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
Why are two social work professors only thinking in terms of behaviors?
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Chicago Tribune, 11 Jan. 2026
In addition, college students are increasingly using AI to do coursework, which is often graded by professors using AI.
—Jason Ma, Fortune, 10 Jan. 2026
The pressure has led regents and university leaders, including those at Texas A&M University System and Texas Tech University System, to institute new policies limiting how professors can teach about race and gender.
—Milla Surjadi, Dallas Morning News, 9 Jan. 2026
After more than four years of trying to create a scholarship with the College of Pharmacy to help more Latino scholars become professors at UT, the university and Texas Exes, a nonprofit run by UT alumni, declined to accept his $100,000 endowment in November.
—Lily Kepner, Austin American Statesman, 8 Jan. 2026
During her time at Old Dominion, Good took advanced courses on creative writing and the craft of fiction, according to one of her professors, Kent Wascom.
—Amanda Musa, CNN Money, 8 Jan. 2026
The article quotes two current professors but doesn’t explore why other faculty members critical of the school were too frightened to speak on the record in what Corcoran described as a campus finally open to different opinions.
—Orlando Sentinel, The Orlando Sentinel, 7 Jan. 2026
As for the consequences these professors may face for being accused by their own students of indoctrinating, Herlinger said there will likely be none.
—Preston Mizell, FOXNews.com, 8 Nov. 2025
Both professors say it’s expected for most individuals appointed to leadership positions by the commissioner to be on similar pages since their job is executing the commissioner’s vision for state intervention.
—Lina Ruiz, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 Nov. 2025
Chicago Tribune, 11 Jan. 2026
In addition, college students are increasingly using AI to do coursework, which is often graded by professors using AI.
—Jason Ma, Fortune, 10 Jan. 2026
The pressure has led regents and university leaders, including those at Texas A&M University System and Texas Tech University System, to institute new policies limiting how professors can teach about race and gender.
—Milla Surjadi, Dallas Morning News, 9 Jan. 2026
After more than four years of trying to create a scholarship with the College of Pharmacy to help more Latino scholars become professors at UT, the university and Texas Exes, a nonprofit run by UT alumni, declined to accept his $100,000 endowment in November.
—Lily Kepner, Austin American Statesman, 8 Jan. 2026
During her time at Old Dominion, Good took advanced courses on creative writing and the craft of fiction, according to one of her professors, Kent Wascom.
—Amanda Musa, CNN Money, 8 Jan. 2026
The article quotes two current professors but doesn’t explore why other faculty members critical of the school were too frightened to speak on the record in what Corcoran described as a campus finally open to different opinions.
—Orlando Sentinel, The Orlando Sentinel, 7 Jan. 2026
As for the consequences these professors may face for being accused by their own students of indoctrinating, Herlinger said there will likely be none.
—Preston Mizell, FOXNews.com, 8 Nov. 2025
Both professors say it’s expected for most individuals appointed to leadership positions by the commissioner to be on similar pages since their job is executing the commissioner’s vision for state intervention.
—Lina Ruiz, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for professors
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When Glassman asked him if the burns were third-degree or second-degree, Rudd feigned being unable to recall what doctors had told him.—
Raechal Shewfelt,
Entertainment Weekly,
13 Jan. 2026
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There, doctors performed a corneal scraping.—
Jordan Greene,
PEOPLE,
13 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Colleges have lived large on student loans, paying the salaries of bloated administrative staff and big-bucks deans and coaches.—
Boston Herald editorial staff,
Boston Herald,
9 Jan. 2026
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While Harvard did not confirm that Davis was removed for the inflammatory posts, Fox News Digital obtained the text from an email sent by the faculty deans of Dunster House confirming Davis' removal.—
Peter D'Abrosca , Rachel del Guidice,
FOXNews.com,
6 Jan. 2026
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“Professors.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/professors. Accessed 19 Jan. 2026.
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