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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Recent Examples of veteran
Matthew Coller, Twin Cities, 13 Sep. 2025
There was also qualifying Friday for the Grand Prix support class with two veterans of Unlimited racing leading the time trials.
—Bill Center, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Sep. 2025
Aubri Juhasz, NPR, 8 Sep. 2025
While this is a traditional and respected role for a veteran performer, the lack of a consistent main event storyline for a star of his caliber has been a source of frustration for many of his loyal fans.
—Andrew Ravens, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Sep. 2025
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Noun
Reeve was able to rebuild a championship-level contender around Collier, an MVP contender this season, and a group of veteran players who aren’t likely to someday have busts next to Maya Moore, Sylvia Fowles, Seimone Augustus and Lindsay Whalen.
—Matthew Coller, Twin Cities, 13 Sep. 2025
There was also qualifying Friday for the Grand Prix support class with two veterans of Unlimited racing leading the time trials.
—Bill Center, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Sep. 2025
Adjective
Still, the changes to the teacher workforce were painful for many veteran educators.
—Aubri Juhasz, NPR, 8 Sep. 2025
While this is a traditional and respected role for a veteran performer, the lack of a consistent main event storyline for a star of his caliber has been a source of frustration for many of his loyal fans.
—Andrew Ravens, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for veteran
Noun
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With his latest weigh-in blunder, there's no telling whether Dana White, who has publicly criticized Gastelum for his egregious weigh-in mishaps in the past, will cut the longtime vet.—
Josh Hammer,
MSNBC Newsweek,
12 Sep. 2025
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Like Gallagher, Duvall and Sands are Broadway vets.—
Adam Bell,
Charlotte Observer,
11 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Set in 1819 Hispaniola, just prior to the Dominican Republic’s push for independence, the drama centers on an unexpected trio – a young Spanish noble, a skilled Chinese silk artisan and a Haitian soldier who’s abandoned his post.—
Anna Marie de la Fuente,
Variety,
8 Sep. 2025
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Rather, the bots are skilled at mimicking human reactions to stressful situations, responding to users in ways that often reflect racist and sexist biases.—
Patricia Marx,
New Yorker,
8 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Multiple rights experts and scholars say Israel's military assault on Gaza amounts to genocide.—
Jarrett Renshaw,
USA Today,
13 Sep. 2025
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Bond yields are shaped in part by expectations of the benchmark interest rate set by the Fed, some experts said.—
Max Zahn,
ABC News,
13 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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In an effort to adapt to these circumstances, Manuylov wrote his book Snowboarding Without Falls (Well, Almost) to help teach intermediate snowboarders how to educate their less experienced friends or partners.—
Maria Williams,
USA Today,
12 Sep. 2025
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Foster remembered a show Chee produced at a Western Pyrotechnic Association convention that impressed even the most experienced pyrotechnicians.—
Jake Goodrick,
Sacbee.com,
12 Sep. 2025
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Meeting these guests – many of them accomplished professionals – helped expand his dreams for his own life, Mutabazi says.—
John Blake,
CNN Money,
14 Sep. 2025
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At this point, the CDC is being run by an acting director, Jim O’Neill, who is neither a scientist nor a health or public health professional.—
Bruce Y. Lee,
Forbes.com,
14 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Maria is a wonderfully textured character, at turns flinty and cold and vivacious and funny, and Maura is adept at embodying all sides to this woman.—
Wilson Chapman,
IndieWire,
13 Sep. 2025
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And when complexity requires a live agent, that agent must be skilled, experienced, and adept at problem-solving, pointing back to the value of gig workers.—
Gary Drenik,
Forbes.com,
11 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The old-timer included, well, an old-timer, a fella in overalls with his forearm resting on a barrel.—
Neal Rubin,
Freep.com,
28 Aug. 2025
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Hence, the elimination of the 'old-timer' from the signage.—
Anna Commander
Gabe Whisnant,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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The more success rolled, the more damage done, the more skillful the hack and so on.—
Rob Wieland,
Forbes.com,
27 Aug. 2025
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Powell, skillful at opaque Fed-speak, nonetheless signaled a simulative change is likely.—
Arthur I. Cyr,
Chicago Tribune,
26 Aug. 2025
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“Veteran.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/veteran. Accessed 15 Sep. 2025.
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