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magisterial

[maj-uh-steer-ee-uhl] / ˌmædʒ əˈstɪər i əl /




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The images of Preston performing at the famous concert, like his magisterial talent, are simply breathtaking.

From Salon ● Feb. 20, 2026

She immediately comes off as a magisterial diagnostician and adept leader with bold plans to modernize the Pittsburgh Trauma Medical Hospital’s emergency care experience.

From Salon ● Jan. 8, 2026

It’s a magisterial ode to Americana, zeroing in on our foundational constitutional saga.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 12, 2025

He wrote in an autobiography that his first "war decoration" was a "magisterial slap" from his mother, when he came home and told her what he had tried to do.

From BBC ● Jan. 7, 2025

I was surprised when this magisterial explanation met only with a look of pity and impatience.

From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party" by M.T. Anderson


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