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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
In some states, depending on the circumstances of the death, you may be required to hire biohazard specialists before renting the place out again.
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Lew Sichelman, Miami Herald, 31 Oct. 2025
Given the uncertainty around premiums, this is not a good year to do that, enrollment specialists say.
—Michelle Andrews, NPR, 31 Oct. 2025
In response, the institute’s specialists had to develop original methods, which included designing and fabricating a special type of test sample and a unique fastening system to properly conduct the tests.
—Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 30 Oct. 2025
Her to-do list included making calls to childcare coordinators, daycares, doctors, developmental specialists, eight local nonprofits and her mortgage company.
—Jayme Fraser, USA Today, 30 Oct. 2025
Excluding doubles specialists, no tennis player has ever done that.
—Lev Akabas, Sportico.com, 29 Oct. 2025
To help with medical costs as the family has juggled visits to specialists, including neurosurgeons, endocrinologists and ophthalmologists, Sargent launched a GoFundMe campaign that has raised more than $5,000.
—Susan Young, PEOPLE, 29 Oct. 2025
Bringing that knowledge southward is not an institutional achievement, but a commitment to a region that needs specialists capable of making the right decision at the most difficult moment.
—Dr. Victor Raúl Castillo Mantilla, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Oct. 2025
Typically, programs go back and forth with specialists to hammer out grant details and questions in the months ahead of the disbursement date.
—Beki San Martin, Freep.com, 27 Oct. 2025
Lew Sichelman, Miami Herald, 31 Oct. 2025
Given the uncertainty around premiums, this is not a good year to do that, enrollment specialists say.
—Michelle Andrews, NPR, 31 Oct. 2025
In response, the institute’s specialists had to develop original methods, which included designing and fabricating a special type of test sample and a unique fastening system to properly conduct the tests.
—Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 30 Oct. 2025
Her to-do list included making calls to childcare coordinators, daycares, doctors, developmental specialists, eight local nonprofits and her mortgage company.
—Jayme Fraser, USA Today, 30 Oct. 2025
Excluding doubles specialists, no tennis player has ever done that.
—Lev Akabas, Sportico.com, 29 Oct. 2025
To help with medical costs as the family has juggled visits to specialists, including neurosurgeons, endocrinologists and ophthalmologists, Sargent launched a GoFundMe campaign that has raised more than $5,000.
—Susan Young, PEOPLE, 29 Oct. 2025
Bringing that knowledge southward is not an institutional achievement, but a commitment to a region that needs specialists capable of making the right decision at the most difficult moment.
—Dr. Victor Raúl Castillo Mantilla, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Oct. 2025
Typically, programs go back and forth with specialists to hammer out grant details and questions in the months ahead of the disbursement date.
—Beki San Martin, Freep.com, 27 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for specialists
Noun
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But the county does not have the money to fully staff them with medical professionals.—
Lucas Robinson,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
5 Nov. 2025
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Additonally, the workshops’ Atlas Station 2025 sidebar, which is billed as a springboard for young Moroccan producers and directors, will support seven emerging Moroccan film professionals as well as four short films.—
Melanie Goodfellow,
Deadline,
5 Nov. 2025
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At the groundbreaking, Allen Kashani, senior project manager at Tri Pointe Homes, thanked the partners who have been instrumental in the project, consultants like Schmidt Design Group and Leppert Engineering, who have been with them since the community’s first home was built in 2002.—
Karen Billing,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
4 Nov. 2025
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Gus Bartholomew is co-founder of Leafr, the world’s largest marketplace for independent sustainability consultants.—
Gus Bartholomew,
Sourcing Journal,
3 Nov. 2025
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“Specialists.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/specialists. Accessed 9 Nov. 2025.
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