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masterful

[mas-ter-fuhl, mah-ster-] / ˈmæs tər fəl, ˈmɑ stər- /


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Early has a masterful understanding of both melodrama’s power and its inherent comedy.

From Salon • Jun. 22, 2026

He’s tapped into a collective social-media psyche that runs on vibes and enthusiasm and hope for a better future that he has become so masterful at selling.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 24, 2026

This masterful rumination on setting seems like an anomaly in contemporary literature.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 28, 2026

But the American showed remarkable calm and control on a masterful front nine, featuring four birdies, to move into a lead he never looked like relinquishing.

From BBC • Mar. 29, 2026

By then, naturally, he himself would be dead, another interesting event to anticipate as he stood here in his stricken living room alone with the lungless, all-penetrating, masterful world-silence.

From "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?" by Philip K. Dick




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