old hands

plural of old hand

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veterans
Noun
  • The front office acquired a pair of veterans in free agency in Russell Wilson and Jameis Winston, along with nabbing Jaxson Dart on draft night.
    Kevin McCormick, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Sep. 2025
  • Members of the Yurok Tribe waited on the sandbar to greet them, including 90-year-old Lavina Mattz Bowers and other veterans of the struggle to affirm the tribe's fishing rights.
    Debra Utacia Krol, USA Today, 2 Sep. 2025
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“Old hands.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/old%20hands. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.

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