Thesaurus results for PROFESSOR

professor

noun

as in doctor

a teacher especially of the highest rank at a college or university a professor of chemistry Professor Williams will be teaching the class.

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Recent Examples of professor That’s not true, according to Braxton Mitchell, a professor of medicine at the University of Maryland School of Medicine, and Cory Anderson, who is a postdoctoral researcher in population health and demography at Pennsylvania State University’s Population Research Institute. —

Torie Bosch, STAT, 3 June 2026 An analysis in the American Bankruptcy Law Journal (ABLJ) by University of Utah law professor Jason Iuliani found that, in 2023, borrowers who attempted to discharge their federal student loans in bankruptcy succeeded 87% of the time, up from 61% in 2017 and 39% in 2007. —

John Csiszar, CNBC, 2 June 2026 The University of Missouri-Kansas City Department of Criminal Justice and Criminology lists Proctor as an assistant teaching professor. —

Eleanor Nash, Kansas City Star, 2 June 2026 In August 2022, college professor Richard Sigman was charged in connection with the murder of Anna Jones, an 18-year-old incoming University of West Georgia freshman. —

Corin Cesaric, PEOPLE, 2 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for professor

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In March 2024, Wells Fargo began targeting Cuthbertson’s remote-work arrangement despite his doctor’s recommendations, according to the suit.

— Chase Jordan June 2, Charlotte Observer, 2 June 2026
Frequently asked questions What do doctors really think of sleepmaxxing?

— Sharon Brandwein, USA Today, 2 June 2026