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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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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 professor
Nate Anderson, ArsTechnica, 13 May 2026
Joshua Santarpia is a professor of medicine in the department of pathology, microbiology and immunology at the University of Nebraska Medical Center and an associate director of a center for health security that is affiliated with the quarantine unit.
—Tanya Lewis, Scientific American, 13 May 2026
Richard Nieva, Forbes.com, 14 May 2026
Even after July 1, however, professors will not interfere directly with attempts to cheat.
—Nate Anderson, ArsTechnica, 13 May 2026
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Noun
These dynamics have led both students and faculty to ask Princeton to bring professors back as exam proctors.
—Nate Anderson, ArsTechnica, 13 May 2026
Joshua Santarpia is a professor of medicine in the department of pathology, microbiology and immunology at the University of Nebraska Medical Center and an associate director of a center for health security that is affiliated with the quarantine unit.
—Tanya Lewis, Scientific American, 13 May 2026
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The son of biology and psychology professors at Stanford, Feldman, 56, was literally raised on the world famous campus.
—Richard Nieva, Forbes.com, 14 May 2026
Even after July 1, however, professors will not interfere directly with attempts to cheat.
—Nate Anderson, ArsTechnica, 13 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for professor
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There are doctors, like anaesthetists, who want to do things to patients.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
20 May 2026
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Yet doctors eventually assured her that physical activity for a recovering pediatric leukemia patient would be beneficial to his quality of life.—
Andrea Flores,
Los Angeles Times,
19 May 2026
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Virtually all of them are written by women, often treated horribly by doctors.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
18 May 2026
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There is no antiviral treatment or cure for measles, and doctors generally treat the symptoms or manage complications.—
Mary Beth Sheridan,
CNN Money,
17 May 2026
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McMahon’s resume in education includes working as a teacher, coach, dean, activities director, assistant principal and principal.—
Chuck Fieldman,
Chicago Tribune,
11 May 2026
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Walz, who was previously associate dean and department chair of Clinical Laboratory Sciences, as well as as assistant dean for special projects at CONHP, will officially begin her new duties July 1.—
Ryan Anderson,
Arkansas Online,
8 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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Possibly this was the case at élite law schools in the nineteen-nineties, where even the most obdurate deans could not afford to ignore their militant students indefinitely.—
Kelefa Sanneh,
New Yorker,
4 May 2026
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“Professor.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/professor. Accessed 20 May. 2026.
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