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as in experts
a person with a high level of knowledge or skill in a field
one of those weather gurus that the television networks always drag out whenever there's a big blizzard brewing
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as in practitioners
one who brings an art or science to full realization
the leading guru of electronic music in the 1960s
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Recent Examples of gurus
Wellness gurus will also appreciate the range of treatments and healing modalities on offer at The Lotus Spa, from classic massages and facials to Reiki energy work and sound baths.
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Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
12 June 2026
Marketing gurus have spent decades on the art and science of distilling a brand message into super-short 15- or 30-second ad bursts.
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Todd Spangler,
Variety,
11 June 2026
This means that the moral philosophies of tech gurus will steadily guide the moral decisions of ever more people as these technologies gain wider purchase in society.
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Elizabeth Bruenig,
The Atlantic,
27 May 2026
April’s numbers – bosses added 115,000 workers, adjusted for seasonal swings – were seen by many economic gurus as a surprising increase amid a war with Iran and its resulting ballooning energy costs.
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Jonathan Lansner,
Oc Register,
18 May 2026
Peptides, which are short chains of amino acids that serve as the building blocks of proteins, have gained popularity among wellness influencers and fitness gurus as a means of building muscle, healing injuries or appearing younger.
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Angelica Stabile,
FOXNews.com,
1 May 2026
The Food and Drug Administration will hold a meeting in the summer to consider easing restrictions on more than a half-dozen peptide injections, a group of unapproved therapies that have become popular among wellness influencers, fitness gurus and celebrities.
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Matthew Perrone,
Los Angeles Times,
16 Apr. 2026
The Food and Drug Administration will hold a meeting this summer to consider easing restrictions on more than a half dozen peptide injections, a group of unapproved therapies that have become popular among wellness influencers, fitness gurus and celebrities.
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CBS News,
15 Apr. 2026
Finance gurus say a countywide sales tax dedicated to schools would mean at least an additional $123 million annually for districts.
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Charles Selle,
Chicago Tribune,
16 Mar. 2026
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
12 June 2026
Marketing gurus have spent decades on the art and science of distilling a brand message into super-short 15- or 30-second ad bursts.
—
Todd Spangler,
Variety,
11 June 2026
This means that the moral philosophies of tech gurus will steadily guide the moral decisions of ever more people as these technologies gain wider purchase in society.
—
Elizabeth Bruenig,
The Atlantic,
27 May 2026
April’s numbers – bosses added 115,000 workers, adjusted for seasonal swings – were seen by many economic gurus as a surprising increase amid a war with Iran and its resulting ballooning energy costs.
—
Jonathan Lansner,
Oc Register,
18 May 2026
Peptides, which are short chains of amino acids that serve as the building blocks of proteins, have gained popularity among wellness influencers and fitness gurus as a means of building muscle, healing injuries or appearing younger.
—
Angelica Stabile,
FOXNews.com,
1 May 2026
The Food and Drug Administration will hold a meeting in the summer to consider easing restrictions on more than a half-dozen peptide injections, a group of unapproved therapies that have become popular among wellness influencers, fitness gurus and celebrities.
—
Matthew Perrone,
Los Angeles Times,
16 Apr. 2026
The Food and Drug Administration will hold a meeting this summer to consider easing restrictions on more than a half dozen peptide injections, a group of unapproved therapies that have become popular among wellness influencers, fitness gurus and celebrities.
—
CBS News,
15 Apr. 2026
Finance gurus say a countywide sales tax dedicated to schools would mean at least an additional $123 million annually for districts.
—
Charles Selle,
Chicago Tribune,
16 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for gurus
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But experts cautioned against reading too much into year-over-year numbers that can fluctuate based on many factors — including how authorities classify and count certain offenses.
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The market for first-time homebuyers isn't likely to change dramatically over the next few years, housing experts say.
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For example, L’Oréal’s Brandstorm program gives young people around the globe access to practitioners and a visible path from competition to early-career opportunity.
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Yvonne and Nick’s disastrous wedding dinner is the day the cast went from nobodies to actual practitioners of the reality-television arts and sciences.
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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.
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This movement, known as critical legal studies, was associated with the political left, and its exponents, known as crits, loved to disparage liberal theorists’ devotion to the Constitution as naïve and counterproductive.
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Of course, Huang wasn’t talking to just anyone, but one of the chief exponents of the wealth tax, nationwide and in California.
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In recent years, thanks to the work of scholars, artists, and local activists, public awareness of the violence of 1898 has increased.
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For a quarter century, Jane Calvert has been on a mission shared by few scholars of the Revolutionary War era.
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During her Lover era, Swift found herself in a public dispute with talent manager Scooter Braun and Big Machine Records over the purchase of the masters of her first six albums.
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Above all else, in the aftermath of the Eras Tour and Swift reclaiming her masters, what feels most essential to her from a public-facing perspective is image control.
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After climbing the Azkaban Escape Tower to the top, repel-style, young wizards-in-training, Clark and Emily Friscia, were ready to go home.
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And two other high-flying AI wizards — Anthropic and OpenAI — are working on their own mega offerings.
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“Gurus.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gurus. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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