as in specialists
a person with a high level of knowledge or skill in a field
If you want the job done right, you really should hire a professional.
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Recent Examples of professionals
Following the procedure, medical professionals will fertilize the eggs with sperm.
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Amaris Encinas, USA Today, 19 May 2026
The professionals who excel at small talk have mastered the follow-up question.
—Andy Molinsky, Forbes.com, 18 May 2026
The ultimate resource for fashion and beauty industry professionals.
—Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 18 May 2026
Hamilton may face Senate scrutiny over his lack of experience leading an emergency management agency, though his defense of FEMA’s federal role has earned respect among disaster management professionals.
—Gabriela Aoun Angueira, Los Angeles Times, 12 May 2026
The focus was on the future of African museums, and it was geared toward museum professionals, particularly African professionals.
—Anne Doran, ARTnews.com, 11 May 2026
Ballantyne West Tucked into far south Charlotte near the South Carolina border, Ballantyne West has become a magnet for professionals and families who want suburban polish with urban convenience.
—Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Charlotte Observer, 11 May 2026
Since then some high-profile medical professionals have called for caution in this medical field, including British pediatrician Hilary Cass.
—Selena Simmons-Duffin, NPR, 6 Jan. 2025
Some conduct themselves as stand-up men and true professionals, while others don't.
—Esther Kang, People.com, 6 Jan. 2025
Amaris Encinas, USA Today, 19 May 2026
The professionals who excel at small talk have mastered the follow-up question.
—Andy Molinsky, Forbes.com, 18 May 2026
The ultimate resource for fashion and beauty industry professionals.
—Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 18 May 2026
Hamilton may face Senate scrutiny over his lack of experience leading an emergency management agency, though his defense of FEMA’s federal role has earned respect among disaster management professionals.
—Gabriela Aoun Angueira, Los Angeles Times, 12 May 2026
The focus was on the future of African museums, and it was geared toward museum professionals, particularly African professionals.
—Anne Doran, ARTnews.com, 11 May 2026
Ballantyne West Tucked into far south Charlotte near the South Carolina border, Ballantyne West has become a magnet for professionals and families who want suburban polish with urban convenience.
—Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Charlotte Observer, 11 May 2026
Since then some high-profile medical professionals have called for caution in this medical field, including British pediatrician Hilary Cass.
—Selena Simmons-Duffin, NPR, 6 Jan. 2025
Some conduct themselves as stand-up men and true professionals, while others don't.
—Esther Kang, People.com, 6 Jan. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for professionals
Noun
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This article was created by content specialists using various tools, including AI.—
Samantha Agate,
Miami Herald,
14 May 2026
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Education — not avoidance — is what specialists in the source recommend.—
Samantha Agate,
Charlotte Observer,
14 May 2026
Noun
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Not the consultants charging five figures a day to explain it to executive teams.—
Jeffrey Sanchez-Burks,
Fortune,
13 May 2026
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In line with control science’s long-standing naturalization of capitalist hierarchy, and its war on intention itself, this reasoning made employers’ and consultants’ responsibility to their workers irrelevant.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
12 May 2026
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“Professionals.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/professionals. Accessed 19 May. 2026.
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