the pros

plural noun

US, somewhat informal
: the professional level of competition in a sport
He is playing in the pros now.

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Thirty years ago, parents everywhere were compelled to weigh the pros and cons of allowing their kids to see Titanic. Kaitlyn Tiffany, The Atlantic, 17 Oct. 2025 Two notable rappers who never made the pros, Cam’ron and Ma$e, also played for the church. Luke Cyphers, Sportico.com, 17 Oct. 2025 He was named the ACC Player of the Year in 2020 and the ACC Athlete of the Year the following season, and he was compared to former Super Bowl-winning quarterbacks John Elway and Peyton Manning upon entering the pros. Robert Marvi, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Oct. 2025 On that note, the growth of artificial intelligence tools — the pros, the cons and the unknowns — are certain to be a theme of Mipcom. Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 10 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for the pros

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“The pros.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20pros. Accessed 20 Oct. 2025.

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