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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
Tuning forks are also used by practitioners in fields such as physiotherapy, sound healing, and alternative wellness, with a wide range of products available at different price points.
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Lyssanoel Frater, USA Today, 8 Apr. 2026
In his research—which evaluated 40 AI models across thousands of real-world job tasks, each assessed by practitioners in the relevant field—Thompson and his colleagues find that automation doesn’t affect all parts of a job equally.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 7 Apr. 2026
The speed of the adoption — alongside disturbing incidents of individuals using general-use AI chatbots with catastrophic consequences — is causing some concern among practitioners and researchers.
—Rhitu Chatterjee, NPR, 7 Apr. 2026
Guests can meet local health and wellness practitioners and experience free sessions, samples and self-care.
—La Jolla Light, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Apr. 2026
Nataly Degante and Mayra Vargas, who graduated in 2023, have begun working as preceptors — practitioners who supervise interns or students during clinical trainings — at organizations in Los Angeles.
—Christopher Buchanan, Los Angeles Times, 6 Apr. 2026
Massage therapist Aisha Wadud is one of eight holistic wellness practitioners offering services at ZaRah.
—Reg Chapman, CBS News, 4 Apr. 2026
Although Nevada regulators investigated and fined the health practitioners involved in administering the peptides, investigators weren’t able to determine the exact cause of the reaction.
—Anjeanette Damon, ProPublica, 3 Apr. 2026
For more than a month, security practitioners have been warning about the perils of using OpenClaw, the viral AI agentic tool that has taken the development community by storm.
—Dan Goodin, ArsTechnica, 3 Apr. 2026
Lyssanoel Frater, USA Today, 8 Apr. 2026
In his research—which evaluated 40 AI models across thousands of real-world job tasks, each assessed by practitioners in the relevant field—Thompson and his colleagues find that automation doesn’t affect all parts of a job equally.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 7 Apr. 2026
The speed of the adoption — alongside disturbing incidents of individuals using general-use AI chatbots with catastrophic consequences — is causing some concern among practitioners and researchers.
—Rhitu Chatterjee, NPR, 7 Apr. 2026
Guests can meet local health and wellness practitioners and experience free sessions, samples and self-care.
—La Jolla Light, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Apr. 2026
Nataly Degante and Mayra Vargas, who graduated in 2023, have begun working as preceptors — practitioners who supervise interns or students during clinical trainings — at organizations in Los Angeles.
—Christopher Buchanan, Los Angeles Times, 6 Apr. 2026
Massage therapist Aisha Wadud is one of eight holistic wellness practitioners offering services at ZaRah.
—Reg Chapman, CBS News, 4 Apr. 2026
Although Nevada regulators investigated and fined the health practitioners involved in administering the peptides, investigators weren’t able to determine the exact cause of the reaction.
—Anjeanette Damon, ProPublica, 3 Apr. 2026
For more than a month, security practitioners have been warning about the perils of using OpenClaw, the viral AI agentic tool that has taken the development community by storm.
—Dan Goodin, ArsTechnica, 3 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for practitioners
Noun
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The young girl is reading at a 12th-grade level and mastering math concepts such as fractions, decimals and even exponents.—
Jasmine Viel,
CBS News,
28 Mar. 2026
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Among the most powerful exponents of this view are billionaires Peter Thiel and Marc Andreessen; both venture capitalists have their own investments in the nuclear energy sector and are influential Trump supporters.—
Avi Asher-Schapiro,
ProPublica,
24 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Baldwin also said district custodians are understaffed, supplied with broken or old equipment, have been denied language interpreters during meetings and are in general talked down to by administrative staff.—
Addison Wright,
Chicago Tribune,
8 Apr. 2026
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Accessibility and community care are important; the festival offers sliding scale pricing, live streams for most shows, 11 events with ASL interpreters, and have even programmed a gender-affirming care fair on April 11where attendees can meet real trans healthcare practitioners.—
Candace Hansen,
Los Angeles Times,
1 Apr. 2026
Noun
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But proponents see the redistricting push in Virginia as a necessary reaction after Republicans launched similar actions in states like Texas, North Carolina and Missouri.—
Nicole Fallert,
USA Today,
17 Apr. 2026
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While the proponents of this plan promise lower rates and more local control, the reality is far more dangerous.—
Chris Cate,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
17 Apr. 2026
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“Practitioners.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/practitioners. Accessed 24 Apr. 2026.
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