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
Almost immediately after releasing Einstein, Paliwal started receiving emails from professors chastising him for creating a tool seemingly designed to perpetuate academic fraud.
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Lila Shroff, The Atlantic, 10 Apr. 2026
To identify books and compile the list, The Times surveyed more than 200 luminaries in the book and journalism worlds, including prize-winning authors, Man Booker Prize judges, Ivy League professors, literary agents and journalists, along with several zealous book clubs.
—Los Angeles Times, 9 Apr. 2026
And his students were handed the syllabus and introduced to their new professors Tuesday.
—David Furones, Sun Sentinel, 7 Apr. 2026
In the same year, the National Center for Education Statistics found that 75% of university professors in STEM fields identified as white and 6% as Black.
—Megan Molteni, STAT, 7 Apr. 2026
May’s original complaint to the Bar was co-signed by Lawyers Defending American Democracy, Democracy Defenders Fund, and Lawyers for the Rule of Law, along with 70 prominent legal ethics professors, former judges and lawyers.
—Orlando Sentinel, The Orlando Sentinel, 7 Apr. 2026
The benefits of a student branch McGinley joined Temple’s IEEE student branch last year after one of his professors offered extra credit to students who did so.
—IEEE Spectrum, 7 Apr. 2026
Several immigration law professors called the ruling a rare but fair outcome from a federal court under the current administration.
—Mathew Miranda, Sacbee.com, 6 Apr. 2026
Specifically, professors are looking for protections against having to use AI in their classrooms and greater scrutiny on how the university can use AI to judge their work.
—Jack O'Connor, Chicago Tribune, 3 Apr. 2026
Lila Shroff, The Atlantic, 10 Apr. 2026
To identify books and compile the list, The Times surveyed more than 200 luminaries in the book and journalism worlds, including prize-winning authors, Man Booker Prize judges, Ivy League professors, literary agents and journalists, along with several zealous book clubs.
—Los Angeles Times, 9 Apr. 2026
And his students were handed the syllabus and introduced to their new professors Tuesday.
—David Furones, Sun Sentinel, 7 Apr. 2026
In the same year, the National Center for Education Statistics found that 75% of university professors in STEM fields identified as white and 6% as Black.
—Megan Molteni, STAT, 7 Apr. 2026
May’s original complaint to the Bar was co-signed by Lawyers Defending American Democracy, Democracy Defenders Fund, and Lawyers for the Rule of Law, along with 70 prominent legal ethics professors, former judges and lawyers.
—Orlando Sentinel, The Orlando Sentinel, 7 Apr. 2026
The benefits of a student branch McGinley joined Temple’s IEEE student branch last year after one of his professors offered extra credit to students who did so.
—IEEE Spectrum, 7 Apr. 2026
Several immigration law professors called the ruling a rare but fair outcome from a federal court under the current administration.
—Mathew Miranda, Sacbee.com, 6 Apr. 2026
Specifically, professors are looking for protections against having to use AI in their classrooms and greater scrutiny on how the university can use AI to judge their work.
—Jack O'Connor, Chicago Tribune, 3 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for professors
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Her hospital has recently started a menopause support group led by doctors and, at the request of participants, an upcoming session will focus on helping women navigate through the marketing onslaught.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
6 Apr. 2026
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If traditional doctors don’t promise their patients these things, however, others surely will.—
Dhruv Khullar,
New Yorker,
6 Apr. 2026
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In addition, the research deans from various colleges here at MSU discuss these issues regularly with each other and other university officials to strategize how to navigate these difficult times, sharing information among people with different roles.—
Nara Parameswaran,
The Conversation,
30 Mar. 2026
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These are the terms favored in higher ed, terms that make assessment possible, terms that accreditors and deans like.—
Peter Wayne Moe,
Longreads,
26 Mar. 2026
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