as in professionals
a person with a high level of knowledge or skill in a field
She plays baseball like a pro.
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Recent Examples of pros
Below, two cleaning pros chime in regarding seven non-negotiable steps that experts will always make sure to take when working with clients.
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Sarah Lyon, Southern Living, 13 Sep. 2025
Maksim’s brother, Val Chmerkovskiy, and his wife, Jenna Johnson, are both long-running DWTS pros and winners, and will appear on the upcoming 34th season.
—Mckinley Franklin, HollywoodReporter, 12 Sep. 2025
Even pros like property managers and flippers struggle to assess and compare bids.
—Lew Sichelman, Miami Herald, 12 Sep. 2025
And yet, according to Pluralsight's 2023 State of Upskilling Report, only 21% of tech pros feel very confident in their cloud skills.
—Ankit Pathak, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
Handwriting pros will examine if a Jeffrey Epstein card is fake.
—Nicole Fallert, USA Today, 10 Sep. 2025
Here are three dividend-paying stocks, highlighted by Wall Street’s top pros, as tracked by TipRanks, a platform that ranks analysts based on their past performance.
—Tipranks.com Staff, CNBC, 7 Sep. 2025
Luckily, Robb Report has a roster of such world-class pros on speed dial.
—The Editors, Robb Report, 7 Sep. 2025
All that and the Lakers – who were left scrambling after the Klaw left them hanging – threw together a squad of role-embracing vets who handled the bubble like pros and won the franchise its 17th title, a swift and stinging rebuttal.
—Mirjam Swanson, Oc Register, 4 Sep. 2025
Sarah Lyon, Southern Living, 13 Sep. 2025
Maksim’s brother, Val Chmerkovskiy, and his wife, Jenna Johnson, are both long-running DWTS pros and winners, and will appear on the upcoming 34th season.
—Mckinley Franklin, HollywoodReporter, 12 Sep. 2025
Even pros like property managers and flippers struggle to assess and compare bids.
—Lew Sichelman, Miami Herald, 12 Sep. 2025
And yet, according to Pluralsight's 2023 State of Upskilling Report, only 21% of tech pros feel very confident in their cloud skills.
—Ankit Pathak, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
Handwriting pros will examine if a Jeffrey Epstein card is fake.
—Nicole Fallert, USA Today, 10 Sep. 2025
Here are three dividend-paying stocks, highlighted by Wall Street’s top pros, as tracked by TipRanks, a platform that ranks analysts based on their past performance.
—Tipranks.com Staff, CNBC, 7 Sep. 2025
Luckily, Robb Report has a roster of such world-class pros on speed dial.
—The Editors, Robb Report, 7 Sep. 2025
All that and the Lakers – who were left scrambling after the Klaw left them hanging – threw together a squad of role-embracing vets who handled the bubble like pros and won the franchise its 17th title, a swift and stinging rebuttal.
—Mirjam Swanson, Oc Register, 4 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pros
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Impressive responses from initial rollout Though the Automotive AI Certification Program only recently became widely available, an earlier soft rollout saw 2,000 dealership professionals enroll and begin working through the training.—
Malana VanTyler,
USA Today,
11 Sep. 2025
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Nolthenius hopes that more astronomers – professionals and amateurs – will turn their eyes to the skies to observe Quaoar's occultations.—
Nola Taylor Tillman,
Space.com,
10 Sep. 2025
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Needless to say, fans have been waiting for the Limitless One to make his triumphant return.—
Jeremy Hanna,
MSNBC Newsweek,
16 Sep. 2025
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Of the two brothers, Jeremiah is the antagonist of the season, mainly because fans have been rooting for Conrad and Belly since day one, while Jeremiah stands in their way.—
Olivia Petter,
Vogue,
16 Sep. 2025
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“Pros.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pros. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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