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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 practitioners
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution’s investigation of the alternative medicine industry uncovered a pattern of practitioners across Georgia pushing legal limits on what they’re allowed to do and presenting confusing information about their credentials.
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Carrie Teegardin, AJC.com, 17 June 2026
In the 1960s and 70s, feminist historians viewed these transformations instead as the loss of female authority at the hands of unsafe, overly interventionist male practitioners; female midwives were not permitted to use instruments.
—Literary Hub, 16 June 2026
Scuba Diving Scuba diving to explore the Apostle Islands’ many sea caves and shipwrecks is a popular activity for certified practitioners.
—Robert Annis, Midwest Living, 14 June 2026
However, if automation takes on foundational work before practitioners can master it, these future leaders will lack a necessary experience base.
—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
In others, entire traditions are kept alive by just one or two remaining practitioners.
—Alexandra Harrell, Footwear News, 9 June 2026
Carrie Teegardin, AJC.com, 17 June 2026
In the 1960s and 70s, feminist historians viewed these transformations instead as the loss of female authority at the hands of unsafe, overly interventionist male practitioners; female midwives were not permitted to use instruments.
—Literary Hub, 16 June 2026
Scuba Diving Scuba diving to explore the Apostle Islands’ many sea caves and shipwrecks is a popular activity for certified practitioners.
—Robert Annis, Midwest Living, 14 June 2026
However, if automation takes on foundational work before practitioners can master it, these future leaders will lack a necessary experience base.
—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
In others, entire traditions are kept alive by just one or two remaining practitioners.
—Alexandra Harrell, Footwear News, 9 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for practitioners
Noun
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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
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Of course, Huang wasn’t talking to just anyone, but one of the chief exponents of the wealth tax, nationwide and in California.—
Jacqueline Munis,
Fortune,
23 Apr. 2026
Noun
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The officers on the blue vessel spoke English and shouted orders via interpreters.—
Foreign Correspondent,
Los Angeles Times,
15 June 2026
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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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The surest sign bitcoin will never be money can be found in what excited its proponents on the way up, along with its critics on the way down.—
John Tamny,
Forbes.com,
14 June 2026
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Its proponents have turned it into a symbol of freedom and defiance.—
CNN Money,
CNN Money,
14 June 2026
Cite this Entry
“Practitioners.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/practitioners. Accessed 23 Jun. 2026.
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