turn pro
idiom
: to become a professional in a certain sport
a former college player who just turned pro this year
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Václav Nestrašil could turn pro after his 2026-27 college season.
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Scott Powers, New York Times, 11 Feb. 2026
Rather than turn pro like many promising European and Asian women’s golfers, Woad left Farnham, England, to enroll in 2022 at Florida State University.
—Edgar Thompson, The Orlando Sentinel, 27 Jan. 2026
The third basemen initially didn't want to turn pro, but had a change of heart after the draft.
—Zoe Collins Rath, Austin American Statesman, 21 Jan. 2026
Bain will almost certainly leave early to turn pro, as well.
—Adam Lichtenstein, Sun Sentinel, 21 Jan. 2026
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Scott Powers, New York Times, 11 Feb. 2026
Rather than turn pro like many promising European and Asian women’s golfers, Woad left Farnham, England, to enroll in 2022 at Florida State University.
—Edgar Thompson, The Orlando Sentinel, 27 Jan. 2026
The third basemen initially didn't want to turn pro, but had a change of heart after the draft.
—Zoe Collins Rath, Austin American Statesman, 21 Jan. 2026
Bain will almost certainly leave early to turn pro, as well.
—Adam Lichtenstein, Sun Sentinel, 21 Jan. 2026
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