as in exponents
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
But his script for the 1971 movie The Hospital displayed a righteous sense of indignation at the way the American health-care system failed its practitioners and its patients.
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David Fear, Rolling Stone, 21 Feb. 2026
Social media addiction is not recognized as an official disorder in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, which is the standard reference psychiatrists and other mental health practitioners use to assess and treat patients.
—ABC News, 21 Feb. 2026
At that meeting, Vice Chair James Craig proposed a resolution to remove the practitioners from the budget reductions, which was supported by four other board members.
—Kathryn Muchnick, Louisville Courier Journal, 20 Feb. 2026
But cultural practitioners and animal advocates oppose killing chickens, citing their significance to Hawaiian heritage and arguing all other strategies should be exhausted first.
—Jennifer Sinco Kelleher, Los Angeles Times, 19 Feb. 2026
But most patients, practitioners, and even some laboratories remain unaware of this variability.
—Samantha Bonsack, STAT, 18 Feb. 2026
In reality, Wiseman was not a journalist, nor a passive documenter, but rather one of the most influential and trailblazing practitioners of the cinematic art form in its first 100 years, producing a body of work that reveals as much about human nature as any artist of his generation.
—Chris O'Falt, IndieWire, 16 Feb. 2026
Pat Cooligan owns multiple Renzo Gracie academies, which are named after his mentor and master instructor, one of the many Brazilian Jiu Jitsu practitioners in the legendary Gracie family.
—Steve Gorches, The Orlando Sentinel, 13 Feb. 2026
Unifying this data into a cohesive infrastructure may ultimately translate into better clinical conversations, where patients can arrive informed, and practitioners can gain context in advance.
—Wyles Daniel, USA Today, 7 Feb. 2026
David Fear, Rolling Stone, 21 Feb. 2026
Social media addiction is not recognized as an official disorder in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, which is the standard reference psychiatrists and other mental health practitioners use to assess and treat patients.
—ABC News, 21 Feb. 2026
At that meeting, Vice Chair James Craig proposed a resolution to remove the practitioners from the budget reductions, which was supported by four other board members.
—Kathryn Muchnick, Louisville Courier Journal, 20 Feb. 2026
But cultural practitioners and animal advocates oppose killing chickens, citing their significance to Hawaiian heritage and arguing all other strategies should be exhausted first.
—Jennifer Sinco Kelleher, Los Angeles Times, 19 Feb. 2026
But most patients, practitioners, and even some laboratories remain unaware of this variability.
—Samantha Bonsack, STAT, 18 Feb. 2026
In reality, Wiseman was not a journalist, nor a passive documenter, but rather one of the most influential and trailblazing practitioners of the cinematic art form in its first 100 years, producing a body of work that reveals as much about human nature as any artist of his generation.
—Chris O'Falt, IndieWire, 16 Feb. 2026
Pat Cooligan owns multiple Renzo Gracie academies, which are named after his mentor and master instructor, one of the many Brazilian Jiu Jitsu practitioners in the legendary Gracie family.
—Steve Gorches, The Orlando Sentinel, 13 Feb. 2026
Unifying this data into a cohesive infrastructure may ultimately translate into better clinical conversations, where patients can arrive informed, and practitioners can gain context in advance.
—Wyles Daniel, USA Today, 7 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for practitioners
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The prime exponents are Brentford, with whom Gronnemark has worked on a consultancy basis.—
Oliver Kay,
New York Times,
16 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Spanish interpreters will be available.—
Post-Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
16 Feb. 2026
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All types of aides except sign language interpreters would see staffing cuts under the proposal, the BMRB states.—
Grace Zokovitch,
Boston Herald,
10 Feb. 2026
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Both Nakamura and Carlsen are proponents of faster formats and are signed to esports teams.—
Eduardo Tansley,
New York Times,
14 Feb. 2026
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The legislation's proponents have called on him to use a maneuver known as a talking filibuster to sidestep the 60-vote threshold for ending debate, but doing so would eat up valuable floor time and enable Democrats to offer unlimited amendments.—
Kaia Hubbard,
CBS News,
11 Feb. 2026
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“Practitioners.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/practitioners. Accessed 23 Feb. 2026.
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