as in virtuoso
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Recent Examples of virtuosic
This year, the conductor-composer leads a bevy of Bartók — the virtuosic Concerto for Orchestra and a concert version of Bluebeard’s Castle, featuring Christian Van Horn and Ekaterina Gubanova — as well as his own Sinfonia concertante for Organ and Orchestra.
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Hannah Edgar, Chicago Tribune, 9 Jan. 2025
There’s a going-onstage element to big, virtuosic follow shots that go on for five or ten minutes.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 16 June 2024
These 10 records, spanning death metal, Americana, dance, rap, and more, don’t just feature some of the most striking and virtuosic songwriting of the year.
—Stephen Kearse, TIME, 8 Dec. 2024
Chandler was known for his meticulousness, with virtuosic prose that distinguished him as a literary man in a mass-market genre.
—Rafaela Bassili, Los Angeles Times, 10 Dec. 2024
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Hannah Edgar, Chicago Tribune, 9 Jan. 2025
There’s a going-onstage element to big, virtuosic follow shots that go on for five or ten minutes.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 16 June 2024
These 10 records, spanning death metal, Americana, dance, rap, and more, don’t just feature some of the most striking and virtuosic songwriting of the year.
—Stephen Kearse, TIME, 8 Dec. 2024
Chandler was known for his meticulousness, with virtuosic prose that distinguished him as a literary man in a mass-market genre.
—Rafaela Bassili, Los Angeles Times, 10 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for virtuosic
Adjective
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The mixture is often constructed around Vessel’s burly croon, which is frequently presented at the front of the mix, but is adept at harvesting accessible hooks out of a crashing breakdown when needed.—
Jason Lipshutz,
Billboard,
26 Mar. 2025
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Quick-footed Trevor Story was adept at vacuuming up the baseball and making a spinning throw to first.—
Patrick Saunders,
The Denver Post,
23 Mar. 2025
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Here and elsewhere, the intermingling of voices and instruments is masterly.—
Alex Ross,
The New Yorker,
24 Feb. 2025
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Margaret Thatcher says), diary excerpts, and tasteful, evocative sound design, a masterly sequence of the attack embodies the series’ unforgettable blend of elegance and savagery.—
The New Yorker,
The New Yorker,
13 Dec. 2024
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The city has been rapidly expanding its professional sports profile, starting with the NHL’s Vegas Golden Knights in 2017, and now includes the WNBA’s Las Vegas Aces, NFL’s Las Vegas Raiders, and the incoming MLB’s Las Vegas Athletics.—
Giovanni Malloy,
Forbes.com,
28 Mar. 2025
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As a professional actress, you’re trained not to make a scene.—
Tracy Wright,
FOXNews.com,
27 Mar. 2025
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Engels, which is used for launching missile strikes on Ukrainian territory, houses bombers capable of carrying nuclear weapons.—
Katya Soldak,
Forbes,
21 Mar. 2025
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The Horned Frogs have a number of candidates that are capable of big performances as the constant battles throughout the Big 12 has allowed the program to build quality depth.—
Steven Johnson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
20 Mar. 2025
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The loss of this skilled support would place a greater burden on active-duty soldiers, who are not trained for many of these back-end roles.—
Solange Charas,
Forbes,
23 Mar. 2025
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Hurley said postgame that Florida’s roster construction — especially the Gators’ skilled two-way bigs and glut of perimeter threats — reminded him of his own rosters, at least for most of the past three seasons.—
Brendan Marks,
The Athletic,
22 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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This skillful painting by Sophie Zhou, a junior at The Kincaid School, was sold for a record $276,000 at the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo's school art competition auction.—
Shafaq Patel,
Axios,
19 Mar. 2025
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This hints that, yes, skillful storytellers may actually live longer.—
Ron Shachar,
Scientific American,
7 Mar. 2025
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Waukegan Community Unit School District 60 Superintendent Theresa Plascencia is paid $345,000 a year, presiding over schools where just 16% of students are proficient in reading.—
The Editorial Board,
Chicago Tribune,
28 Mar. 2025
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Only around one-third of students are proficient in these foundational skills needed to succeed in today's economy.—
Hannah Parry,
Newsweek,
24 Mar. 2025
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Joining him were a band of equally ace musicians with Windy City roots, including guitarist Isaiah Sharkey, bassist Junius Paul, keyboardist Andrew Toombs, and drummer Brandon Collins.—
Rolling Stone,
Rolling Stone,
10 Aug. 2023
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And that number doesn’t include C.J. Goodwin who is a special teams ace, but plays corner in a pinch.—
David Moore,
Dallas News,
5 June 2023
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“Virtuosic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/virtuosic. Accessed 4 Apr. 2025.
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