as in master
a person with a high level of knowledge or skill in a field
experts at the crime lab were able to tell the sex, race, and approximate age of the murderer
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as in virtuoso
accomplished with trained ability
to a serious collector, the expert carving on the duck decoy justifies its high price
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as in skilled
having or showing exceptional knowledge, experience, or skill in a field of endeavor
people interested in laser eye surgery are advised to seek out an expert practitioner
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an expert fisherman
an experienced fisherman
a pro fisherman
an excellent fisherman
an accomplished fisherman
a skilled fisherman
an expert doctor
an expert author
an expert individual
an elite individual
an exceptional individual
an exemplary individual
an extraordinary individual
a special individual
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Recent Examples of expert
Steve Madeley, New York Times, 9 July 2025
As content generated by artificial intelligence becomes more common, experts warn that tactics for spreading misinformation are only going to get more sophisticated—and harder to catch.
—Simmone Shah, Time, 9 July 2025
Deidre McPhillips, CNN Money, 5 July 2025
But fear not, there are also expert judges on hand.
—Ana Gutierrez, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025
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Noun
Brighton and Hove Albion have become experts at it.
—Steve Madeley, New York Times, 9 July 2025
As content generated by artificial intelligence becomes more common, experts warn that tactics for spreading misinformation are only going to get more sophisticated—and harder to catch.
—Simmone Shah, Time, 9 July 2025
Adjective
And last month, Kennedy dismissed an expert panel of vaccine advisers that has historically guided the federal government’s vaccine recommendations, a move that concerned public health officials across the country.
—Deidre McPhillips, CNN Money, 5 July 2025
But fear not, there are also expert judges on hand.
—Ana Gutierrez, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for expert
Noun
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Prior to running The Pitt's emergency department like a pro, the master was just a med student on ER.—
Shania Russell,
EW.com,
15 July 2025
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Moore connected with Fiorito, then an Arizona State University master of fine arts student, in 2004.—
Laura Gersony,
AZCentral.com,
15 July 2025
Adjective
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While advanced data analytics can flag some of these anomalies, a skilled negotiator with full market visibility can go deeper.—
Eric Steele,
Forbes.com,
9 July 2025
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Despite being made by skilled artisans on the Sicilian coast and designed in Sydney, the U.S. market is already one of its main drivers, its founder and interior designer Isabella Wilde said.—
Sofia Celeste,
Footwear News,
9 July 2025
Noun
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After that, our Senior Beauty Editor Akili King hosted a panel with beauty gurus Amber Nicole, Princess Rese, and Kristen Noel Crawley about representation and the definition of beauty.—
India Espy-Jones,
Essence,
5 July 2025
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The mobile network carriers were also excited by the Moto X, though at least partly for self-serving reasons, according to Randall, the supply chain guru.—
Verne Kopytoff,
Fortune,
5 July 2025
Adjective
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But despite those skillful trappings, the story soon feels ponderous.—
Dennis Harvey,
Variety,
11 July 2025
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And there was also skillful attention to the right marketing and distribution details.—
Andrew Tobias,
Vulture,
7 July 2025
Adjective
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Noni Madueke is adept at doing the same, arriving on the right wing (with Nkunku himself switching from right to left) before finishing the game on the left during his cameo — as shown below.—
Mark Carey,
New York Times,
11 July 2025
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Sheeraz is also adept at timing; if his foe offers a slight opening, Sheeraz can exploit it and land a powerful strike.—
Trent Reinsmith,
Forbes.com,
11 July 2025
Noun
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Perhaps the most systematic attempt to bring order to this chaos comes from Google DeepMind, which in July 2024 proposed a framework with five levels of AGI performance: emerging, competent, expert, virtuoso, and superhuman.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
8 July 2025
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Even with Caitlin Clark once again sidelined, the Fever have been able to count on the virtuoso scoring talent of Kelsey Mitchell and the veteran expertise of Natasha Howard to help stabilize them.—
Devin Robertson,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 July 2025
Adjective
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With music as a core artistic focus, Volga hosts a calendar of live performances both on the rooftop and in its underground music room.—
Michaela Trimble,
Vogue,
13 July 2025
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Jones previously held the position of men’s artistic director of Louis Vuitton, as well as Dior and Fendi.—
Rhonda Richford,
Footwear News,
13 July 2025
Adjective
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Statewide, 28 schools got A grades despite at least half of their students not being proficient in language arts, while 56 schools got the top grade even though half or more of their students scored poorly in math.—
Steven Walker,
The Orlando Sentinel,
13 July 2025
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Some analysts said a new category of jobs could require humans to evaluate the quality and authenticity of AI output, while others said AI may become proficient enough to negate many of those roles.—
Max Zahn,
ABC News,
12 July 2025
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“Expert.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/expert. Accessed 21 Jul. 2025.
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