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
For all but a few professions (airline pilot, air-traffic controller), Congress eliminated mandatory retirement in 1986, deeming it age discrimination; between 2000 and 2010, the number of college professors over the age of sixty-five doubled.
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Joshua Rothman, New Yorker, 12 June 2026
In their new book from University of California Press, professors Banks and Fortmueller dive into how the rise of streaming services — alongside COVID-19, the #MeToo movement and other factors — have forever changed the way Hollywood works.
—Michael Schaub, Oc Register, 11 June 2026
In her 38 years teaching Latin, Kelly Monahan-DiNoia lost track of how many of her former students are now doctors, lawyers, college professors, teachers, and nurses.
—Livi Stanford, Hartford Courant, 11 June 2026
Pressure is mounting from more than 1,400 UC professors, and some internal studies show students performing below high school math levels.
—Jaweed Kaleem, Los Angeles Times, 11 June 2026
But working with Harvard professors to finish his degree remotely actually helped revive him on the field.
—Sean Gregory, Time, 10 June 2026
Late last month, Stankova and Aganagic, along with three other Berkeley professors, published an open letter arguing for the reinstatement of those testing requirements—at least for any students seeking science, technology, engineering, and mathematics degrees.
—Idrees Kahloon, The Atlantic, 9 June 2026
It’s also signed by former Justice Barbara Pariente and more than 140 other former judges and law professors.
—Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 9 June 2026
Instead of focusing primarily on outcomes, professors and clinics should be alert to burnout appearing not only as low performance but also as perfectionism, emotional shutdown, avoidance or people-pleasing.
—Sharon A. Kuhn, Forbes.com, 28 May 2026
Joshua Rothman, New Yorker, 12 June 2026
In their new book from University of California Press, professors Banks and Fortmueller dive into how the rise of streaming services — alongside COVID-19, the #MeToo movement and other factors — have forever changed the way Hollywood works.
—Michael Schaub, Oc Register, 11 June 2026
In her 38 years teaching Latin, Kelly Monahan-DiNoia lost track of how many of her former students are now doctors, lawyers, college professors, teachers, and nurses.
—Livi Stanford, Hartford Courant, 11 June 2026
Pressure is mounting from more than 1,400 UC professors, and some internal studies show students performing below high school math levels.
—Jaweed Kaleem, Los Angeles Times, 11 June 2026
But working with Harvard professors to finish his degree remotely actually helped revive him on the field.
—Sean Gregory, Time, 10 June 2026
Late last month, Stankova and Aganagic, along with three other Berkeley professors, published an open letter arguing for the reinstatement of those testing requirements—at least for any students seeking science, technology, engineering, and mathematics degrees.
—Idrees Kahloon, The Atlantic, 9 June 2026
It’s also signed by former Justice Barbara Pariente and more than 140 other former judges and law professors.
—Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 9 June 2026
Instead of focusing primarily on outcomes, professors and clinics should be alert to burnout appearing not only as low performance but also as perfectionism, emotional shutdown, avoidance or people-pleasing.
—Sharon A. Kuhn, Forbes.com, 28 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for professors
Noun
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Like in any field or profession, the medical profession has a very wide range of doctors that vary substantially in quality, training, experience, judgment, insight and personalities.—
Bruce Y. Lee,
Forbes.com,
14 June 2026
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Shanto said at the toss that Mehidy is okay but is being monitored by doctors.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
14 June 2026
Noun
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Lloyd was born in Berkeley and raised in Lafayette by his parents, Lester Lloyd, one of the deans of the San Francisco printing industry, and Mildred Lloyd, a librarian at Stanley Middle School.—
Martha Ross,
Mercury News,
28 May 2026
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But if the online tool cannot be turned back on safely, school officials will work with deans, department heads, and instructors regarding alternate ways to end the semester, sharing more information before noon Sunday.—
William Lee,
Chicago Tribune,
8 May 2026
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“Professors.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/professors. Accessed 17 Jun. 2026.
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