as in doctors
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
Yes a person who tried to get college professors fired for expressing concern for Palestinian Christians and Muslims will head CBS news.
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Mandy Taheri, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Oct. 2025
For Hughes, the university’s mission should be about equipping students to think critically rather than insulating them from professors’ political beliefs.
—Julia Bonavita , Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, FOXNews.com, 3 Oct. 2025
Eventually, Svetlana signed up for online management classes taught by Harvard and Stanford professors.
—Nina Khrushcheva, Time, 3 Oct. 2025
Their characters range from alien birds discussing the optimal amount of stones in nests to Aztec warriors unaware of guns to bumbling, chess-playing professors.
—Book Marks
october 2, Literary Hub, 2 Oct. 2025
Their analysis suggests professors tend to automate more tedious and routine work, including financial and administrative tasks.
—Lee V. Gaines, NPR, 2 Oct. 2025
Dozens of university professors and faculty across the nation were fired or suspended in the fallout.
—Angele Latham, Nashville Tennessean, 1 Oct. 2025
Solis said the plan and national momentum likely would not have been possible without these volunteer efforts by public university professors and researchers, many of whom focus on climate impacts in their work and have honed skills to effectively communicate it to the public.
—Joan Meiners, AZCentral.com, 1 Oct. 2025
Pierce also reportedly told professors that any mentions of trans identity must be taken out of course descriptions, while textbook chapters on trans identity must be omitted entirely.
—Abby Monteil, Them., 26 Sep. 2025
Mandy Taheri, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Oct. 2025
For Hughes, the university’s mission should be about equipping students to think critically rather than insulating them from professors’ political beliefs.
—Julia Bonavita , Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, FOXNews.com, 3 Oct. 2025
Eventually, Svetlana signed up for online management classes taught by Harvard and Stanford professors.
—Nina Khrushcheva, Time, 3 Oct. 2025
Their characters range from alien birds discussing the optimal amount of stones in nests to Aztec warriors unaware of guns to bumbling, chess-playing professors.
—Book Marks
october 2, Literary Hub, 2 Oct. 2025
Their analysis suggests professors tend to automate more tedious and routine work, including financial and administrative tasks.
—Lee V. Gaines, NPR, 2 Oct. 2025
Dozens of university professors and faculty across the nation were fired or suspended in the fallout.
—Angele Latham, Nashville Tennessean, 1 Oct. 2025
Solis said the plan and national momentum likely would not have been possible without these volunteer efforts by public university professors and researchers, many of whom focus on climate impacts in their work and have honed skills to effectively communicate it to the public.
—Joan Meiners, AZCentral.com, 1 Oct. 2025
Pierce also reportedly told professors that any mentions of trans identity must be taken out of course descriptions, while textbook chapters on trans identity must be omitted entirely.
—Abby Monteil, Them., 26 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for professors
Noun
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Ascension Wisconsin patients insured by UnitedHealthcare are scrambling to find new doctors or rearrange their health care plans, after contract negotiations between the health system and insurer failed.—
Sarah Volpenhein,
jsonline.com,
6 Oct. 2025
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The conjoined twins, originally born in Mexico, have defied odds through the years and have lived far past doctors' expectations, PEOPLE previously reported.—
Charlotte Phillipp,
PEOPLE,
5 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The university’s central office and the deans’ offices are working to eliminate administration positions, officials added.—
Kate Armanini,
Chicago Tribune,
29 Aug. 2025
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