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cognoscenti

[kon-yuh-shen-tee, kog-nuh-] / ˌkɒn yəˈʃɛn ti, ˌkɒg nə- /


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The icehouse, used as a living space, became “a site of convivial socializing among musicians and cognoscenti.”

From The Wall Street Journal

These places were never meant to be for the sophisticated “cognoscenti” or fragrance enthusiasts, but the most popular scents and profiles of today bring an air of nostalgia for those youthful, care-free times.

From Salon

Could Walz’s ownership of a Scout convince some Republican car cognoscenti to vote for Kamala Harris?

From Los Angeles Times

Maybe you even noticed when the trendsetting L.A. apparel brand Online Ceramics released a bootleg Berkey hoodie in December, confirming the filter’s status as a kind of secret handshake for the town’s Palo Santo-burning, quartz-collecting cognoscenti.

From Los Angeles Times

Too many times, justice delayed is justice denied, but judges in our contemporary system simply aren’t set up to do it any other way, and Trump and other courthouse cognoscenti know how to exploit it.

From Salon