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as in skillful
accomplished with trained ability
a virtuoso performance of a piano concerto
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as in skilled
having or showing exceptional knowledge, experience, or skill in a field of endeavor
a virtuoso director, he is known for using every resource and technique known to film to tell a story
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as in expert
a person with a high level of knowledge or skill in a field
a violin virtuoso
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Recent Examples of virtuoso
Greta Cross, USA TODAY, 29 Oct. 2024
Hitmaker and jam band guitar virtuoso John Mayer also performed a short set.
—Steve Appleford, Los Angeles Times, 7 Oct. 2024
Harris’s task during her appearance with Oprah is to connect with the American people on air: a gigantic-family-weaving feat of which the Queen of All Media is the world’s leading virtuoso.
—Nathan Heller, Vogue, 11 Oct. 2024
Pulitzer Prize winner Cristina Rivera Garza and jazz virtuoso Arturo Sandoval.
—Edwin Flores, NBC News, 16 Sep. 2024
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During the time Chopin and Sand got together, Chopin was just 27 years old and was known as a virtuoso (person of exceptional talent) in piano, according to The Kennedy Center.
—Greta Cross, USA TODAY, 29 Oct. 2024
Hitmaker and jam band guitar virtuoso John Mayer also performed a short set.
—Steve Appleford, Los Angeles Times, 7 Oct. 2024
Harris’s task during her appearance with Oprah is to connect with the American people on air: a gigantic-family-weaving feat of which the Queen of All Media is the world’s leading virtuoso.
—Nathan Heller, Vogue, 11 Oct. 2024
Pulitzer Prize winner Cristina Rivera Garza and jazz virtuoso Arturo Sandoval.
—Edwin Flores, NBC News, 16 Sep. 2024
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Both versions delivered a skillful cocktail of laughs and scares without true paranormal activity.Anupama Chopra, The Hollywood Reporter, 5 Nov. 2024
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Also, Cignetti’s skillful use of NIL resources to help build a talented roster has been remarkable.Mark LaSota, Ph.D., Forbes, 3 Nov. 2024
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For years, this vital task of ensuring software quality has been the domain of skilled programmers, whose meticulous work has been crucial to launching reliable products and sometimes slows down the velocity of new features.Chris Gallagher, USA TODAY, 29 Nov. 2024
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When examining adoption challenges, finance, cybersecurity, and enterprise software sectors face significant obstacles, such as skilled personnel shortages, data privacy issues, and integration with existing systems.Quora, Forbes, 29 Nov. 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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Ward was the kind of masterful boxer who could potentially befuddle Paul given the opportunity.Brian Mazique, Forbes, 26 Nov. 2024
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Nikola Jokić is back, returning Saturday with a masterful performance against the Los Angeles Lakers (34 points, 13 rebounds and eight assists).Steven Louis Goldstein, The Athletic, 25 Nov. 2024
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College professors complain that the students coming to them aren’t even adept at reading books.Karin Klein, The Mercury News, 13 Nov. 2024
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Most foreign governments have become adept over the years at managing Washington, the multilayered and federal U.S. political system.Foreign Affairs, Foreign Affairs, 7 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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Báez-Mendoza was born in Mexico City, got his master's in Tübingen, Germany, his Ph.D. at the University of Cambridge in the U.K., then worked (under an H-1B visa) as a postdoctoral researcher at Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard before returning to Germany.Jon Hamilton, NPR, 21 Nov. 2024
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That means voters have a chance to voice the artistic community’s response to his political resurrection — or at least set a tone.Clayton Davis, Variety, 21 Nov. 2024
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The theater's new associate artistic director cara hinh will direct.Holly V. Hays, The Indianapolis Star, 21 Nov. 2024
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The school's latest test scores show 15% of students were proficient readers and 13% were proficient in math.Krista Johnson, The Courier-Journal, 19 Nov. 2024
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Schools were assessed on the number of students proficient or above proficient on mathematics and reading/language arts state assessments.Cailey Gleeson, Journal Sentinel, 15 Nov. 2024
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“Virtuoso.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/virtuoso. Accessed 3 Dec. 2024.
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