experts

noun

plural of expert
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 The idea that the relationship was ending sets off alarm bells for experts like Nikki Engel, who serves as the co-executive director of Violence Free Minnesota. — Conor Wight, CBS News, 14 Aug. 2026 Universities are breaking the economic bargain that once kept experts in the classroom. — Francisco Ruiz, Chicago Tribune, 14 Aug. 2026 Crime experts often caution against drawing too much from single-year changes and encourage a focus on long-term patterns. — ABC News, 14 Aug. 2026 Immunologists and vaccine experts say there’s no valid reason to do that. — Brenda Goodman, CNN Money, 14 Aug. 2026 Two of the most exciting results, the experts say, incorporate preexisting ideas from the recent mathematical literature without properly citing them. — Joseph Howlett, Scientific American, 6 Aug. 2026 But weather experts warn that even a single tropical storm can cause massive destruction. — Martin E. Comas, The Orlando Sentinel, 6 Aug. 2026 For everyone else, however, greater spending will only result in larger losses without AI experts turning strategic goals into meaningful business infrastructure. — James Loffler, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2026 With political experts expecting the Democrats to win a House majority in the 120th Congress, the window for the PCSA to become law is shrinking. — Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 6 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for experts
  1. scholars
  2. adepts
  3. gurus
  4. masters
  5. specialists
  6. artists
  7. virtuosos
  8. wizards
Noun
  • Only in the 21st century have historians and scholars in the study of religion pursued more cautious academic research on Hoodoo.
    — Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 14 Aug. 2026
  • Gittelsohn, a painter who attended the now-shuttered San Francisco Art Institute in the 1970s, located across the street from the couple’s home, reached out to about 50 scholars and art experts about the origins of the bust.
    — Summer Lin, Los Angeles Times, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of scholars
Noun
  • 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
Definition of adepts
Noun
  • Typically, at this age, the B and C-listers typically turn into self-help gurus who suddenly start praying to some butterfly goddess while on a retreat in Costa Rica.
    — Joe Kinsey OutKick, FOXNews.com, 18 July 2026
  • When first stepping on the Scarlet Lady, cruisers are met with a rousing, upbeat staff that serve as gurus around the ship and are experts on everything from beauty to juicing.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 10 July 2026
Definition of gurus
Noun
  • With 70 vendors, including island food favorites and local grill masters, the Black Entrepreneur State Fair is a place where small business owners can come together in one space and thrive.
    — Reg Chapman, CBS News, 11 Aug. 2026
  • The idea is to portray them with the same nobility and dignity as the figures of the great masters.
    — Robbie Griffiths, NPR, 9 Aug. 2026
Definition of masters
Noun
  • The teams of specialists are expected to be at work on the rail system in September, according to the CTA.
    — Talia Soglin, Chicago Tribune, 12 Aug. 2026
  • Senior strategists directed teams of junior specialists, and the spread became profit.
    — Nital Shah, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of specialists
Noun
  • Warming to his theme, Roberts pushed back at the sometimes-combative relationship between artists and those dishing out public funds.
    — Damon Wise, Deadline, 15 Aug. 2026
  • The artists chosen for MATRIX shows are invited to rethink the entire space in a way that best suits their work.
    — Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 15 Aug. 2026
Definition of artists
Noun
  • The decade featured some of the most revered and celebrated virtuosos to ever walk the planet, both critically and commercially.
    — Matt Reigle OutKick, FOXNews.com, 8 Aug. 2026
  • 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
Definition of virtuosos
Noun
  • Players can also customize a walking castle and investigate a mystery involving missing wizards.
    — Matt Gardner, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2026
  • Maybe the door to the wizards’ lair will open again someday, but a Camp Rock 4 seems more likely for now.
    — Allison McClain Merrill, Parents, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of wizards

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