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as in veteran
a person with long experience in a specified area
considered the doyen of American art critics
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as in dean
the senior member of a group
he's the doyen of American museum directors, and his opinion has considerable weight
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Recent Examples of doyen
Sorkin, Kernen and Quick have been anchoring the show together for the last 14 years, with Kernen serving as the doyen of the group, going to back to its 1995 debut.
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Alex Weprin, HollywoodReporter, 9 Sep. 2025
My first tax boss was Stephen Land, a doyen of the international tax bar in New York, now retired.
—Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes.com, 20 Aug. 2025
Over the decades, this grand doyen of LGBTQ+ literature, a member of the famed Violet Quill gay men’s writing group, would be a source of advice and support.
—Michael T. Luongo
july 11, Literary Hub, 11 July 2025
The economist Robert Gordon, doyen of the skeptics, has noted that the average growth of U.S. output per worker was 2.3 percent a year between 1891 and 1972.
—Martin Wolf, Foreign Affairs, 1 July 2015
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Alex Weprin, HollywoodReporter, 9 Sep. 2025
My first tax boss was Stephen Land, a doyen of the international tax bar in New York, now retired.
—Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes.com, 20 Aug. 2025
Over the decades, this grand doyen of LGBTQ+ literature, a member of the famed Violet Quill gay men’s writing group, would be a source of advice and support.
—Michael T. Luongo
july 11, Literary Hub, 11 July 2025
The economist Robert Gordon, doyen of the skeptics, has noted that the average growth of U.S. output per worker was 2.3 percent a year between 1891 and 1972.
—Martin Wolf, Foreign Affairs, 1 July 2015
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for doyen
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Activities Personalised treks to experience the character and charm of nearby villages, mountains, monasteries and lakes are led by highly knowledgeable guides such as Gyaljen Sherpa, 36, a veteran of Himalayan trekking.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
27 Feb. 2026
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Registration for adults is $40; veterans and first responders pay $25.—
Fousia Abdullahi,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
27 Feb. 2026
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Noelcius acknowledged that the issuance of the warrant did not follow normal procedures, which would involve an investigation and the participation of the dean of the courts.—
Jacqueline Charles,
Miami Herald,
21 Feb. 2026
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The message was sent from Pat Poitevien, vice president for campus life and student services, and Ethan Pollock, dean of the college.—
Jack Perry,
The Providence Journal,
20 Feb. 2026
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Long story short, a teenaged Bolles was on a grueling mountain hike with his troop, and his elders challenged him to finish the darn thing.—
Sean Keeler,
Denver Post,
24 Feb. 2026
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Community elders grew up with stories of the grounds but did not have any proof of their existence until Colquitt Anderson recently found the Potawatomi maps.—
Addison Wright,
Chicago Tribune,
24 Feb. 2026
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“Doyen.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/doyen. Accessed 27 Feb. 2026.
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