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virtuosity

[vur-choo-os-i-tee] / ˌvɜr tʃuˈɒs ɪ ti /






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It was a display of instrumental virtuosity in the spirit of Busby’s hero, Bill Monroe, who had reworked traditional string-band music into a radical fusion of old and new.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 31, 2026

What is most astonishing in Mr. Ackroyd’s brisk, persuasive account is the gulf—and, eventually, chasm—between the discipline and virtuosity of Auden’s verses and his increasingly dissolute and unhappy personal life.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 31, 2026

Ali Louis Bourzgui’s somewhat unexpected yet eminently worthy triumph for his featured performance as the vampire with front-man magnetism, catalyzed the production’s thrilling virtuosity.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 8, 2026

Towns has always been an elite shooter, but not not ago, it was easy to find Knicks fans fed up with the big man’s ambivalent defense and virtuosity at collecting foolish fouls.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 8, 2026

The music went on and on, minute after minute, with astonishing variations, never once repeating itself, almost as though the bird were deliberately showing off its virtuosity.

From "1984" by George Orwell




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