Thesaurus results for PROFESSORS

professors

noun

plural of professor

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 While the university officials pointed to finances and low student demand, some professors view the move as a part of a broader effort to appease conservative priorities for higher education, even though the private school operates outside state oversight. —

Jessica Ma, Dallas Morning News, 20 Mar. 2026 Remember blue books, those mini notebooklets professors distributed for exams? —

Aj Willingham, AJC.com, 19 Mar. 2026 The professors truly care for their students, see their individual potential and nurture them to success. —

Joshua Alston, USA Today, 18 Mar. 2026 Essays have always incorporated guidance from teachers, professors or writing tutors. —

Gayle Rogers, The Conversation, 17 Mar. 2026 Today’s guest column is from professors John Cairney and Rick Burton. —

Rick Burton, Sportico.com, 15 Mar. 2026 In an exposé by the Atlantic, professors warned that students at some of the nation’s most prestigious film programs now lack the attention span to sit through entire movies. —

Tiana Lowe Doescher, The Washington Examiner, 13 Mar. 2026 On the other side, college students and professors observe the children, ages 2 to 5, and their teachers. —

Michael Cuglietta, The Orlando Sentinel, 13 Mar. 2026 This is especially the case with online degrees that use a disproportionate number of adjunct professors who are paid a flat fee per class. —

James Cramer, Baltimore Sun, 11 Mar. 2026

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Instead, doctors take a holistic approach that includes managing physical symptoms, working with social workers to address patients’ needs, and cognitive therapy.

— Nicole Villalpando, Austin American Statesman, 15 Mar. 2026
Last summer, Brossoit and doctors, after examining his right hip, found the root cause of the knee pain — a cam lesion on the head of his femur that was causing issues with cartilage inside the joint.

— Curtis Pashelka, Mercury News, 15 Mar. 2026