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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 professors
Later Friday back in the capital, Youande, Leo has an appointment with students, professors and administrators at the Catholic University of Central Africa.
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Claudio Lavanga, NBC news, 17 Apr. 2026
Later Friday back in the capital Youande, Leo had an appointment with students, professors and administrators at the Catholic University of Central Africa.
—ABC News, 16 Apr. 2026
The system of competitive advantage also relieves professors from making judgments about the quality of work the students who receive therapy provide.
—Richard E. Vatz, Baltimore Sun, 15 Apr. 2026
Since then, 45 prominent prodemocracy figures, among them former lawmakers, labor organizers, activists, and professors, have been delivered harsh prison sentences under this law.
—Michelle Kuo, The Dial, 14 Apr. 2026
Within three days of the Da Nang landing in 1965, a group of professors at the University of Michigan met to discuss a response.
—Louis Menand, New Yorker, 13 Apr. 2026
The professors were only recently notified of their potential discipline.
—Teri Figueroa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Apr. 2026
Hashemi and his wife both worked as professors at The Chicago School in Los Angeles.
—Mark Osborne, CBS News, 11 Apr. 2026
The staff member says in the video that professors still teach DEI topics at UNT, but do so under different keywords and titles.
—Samuel O’Neal April 10, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 10 Apr. 2026
Claudio Lavanga, NBC news, 17 Apr. 2026
Later Friday back in the capital Youande, Leo had an appointment with students, professors and administrators at the Catholic University of Central Africa.
—ABC News, 16 Apr. 2026
The system of competitive advantage also relieves professors from making judgments about the quality of work the students who receive therapy provide.
—Richard E. Vatz, Baltimore Sun, 15 Apr. 2026
Since then, 45 prominent prodemocracy figures, among them former lawmakers, labor organizers, activists, and professors, have been delivered harsh prison sentences under this law.
—Michelle Kuo, The Dial, 14 Apr. 2026
Within three days of the Da Nang landing in 1965, a group of professors at the University of Michigan met to discuss a response.
—Louis Menand, New Yorker, 13 Apr. 2026
The professors were only recently notified of their potential discipline.
—Teri Figueroa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Apr. 2026
Hashemi and his wife both worked as professors at The Chicago School in Los Angeles.
—Mark Osborne, CBS News, 11 Apr. 2026
The staff member says in the video that professors still teach DEI topics at UNT, but do so under different keywords and titles.
—Samuel O’Neal April 10, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 10 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for professors
Noun
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The relational sector, in his framework, encompasses nurses, doctors, teachers, therapists, childcare workers, personal chefs, and hospitality workers.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
19 Apr. 2026
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Older women could use more help — from their doctors and caregivers, and from the federal government, which sets guidance around exercise — putting that into practice.—
Lisa Jarvis,
Twin Cities,
19 Apr. 2026
Noun
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There are no deans or Title IX officers intervening.—
Jennifer Wilson,
New Yorker,
12 Apr. 2026
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Pageants, deans' lists, graduations or military enlistments are not accepted.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
12 Apr. 2026
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“Professors.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/professors. Accessed 21 Apr. 2026.
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