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as in expert
a person with a high level of knowledge or skill in a field
a master at chess
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as in winner
one that defeats an enemy or opponent
little did the tennis pro know that his new student would someday become his master
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as in leader
the person (as an employer or supervisor) who tells people and especially workers what to do
I'm the master of this operation, and you'll do what I say
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as in main
coming before all others in importance
thought of themselves as belonging to humanity's master race
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as in skilled
having or showing exceptional knowledge, experience, or skill in a field of endeavor
a master craftsman who makes fine wood furniture of his own designs
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as in to defeat
to achieve a victory over
finally mastered her longtime opponent at chess
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as in to learn
to acquire complete knowledge, understanding, or skill in
I think I've mastered algebra at last
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Chase Jordan
july 1,
Charlotte Observer,
1 July 2026
Comcast’s previous attempt to acquire Rupert Murdoch’s 20th Century Fox was foiled by Disney’s own master dealmaker, Bob Iger, who paid a handsome $71 billion in 2018.
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Jeffrey Sonnenfeld,
Fortune,
30 June 2026
Dade Hayes,
Deadline,
21 Oct. 2025
KPop Demon Hunters fans will be able to keep their favorite fictional girl group at home in more ways than one now that Netflix has named Mattel and Hasbro as the global co-master toy licensees.
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Mekishana Pierre,
Entertainment Weekly,
21 Oct. 2025
Literary Hub,
1 July 2026
Emma Chamberlain has mastered the art of the messy textured pixie.
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Genesis Rivas,
InStyle,
1 July 2026
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Noun
After leaving the military, Connaughton continued his education, earning a bachelor’s degree in economics from Boston State College in 1974 and a master’s in economics from Northeastern University in 1976.
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Chase Jordan
july 1,
Charlotte Observer,
1 July 2026
Comcast’s previous attempt to acquire Rupert Murdoch’s 20th Century Fox was foiled by Disney’s own master dealmaker, Bob Iger, who paid a handsome $71 billion in 2018.
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Jeffrey Sonnenfeld,
Fortune,
30 June 2026
Adjective
Netflix has sealed a deal with Mattel and Hasbro to be global co-master toy licensees for KPop Demon Hunters as the franchise continues its march across media and consumer categories.
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Dade Hayes,
Deadline,
21 Oct. 2025
KPop Demon Hunters fans will be able to keep their favorite fictional girl group at home in more ways than one now that Netflix has named Mattel and Hasbro as the global co-master toy licensees.
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Mekishana Pierre,
Entertainment Weekly,
21 Oct. 2025
Verb
Plath famously spent years trying and failing to master formulaic, commercial short fiction for magazines like Ladies’ Home Journal and The Saturday Evening Post.
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Literary Hub,
1 July 2026
Emma Chamberlain has mastered the art of the messy textured pixie.
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Genesis Rivas,
InStyle,
1 July 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for master
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But this should be guided and individualized by the right expert in terms of counseling and determining both the risks and benefits of sports based on the cardiac diagnosis and type of sport engaged in by the athlete.
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Sandy Baum, an expert in education finance with the Urban Institute, said the new loan limits are unreasonably low, but uncapped borrowing was a real problem and some restrictions are necessary.
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Tune in to the next episode to see if the winner will extend the streak or go home.
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But while this drama unfolds, the real winners of the World Cup so far are the prediction markets.
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In the weeks since Fable 5 and Mythos 5 were forced out of commission, industry leaders and experts became increasingly worried that the ad-hoc ban would threaten America’s AI lead against China.
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According to Smith, citizens of East Florida even burned the leaders behind the Declaration of Independence in effigy.
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Of the 33 schools awarded grants, 19 schools opted for main entrance improvements while 14 chose to modernize their check-in and visitor badging systems.
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India’s main stock index last month outperformed other emerging markets by the most since November, and foreign outflows hit a four-month low.
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The plebeians have plenty to be furious about, but their representatives, skilled at turning a crowd into a mob, seem hellbent on shoring up their own influence.
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It is stored in plain text in RAM and can theoretically be accessed by administrators, cloud operators, hypervisors, or highly skilled attackers through malware, insider threats, or side-channel attacks.
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Egypt defeated Australia 4-2 in a penalty-kick shootout Friday after the teams played to a 1-1 tie after 120 minutes in Arlington, Texas.
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The short version is that after defeating the Kilrathi at the climax of Wing Commander 3, Mark Hamill’s Christopher Blair retires to a backwater world to live out a life in peace and obscurity.
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Hawkins, 38, will end his 13-year run as Officer Kevin Atwater on the popular NBC show during the show's upcoming Season 14 in October, USA TODAY has learned.
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Sensors read a physiological signal, feed it back in real time, and the user learns to nudge it in a calmer direction.
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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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Debate over the World War I-era killings, widely seen by scholars as the first genocide of the 20th century, now collides with international accusations over Israel’s conduct in Gaza.
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