as in professionals
a person who has a lot of training, knowledge, or skill in a particular area
She was a specialist in chemical engineering with many years of experience.
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Recent Examples of specialists
This article was created by content specialists using various tools, including AI.
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Samantha Agate, Miami Herald, 14 May 2026
Education — not avoidance — is what specialists in the source recommend.
—Samantha Agate, Charlotte Observer, 14 May 2026
Several Japanese artisans and heritage specialists are also involved in the restoration.
—Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 14 May 2026
She was released on bail nearly 10 days later and transferred to a hospital in Tehran where her specialists examined her.
—Natalie Melzer, Chicago Tribune, 13 May 2026
This article was created by content specialists using various tools, including AI.
—Hanna Wickes, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 May 2026
The cuts include five cleaning specialists, 106 customer service agents, four dispatchers, seven supervisors and one lead agent, according to the letter included in the notice, signed by Vicky Matamoros, Vice President of HR.
—Sarah Perkel, USA Today, 7 May 2026
She was diagnosed at roughly 3 weeks old, and since then has been in a variety of therapies and sees several specialists, the mother added.
—Katie Langford, Denver Post, 7 May 2026
Top properties bring on medical doctors, Ayurvedic specialists, functional medicine practitioners, nutritionists, psychologists and movement coaches.
—Lauren Schuster, Kansas City Star, 6 May 2026
Samantha Agate, Miami Herald, 14 May 2026
Education — not avoidance — is what specialists in the source recommend.
—Samantha Agate, Charlotte Observer, 14 May 2026
Several Japanese artisans and heritage specialists are also involved in the restoration.
—Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 14 May 2026
She was released on bail nearly 10 days later and transferred to a hospital in Tehran where her specialists examined her.
—Natalie Melzer, Chicago Tribune, 13 May 2026
This article was created by content specialists using various tools, including AI.
—Hanna Wickes, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 May 2026
The cuts include five cleaning specialists, 106 customer service agents, four dispatchers, seven supervisors and one lead agent, according to the letter included in the notice, signed by Vicky Matamoros, Vice President of HR.
—Sarah Perkel, USA Today, 7 May 2026
She was diagnosed at roughly 3 weeks old, and since then has been in a variety of therapies and sees several specialists, the mother added.
—Katie Langford, Denver Post, 7 May 2026
Top properties bring on medical doctors, Ayurvedic specialists, functional medicine practitioners, nutritionists, psychologists and movement coaches.
—Lauren Schuster, Kansas City Star, 6 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for specialists
Noun
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Following the procedure, medical professionals will fertilize the eggs with sperm.—
Amaris Encinas,
USA Today,
19 May 2026
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The professionals who excel at small talk have mastered the follow-up question.—
Andy Molinsky,
Forbes.com,
18 May 2026
Noun
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That’s very different from a burdensome reporting requirement about transparency that’s going to make a bunch of consultants very rich.—
Kate Nishimura,
Footwear News,
20 May 2026
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Professional services firms, by contrast, are spending heavily on AI tools for their consultants and analysts but are finding that client billing rates haven't moved in proportion—the productivity gain is being competed away in pricing rather than retained as margin.—
Jason Kirsch,
Forbes.com,
20 May 2026
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“Specialists.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/specialists. Accessed 22 May. 2026.
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