as in scholars
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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Recent Examples of experts
And the Jets got a steal with Payne in the seventh round, a 6-foot-3 safety who was projected as a fourth- or fifth-round pick by most experts.
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Zack Rosenblatt, New York Times, 27 Apr. 2026
According to some experts, this paralyzing fear and desperation are factors that scammers exploit to put their criminal schemes into action.
—Albinson Linares, NBC news, 26 Apr. 2026
As the climate crisis accelerates and urban populations boom, wildfires across the world are becoming larger, burning hotter, and harder to tackle, experts told CNN.
—Stefano Pozzebon, CNN Money, 26 Apr. 2026
Even so, experts caution that these medications are not foolproof — and using them the wrong way can undermine results or even create new health problems.
—Melissa Rudy, FOXNews.com, 26 Apr. 2026
However, as experts point out, the effectiveness of these initiatives remains uncertain.
—Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 26 Apr. 2026
Three months ago, Donovan, Wonkka and other fire scientists created a new network for researchers to study fires in the East because some of the issues that experts have learned out West may not apply there, Wonkka said.
—Seth Borenstein, Los Angeles Times, 26 Apr. 2026
The plan established an international Board of Peace and a committee of unelected Palestinian experts supposed to operate and govern under it.
—Sam Metz, Arkansas Online, 26 Apr. 2026
Child welfare experts say such a history would typically raise serious concerns in placement decisions.
—Julia Prodis Sulek, Mercury News, 20 Apr. 2026
Zack Rosenblatt, New York Times, 27 Apr. 2026
According to some experts, this paralyzing fear and desperation are factors that scammers exploit to put their criminal schemes into action.
—Albinson Linares, NBC news, 26 Apr. 2026
As the climate crisis accelerates and urban populations boom, wildfires across the world are becoming larger, burning hotter, and harder to tackle, experts told CNN.
—Stefano Pozzebon, CNN Money, 26 Apr. 2026
Even so, experts caution that these medications are not foolproof — and using them the wrong way can undermine results or even create new health problems.
—Melissa Rudy, FOXNews.com, 26 Apr. 2026
However, as experts point out, the effectiveness of these initiatives remains uncertain.
—Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 26 Apr. 2026
Three months ago, Donovan, Wonkka and other fire scientists created a new network for researchers to study fires in the East because some of the issues that experts have learned out West may not apply there, Wonkka said.
—Seth Borenstein, Los Angeles Times, 26 Apr. 2026
The plan established an international Board of Peace and a committee of unelected Palestinian experts supposed to operate and govern under it.
—Sam Metz, Arkansas Online, 26 Apr. 2026
Child welfare experts say such a history would typically raise serious concerns in placement decisions.
—Julia Prodis Sulek, Mercury News, 20 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for experts
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The new, more faithful texts Library of America established have been a service to both readers and scholars, and are the ones that now appear in Vintage paperback editions.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
24 Apr. 2026
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Think tanks and scholars seeking to explain this moment of collective catharsis searched for causes outside Cuba.—
Gisela Salim-Peyer,
The Atlantic,
23 Apr. 2026
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He was investigated by the SS on the orders of Heinrich Himmler but convinced his investigators, all adepts of Deutsche Physik, that he was engaged in worthwhile teaching and research.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
23 Oct. 2025
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This October marks the festival’s inaugural run in Miami Beach, but the event is already poised to become a must-attend affair for everyone from independent creatives to brand executives, corporate gurus and scrappy upstarts.—
Caitlin White,
Variety,
29 Apr. 2026
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The spa There's no spa on site, but a 1,700-square-foot fitness center and the option of having an in-room Peloton set up (the virtual exercise company's Hudson Yards headquarters is visible from the hotel gym itself) will be much appreciated by fitness gurus.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
21 Apr. 2026
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Owner Toriano Gordon was pursuing his masters degree in psychology.—
Sean Timberlake,
Sacbee.com,
24 Apr. 2026
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Tilson Thomas championed classical masters but also many contemporary American composers and transformed the orchestra’s annual Beethoven festival into an American Mavericks Festival featuring works of his mentors Bernstein and Copland.—
Jessica Gelt,
Los Angeles Times,
23 Apr. 2026
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This article was created by content specialists using various tools, including AI.—
Lauren Jarvis-Gibson,
Miami Herald,
30 Apr. 2026
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Using precise measurements and instructions from intercom specialists and building owners, Apple Core’s workers monitor industrial machines that cut steel and punch holes for everything from small multifamily buildings to 200-unit high-rises.—
New York Times,
New York Times,
30 Apr. 2026
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Other artists who were honored included Dolly Parton, George Thorogood & The Destroyers, John Boylan, Leland Sklar, Nicky Hopkins (posthumously) and Flow State collaborators Huff and McDonald.—
Chris Barilla,
PEOPLE,
29 Apr. 2026
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The second floor landing by Blue Brick Design Designer Lara Hovanessian has transformed the foyer walls of both the first and second floors into a striking display for local artists Blakeney, Susanna Speirs Ali and Lareina Holsopple.—
Lisa Boone,
Los Angeles Times,
29 Apr. 2026
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Other guitar virtuosos might crave at least a little downtime between concluding a Las Vegas concert residency with one band and launching a national tour with another band, not but Joe Satriani.—
George Varga,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
3 Apr. 2026
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Suffused with dread and bathed in reverb, the record captures two virtuosos at their most vulnerable.—
Paul A. Thompson,
Pitchfork,
23 Jan. 2026
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That won't mean much to most gamers or even most PC enthusiasts, but for memory-tuning wizards like 1usmus, more levers to pull in overclocking and timing adjustments may make more capable memory overclocks possible in the future.—
Jon Martindale,
PC Magazine,
24 Apr. 2026
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This one just happens to involve wizards, goblins, and one savage, half-blind dragon.—
Séamas O'Reilly,
Vulture,
26 Mar. 2026
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