as in exponent
one who brings an art or science to full realization
a French doctor who was once the most famous practitioner of natural childbirth
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Recent Examples of practitioner
However, if automation takes on foundational work before practitioners can master it, these future leaders will lack a necessary experience base.
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Harpreet Sidhu, Fortune, 13 June 2026
Every five to seven years, a new class of threat arrives, the field treats it as unprecedented and the practitioners who recognize the shape from prior waves are the ones who solve it first.
—Harsh Singhal, Forbes.com, 12 June 2026
Rula is a mental health service that connects patients with practitioners.
—Charna Flam, PEOPLE, 11 June 2026
Religious practitioners may also regard nonheterosexual orientations or non-cisgender identities as immoral or otherwise inconsistent with their religious beliefs.
—Britannica Editors, Encyclopedia Britannica, 10 June 2026
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Harpreet Sidhu, Fortune, 13 June 2026
Every five to seven years, a new class of threat arrives, the field treats it as unprecedented and the practitioners who recognize the shape from prior waves are the ones who solve it first.
—Harsh Singhal, Forbes.com, 12 June 2026
Rula is a mental health service that connects patients with practitioners.
—Charna Flam, PEOPLE, 11 June 2026
Religious practitioners may also regard nonheterosexual orientations or non-cisgender identities as immoral or otherwise inconsistent with their religious beliefs.
—Britannica Editors, Encyclopedia Britannica, 10 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for practitioner
Noun
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The deformation depends on a single free exponent.—
Paul Sutter,
Space.com,
26 May 2026
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This movement, known as critical legal studies, was associated with the political left, and its exponents, known as crits, loved to disparage liberal theorists’ devotion to the Constitution as naïve and counterproductive.—
Kelefa Sanneh,
New Yorker,
4 May 2026
Noun
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Several American Sign Language interpreters were temporarily seen on screen on the ground level with fans, a feature that usually has interpreters on the same platform as performers off to the side of the stage.—
PJ Green,
Kansas City Star,
13 June 2026
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Courts have held that the right to an interpreter is protected by the Sixth Amendment, which guarantees the right to a fair trial – including understanding court proceedings and communicating with counsel.—
Carol Rose Little,
The Conversation,
12 June 2026
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“Practitioner.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/practitioner. Accessed 21 Jun. 2026.
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