as in doctor
a teacher especially of the highest rank at a college or university
a professor of chemistry Professor Williams will be teaching the class.
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San José State University must reinstate Sang Hea Kil, a professor who was fired for her pro-Palestinian activism in 2025, after an arbitrator decided the school went too far in her firing.
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Molly Gibbs,
Mercury News,
24 June 2026
The earthquake occurred on the Maacama Fault, a strike-slip fault that runs through Sonoma and Mendocino counties, according to Christie Rowe, director of the Nevada Seismological Laboratory and a professor at the University of Nevada, Reno.
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Sofia Williams,
Sacbee.com,
24 June 2026
Florian Ederer, an economics professor at Boston University, mentioned the possibility a few weeks ago and brought it up again after Algeria’s 2-1 win Monday over Jordan.
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Pete Grathoff,
Kansas City Star,
24 June 2026
Estep is not a herpetologist, but a professor of biology and evolutionary genetics at Appalachian State.
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Eva Flowe
june 24,
Charlotte Observer,
24 June 2026
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Molly Gibbs,
Mercury News,
24 June 2026
The earthquake occurred on the Maacama Fault, a strike-slip fault that runs through Sonoma and Mendocino counties, according to Christie Rowe, director of the Nevada Seismological Laboratory and a professor at the University of Nevada, Reno.
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Sofia Williams,
Sacbee.com,
24 June 2026
Florian Ederer, an economics professor at Boston University, mentioned the possibility a few weeks ago and brought it up again after Algeria’s 2-1 win Monday over Jordan.
—
Pete Grathoff,
Kansas City Star,
24 June 2026
Estep is not a herpetologist, but a professor of biology and evolutionary genetics at Appalachian State.
—
Eva Flowe
june 24,
Charlotte Observer,
24 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for professor
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The complications are horrifying doctors.
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Companies are aggressively marketing home medical kits containing prescription antibiotics and other drugs for self-treatment, bypassing traditional doctor visits.
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Pageants, deans' lists, graduations or military enlistments are not accepted.
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Before serving as president of the University of Alabama, Bell served as provost and professor of engineering at Louisiana State University and as dean of the School of Engineering and professor of mechanical engineering at the University of Kansas.
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