as in masterfully
in a skillful or expert manner
the apple pie was a traditional but expertly made version of an old favorite
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Recent Examples of expertly
Cabello paired her earrings with the boots’ hardware, while expertly mixing metals, wearing gold bracelets and rings.
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Karla Rodriguez, Footwear News, 12 Jan. 2026
In fact, Costco warehouses are expertly organized and offer a wide range of top brands, as well as their signature collection of goods under the name Kirkland Signature.
—Kait Hanson, Southern Living, 12 Jan. 2026
His sultry strands are expertly slicked back before giving way to the mullet's classic flipped ends.
—Kara Jillian Brown, InStyle, 11 Jan. 2026
The construction of the West Wing, to house the president's Oval Office and staff, and the East Wing, to house the first lady's team and other auxiliary offices, was expertly planned to not interfere with the optics of the standalone Executive Residence.
—Kyler Alvord, PEOPLE, 9 Jan. 2026
Five years in the making is the expertly and beautifully crafted The Girl Who Cried Pearls.
—Destiny Jackson, Deadline, 9 Jan. 2026
All of these are expertly designed, pre-programmed riding modes developed in collaboration with Graham Jarvis.
—New Atlas, 9 Jan. 2026
There are more layers to this, too, as Brendan Kuty expertly pointed out.
—Chris Branch, New York Times, 9 Jan. 2026
Some might take issue that actual recordings get used, but given the message this expertly made film so emphatically presents, that haunting voice makes the film all that more powerful, meaningful and dispiriting.
—Randy Myers, Mercury News, 8 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for expertly
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Instead, my research documented how LBJ masterfully used the questionable attacks as a persuasively powerful pretext to convince Congress to pass the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution by a near unanimous vote; only one senator voted against it.—
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An early architect of the cult of celebrity, Bardot masterfully harnessed the energy of the Swinging Sixties, framing herself as a free-spirited embodiment of a changing world.—
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Either way, these are films that skillfully utilize the holiday to explore the human need for connection.—
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In the annals of moronic behavior, driving forty minutes out of your way in the middle of the night in order to secretly and skillfully cut down everybody’s favorite tree does not come up.—
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Former collaborators Naomi Watts and Laura Dern, who also credited him with shaping their careers, paid tribute as well.—
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Davidson, who shot 0 for 14 in the final three quarters, briefly left the game in the third as well, but returned for the start of the fourth.—
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No theme rings more true than in Ariel Mahler’s short film Re-Entry, a masterclass character study that artfully weaves the tender and cerebral in a tale of reconciliation with past regrets and the overwhelming power of self-love.—
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Despite the rich visuals and heavy subject matter, the film itself feels subtle and restrained, the surreal plot artfully revealing itself to the viewer piece by devastating piece.—
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Diggs performed capably while playing nearly half of Green Bay’s defensive snaps in its regular-season finale Sunday.—
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One of Chris Grier’s best 2025 pickups as general manager before his dismissal, Strange seized the right guard job from Kion Smith, following James Daniels’ Week 1 injury, and generally performed capably.—
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Designed with a flat pocket, zip pocket, and even a key holder, this crossbody keeps all your travel necessities neatly organized without sacrificing elegance.—
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Use the 60-liter bags to neatly stow anything from bedding and off-season clothes to toys and bath linens.—
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Dev is a Formula 1 driver and is in desperate need of a PR manager, so Willow deftly steps in.—
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In the example below, Matty Cash is pressed and goes long to Rogers, who, surrounded by three Tottenham players, deftly cushions the ball on his chest before flicking it back to John McGinn.—
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“Expertly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/expertly. Accessed 20 Jan. 2026.
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