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
This manager says professors, in his experience, rarely wanted to coordinate even teaching cases, let alone get together to tightly integrate their skills into creating a final product, even if fictional, at a business school.
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Shivaram Rajgopal, Forbes.com, 6 Sep. 2025
With online courses, the school can expand its geographic footprint to outstate Michigan and beyond, not only for students, but potentially for professors.
—John Wisely, Freep.com, 6 Sep. 2025
Wilkinson and Tan are professors in the Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology & Reproductive Sciences at the UCSD School of Medicine.
—Ashley MacKin Solomon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Sep. 2025
The news organizations verified the data, including by soliciting input from professors at universities in Texas.
—ProPublica, 4 Sep. 2025
Starting in 11th grade, students at HBCU Early College Prep will take online college courses taught by DSU professors, according to the school website.
—Arthur Jones Ii, ABC News, 4 Sep. 2025
Tell your professors too because teachers and faculty are also eligible for a discount.
—Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 3 Sep. 2025
The daughter of two math professors, Ozaki studied math and computer science at Imperial College London, before pursuing a master’s degree in design.
—Rebecca Cairns, CNN Money, 1 Sep. 2025
Before traveling abroad, each student was required to go through a review process with professors in Taipei.
—Anne Gelhaus, Mercury News, 31 Aug. 2025
Shivaram Rajgopal, Forbes.com, 6 Sep. 2025
With online courses, the school can expand its geographic footprint to outstate Michigan and beyond, not only for students, but potentially for professors.
—John Wisely, Freep.com, 6 Sep. 2025
Wilkinson and Tan are professors in the Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology & Reproductive Sciences at the UCSD School of Medicine.
—Ashley MacKin Solomon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Sep. 2025
The news organizations verified the data, including by soliciting input from professors at universities in Texas.
—ProPublica, 4 Sep. 2025
Starting in 11th grade, students at HBCU Early College Prep will take online college courses taught by DSU professors, according to the school website.
—Arthur Jones Ii, ABC News, 4 Sep. 2025
Tell your professors too because teachers and faculty are also eligible for a discount.
—Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 3 Sep. 2025
The daughter of two math professors, Ozaki studied math and computer science at Imperial College London, before pursuing a master’s degree in design.
—Rebecca Cairns, CNN Money, 1 Sep. 2025
Before traveling abroad, each student was required to go through a review process with professors in Taipei.
—Anne Gelhaus, Mercury News, 31 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for professors
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Following the surgery, his body swelled dangerously, and his lungs collapsed, forcing doctors to place him on a ventilator.—
Alyce Collins,
MSNBC Newsweek,
7 Sep. 2025
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But everything changed when doctors tried a cutting-edge approach to pain management.—
Jen Christensen,
CNN Money,
7 Sep. 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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“Professors.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/professors. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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