as in expert
a person with a high level of knowledge or skill in a field
a maestro of the violin
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Recent Examples of maestro
First look at power play without Miller Miller has been a four-on-five maestro throughout his Canucks tenure, the quarterback and primary orchestrator of a Canucks power play that has regularly finished in the top 10 in conversion rate.
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Thomas Drance, The Athletic, 1 Feb. 2025
That approach works better, interfering less with the maestro’s performance(s), while sleight of hand allows the actor to appear opposite himself in a handful of scenes.
—Peter Debruge, Variety, 19 Mar. 2025
The federal government is, in effect, suddenly being run like an A.I. startup; Musk, an unelected billionaire, a maestro of flying cars and trips to Mars, has made the United States of America his grandest test case yet for an unproved and unregulated new technology.
—Kyle Chayka, The New Yorker, 12 Feb. 2025
Photograph: Matthias Balk/Getty Images For 25 years, Chris Anderson has been the maestro of wit, wisdom, and, sometimes, gooey blather that is TED.
—Steven Levy, WIRED, 4 Feb. 2025
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Thomas Drance, The Athletic, 1 Feb. 2025
That approach works better, interfering less with the maestro’s performance(s), while sleight of hand allows the actor to appear opposite himself in a handful of scenes.
—Peter Debruge, Variety, 19 Mar. 2025
The federal government is, in effect, suddenly being run like an A.I. startup; Musk, an unelected billionaire, a maestro of flying cars and trips to Mars, has made the United States of America his grandest test case yet for an unproved and unregulated new technology.
—Kyle Chayka, The New Yorker, 12 Feb. 2025
Photograph: Matthias Balk/Getty Images For 25 years, Chris Anderson has been the maestro of wit, wisdom, and, sometimes, gooey blather that is TED.
—Steven Levy, WIRED, 4 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for maestro
Noun
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Self-love and relationship expert Iryna Wood is redefining romance with an innovative mobile app that puts emotional awareness at the forefront.—
Emma Kershaw,
Forbes.com,
5 Apr. 2025
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Some North Texas sectors will feel the burn more than others, experts say.—
Jaime Moore-Carrillo,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
4 Apr. 2025
Noun
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What makes a painting by a master so much better than a really good fake?—
The Editors of ARTnews,
ARTnews.com,
1 Apr. 2025
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Degree requirement: bachelor’s degree in information technology, engineering, computer science or business management; preference for MBA or a master’s degree in technology management.—
Terina Allen,
Forbes.com,
1 Apr. 2025
Noun
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From there, the brothers rope in a boozy harmonica virtuoso named Delta Slim (Delroy Lindo), who only accepts the gig after the brothers agree to pay him in Irish beer.—
David Ehrlich,
IndieWire,
10 Apr. 2025
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Throughout, he’s depicted as an anxious man with big feelings, a musical virtuoso whose shame, self-esteem and addiction issues were spawned as a young child bearing witness to domestic disputes.—
Derek Scancarelli,
Forbes,
17 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Legal scholars have said there is little legal precedent for Trump's war on Big Law, which has created a chilling effect across the legal community, and most will certainly have a chilling effect on his opponents who will need legal representation against him.—
Alexander Mallin,
ABC News,
29 Mar. 2025
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On top of that, the Trump administration has detained some international scholars who have expressed support for Palestinian causes or criticized Israel over the war in Gaza.—
Tinbete Ermyas,
NPR,
28 Mar. 2025
Noun
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The younger Aes Sedai adept is busy learning the ways of walking in Tel’aran’rhiod, the dreamworld overlaid atop the real one and parallel to the regular, non-magical dreams most people experience.—
Sean T. Collins,
Vulture,
27 Mar. 2025
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Perhaps Sheridan’s greatest magic trick occurs on Landman, where the adept acting of Billy Bob Thornton and Jon Hamm make the case that Thornton’s oil-field fixer and Hamm’s billionaire are the true American martyrs.—
Stephen Rodrick,
Rolling Stone,
9 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Can your brain be trained to become a chart-predicting wizard?—
Dividend Channel,
Forbes.com,
28 Mar. 2025
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See It, Feel It, Buy It Six years after The Who released Tommy, the British rockers followed it with a 1975 film starring Roger Daltrey as the titular pinball wizard.—
Joe Lynch,
Billboard,
26 Mar. 2025
Noun
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He’s got long arms (33 1/2″), big hands (9 7/8″) and a prototype frame (6-4, 315) that’d give offensive line guru Jeff Stoutland plenty to work with.—
Brooks Kubena,
New York Times,
4 Apr. 2025
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Among them: entrepreneurs, tech founders, cosmetic gurus, investors and heirs.—
Natalie Neysa Alund,
USA Today,
1 Apr. 2025
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Living beyond one’s means is, in its way, the artist’s majestic revenge against the rich.—
Adam Gopnik,
New Yorker,
6 Apr. 2025
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The concert set was divided into five parts, each with its themes and moods, telling the story of the artist’s journey.—
Laura Sirikul,
Forbes.com,
6 Apr. 2025
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“Maestro.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/maestro. Accessed 14 Apr. 2025.
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