as in vet
a person with long experience in a specified area
as a veteran of overseas travel, she gave us solid advice about planning our trip
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as in skilled
having or showing exceptional knowledge, experience, or skill in a field of endeavor
a veteran teacher who mentors new teachers
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Debbie Day, EW.com, 12 Sep. 2024
The second Hamptons fundraiser was co-hosted by a group of financial executives that included Malik, veteran investor John Paulson and Reuben Jeffery III, formerly the president of asset management firm Rockefeller & Co., according to an invitation.
—Brian Schwartz, CNBC, 12 Sep. 2024
Quick history lesson: The origins of the Paralympics began shortly after World War II, during the 1948 London Olympics, where 16 wheelchair-using veterans participated.
—Molly Higgins, WIRED, 19 Aug. 2024
But after the death of his wife from cancer in 2018, the veteran was left to care for his children as a single father.
—Nicholas Rice, Peoplemag, 17 Aug. 2024
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Marvel veterans Daniel Brühl (Zemo in film Captain America: Civil War and series The Falcon and the Winter Soldier) and Richard E. Grant (Dr. Rice in Logan and Classic Loki in series Loki) — as European artiste director Eric and insecure, gaslighting actor Peter, respectively — round out the cast.
—Debbie Day, EW.com, 12 Sep. 2024
The second Hamptons fundraiser was co-hosted by a group of financial executives that included Malik, veteran investor John Paulson and Reuben Jeffery III, formerly the president of asset management firm Rockefeller & Co., according to an invitation.
—Brian Schwartz, CNBC, 12 Sep. 2024
Quick history lesson: The origins of the Paralympics began shortly after World War II, during the 1948 London Olympics, where 16 wheelchair-using veterans participated.
—Molly Higgins, WIRED, 19 Aug. 2024
But after the death of his wife from cancer in 2018, the veteran was left to care for his children as a single father.
—Nicholas Rice, Peoplemag, 17 Aug. 2024
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“Veteran.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/veteran. Accessed 20 Sep. 2024.
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