed, at least partly because of big new models in LLM engineering.John Werner, Forbes, 29 Nov. 2024
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Toph’s narrative is informed by years of therapy, his own as well as his more recent studies toward becoming a licensed practitioner.Gary Baum, The Hollywood Reporter, 20 Nov. 2024
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Trying to look under the hood and see how these new tests work, what genes are involved, getting large clinical trials underway that are evaluated by independent practitioners and experts in the field, and just really understanding what's going on can be difficult.Dana Taylor, USA TODAY, 15 Nov. 2024
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Hormones act as the body’s master regulators, influencing everything from metabolism and energy to mood and immune function.Priya Oberoi, Forbes, 23 Nov. 2024
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Boasting more than seven years of experience and expertise in cybersecurity and development, the seasoned technological master utilized two of his patents to refine the architecture and design of FenixPyre products.Molly Peck, USA TODAY, 21 Nov. 2024
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Banda Machos, perhaps the most significant exponent of Jalisco’s quebradita-style banda music, rotated onto the Beso stage in a dark green and neon frazzle variation of their signature costume.Vicky Camarillo, Austin American-Statesman, 3 Mar. 2024
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What is important is that the success that the new exponents have had has splashed and helped us, and that is very good for all of us.Tere Aguilera, Billboard, 25 Oct. 2024
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Interested buyers, Renaissance scholars, and da Vinci experts can make appointments to view the piece.Madeline Fitzgerald, Quartz, 20 Nov. 2024
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Condemning the Supreme Court’s decision—particularly when one is not a Constitutional scholar—is another.Daniel Diermeier, Forbes, 20 Nov. 2024
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The libero is usually a defensive specialist adept at passing.Greg Rosenstein, NBC News, 30 July 2024
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Still though, the dietary differences alone aren’t sufficient to explain what makes snakes so evolutionary adept.Popular Science, Popular Science, 22 Feb. 2024
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At Yew Dell Botanical Gardens, our staff garden wizards have been busy all summer and fall, prepping all the botanical bounty of the growing season to deck the halls for our annual Yuletide at Yew Dell, which takes place Fridays and Saturdays from Nov. 29 to Dec. 21.Paul Cappiello, The Courier-Journal, 8 Nov. 2024
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This way, the wizard in focus rotates like the main characters of a television show.Rob Wieland, Forbes, 6 Nov. 2024
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Yet given his gifts (keyboard virtuoso, powerful soul voice, stellar dancer, able to craft a propulsive hook), why didn’t Billy Preston become a bigger star?Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 22 Nov. 2024
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Trump, the reigning virtuoso of attention-hacking, seems destined to keep repeating the same leaden anecdotes about shark attacks and long-dead celebrities, but Carlson has an appetite for new information and a flair for verbal dexterity.Andrew Marantz, The New Yorker, 1 Nov. 2024
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“Guru.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/guru. Accessed 2 Dec. 2024.
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