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 crime rate and homicide rate dropped after the state of emergency, but behind closed doors, experts allege there have been significant human rights abuses.
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Josh Meyer, USA TODAY, 22 Mar. 2025
The spell of dry weather and a colder than normal winter is making the spring ripe for wildfires in South Florida, fire experts are predicting.
—David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 22 Mar. 2025
Security experts remain unconvinced that Putin can be trusted this time around.
—Caitlin McFall, Fox News, 22 Mar. 2025
Financial and retirement experts who spoke to Newsweek were not surprised by the Transamerica findings, putting the blame largely on the ever-rising cost of living.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 22 Mar. 2025
There are plenty of sports and finance experts who thought the team would sell for a number closer to $5 billion.
—Eben Novy-Williams, Sportico.com, 21 Mar. 2025
Laurence Tribe, professor emeritus of constitutional law at Harvard University and one of the country’s leading experts on the Constitution, rules that possibility out.
—Chad De Guzman, TIME, 14 Feb. 2025
The Musk team’s suggestion that artificial intelligence could be used to help identify government waste is another reason for concern, several experts said, because of the absence of guardrails needed to protect against errors.
—Michael Collins, USA TODAY, 14 Feb. 2025
Below, here are 9 things aviation experts told me to feel about flying right now.
—Stephanie Sengwe, People.com, 14 Feb. 2025
Josh Meyer, USA TODAY, 22 Mar. 2025
The spell of dry weather and a colder than normal winter is making the spring ripe for wildfires in South Florida, fire experts are predicting.
—David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 22 Mar. 2025
Security experts remain unconvinced that Putin can be trusted this time around.
—Caitlin McFall, Fox News, 22 Mar. 2025
Financial and retirement experts who spoke to Newsweek were not surprised by the Transamerica findings, putting the blame largely on the ever-rising cost of living.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 22 Mar. 2025
There are plenty of sports and finance experts who thought the team would sell for a number closer to $5 billion.
—Eben Novy-Williams, Sportico.com, 21 Mar. 2025
Laurence Tribe, professor emeritus of constitutional law at Harvard University and one of the country’s leading experts on the Constitution, rules that possibility out.
—Chad De Guzman, TIME, 14 Feb. 2025
The Musk team’s suggestion that artificial intelligence could be used to help identify government waste is another reason for concern, several experts said, because of the absence of guardrails needed to protect against errors.
—Michael Collins, USA TODAY, 14 Feb. 2025
Below, here are 9 things aviation experts told me to feel about flying right now.
—Stephanie Sengwe, People.com, 14 Feb. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for experts
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This Chesapeake Bay island is so isolated that some scholars believe the accent here still retains traces of Elizabethan English, from way back when it was settled in the 17th century.—
Nicholas DeRenzo,
AFAR Media,
6 Jan. 2025
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Griswold’s story was so thoroughly accepted that, through the 20th century, no one, including academic scholars, thought to question it.—
David B. Parker,
The Conversation,
6 Jan. 2025
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Across the twentieth century, New York magazines were powerful convening spaces—not just for readers but for journalists, artists, photographers, and literary writers.—
Nathan Heller,
The New Yorker,
15 Mar. 2025
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Of course, artists such as Mondrian and Klimt would likely not have been aware of fractals, or the math that underpins them, but perhaps had an innate understanding of the subtle proportions all trees share, according to the researchers.—
Katie Hunt,
CNN,
14 Mar. 2025
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The call center gurus, the health system process engineers, and quality improvement wizards reading this will certainly say that the issues being experienced with call-center centralization isn’t the result of call center centralization.—
Sachin H. Jain,
Forbes,
9 Dec. 2024
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Composed of creative visionaries, innovators, strategists, music mavens, tequila lovers, artists, writers, digital wizards, and more, Where Eagles Dare promotes and practices a collaborative approach that honors all ideas while encouraging employees to learn from their peers’ expertise.—
Kyle J. Russell,
USA TODAY,
6 Dec. 2024
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Amazon recently spent over $17 million on union avoidance consultants, sometimes even hiring them directly as managers.—
Errol Schweizer,
Forbes,
23 Dec. 2024
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Visa’s Retail Spend Monitor report is produced by Visa Consulting and Analytics, a global network of consultants, economists and data scientists.—
Joan Verdon,
Forbes,
23 Dec. 2024
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One strategy is to create AI-Human Hybrid roles which give entry level professionals the responsibility for AI oversight and as well as completing professional tasks.—
Jeanne Meister,
Forbes,
6 Jan. 2025
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For active traders, mentors or industry professionals can provide insights into trading techniques, risk management, and market analysis.—
True Tamplin,
Forbes,
6 Jan. 2025
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These include the offices of the country’s beleaguered transitional authorities and the National Palace, and Pétion-Ville either on the verge of collapse or invaded by armed groups.—
Jacqueline Charles,
Miami Herald,
24 Mar. 2025
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Georgescu, a pro-Russian candidate, was detained by Romanian authorities in late February after an investigation into his campaign was launched on allegations of election fraud and Russian interference.—
Kevin Sabet,
Newsweek,
24 Mar. 2025
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“Experts.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/experts. Accessed 20 Apr. 2025.
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