as in dean
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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That makes mobile-home owners subject to the whims of their landlords, according to Vanessa Fry, a Boise State University research professor in public policy and administration.
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Idaho Statesman, 21 Aug. 2025
The family moved to Cincinnati in 1956 when Leonard was hired as a geology professor at the University of Cincinnati.
—Jeff Suess, The Enquirer, 21 Aug. 2025
Shirley Meng, a University of Chicago professor and materials scientist, joins USA TODAY’s The Excerpt to dig into the potential of sodium-ion batteries.
—Dana Taylor, USA Today, 21 Aug. 2025
But the effects of the country’s objections are more than symbolic, said Kristopher Velasco, a sociology professor at Princeton University who studies how international institutions and nongovernmental organizations have worked to expand or curtail LGBTQ+ rights.
—Lisa Song, ProPublica, 7 Aug. 2025
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Idaho Statesman, 21 Aug. 2025
The family moved to Cincinnati in 1956 when Leonard was hired as a geology professor at the University of Cincinnati.
—Jeff Suess, The Enquirer, 21 Aug. 2025
Shirley Meng, a University of Chicago professor and materials scientist, joins USA TODAY’s The Excerpt to dig into the potential of sodium-ion batteries.
—Dana Taylor, USA Today, 21 Aug. 2025
But the effects of the country’s objections are more than symbolic, said Kristopher Velasco, a sociology professor at Princeton University who studies how international institutions and nongovernmental organizations have worked to expand or curtail LGBTQ+ rights.
—Lisa Song, ProPublica, 7 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for professor
Noun
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Prior to being tabbed as Head of School, Johnson was LFA’s dean of faculty from 2017-2024 plus being a member of history and social sciences department.—
Daniel I. Dorfman,
Chicago Tribune,
19 Aug. 2025
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Each person’s risk for diseases such as measles varies, said Dr. Lewis Nelson, dean of Florida Atlantic University’s Schmidt College of Medicine.—
Cindy Krischer Goodman,
Sun Sentinel,
18 Aug. 2025
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Much of that, according to the report, stems from a medical culture that expects doctors to work around the clock, respond to human suffering with stoicism, perfect their duties, and normalize burnout and inadequate self-care.—
Natalie Eilbert,
jsonline.com,
26 Aug. 2025
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At the request of the man’s family, doctors terminated the experiment.—
Jen Christensen,
CNN Money,
25 Aug. 2025
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