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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
The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives’ elite National Response Team, which provides a range of specialists who investigate bombings and wildfires, is part of the complicated recovery operation.
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Isabel Rosales, CNN Money, 11 Oct. 2025
The relatively new designation allows these specialists to diagnose mental illness and prescribe psychiatric medications in collaboration with a psychiatrist.
—Paul Sisson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Oct. 2025
Investigators believed that, during the procedures, Adame and Galaz — who allegedly presented themselves as specialists — injected Rajpaul with substances used by qualified cosmetic physicians but combined them with dangerous chemicals, ABC7 reported at the time.
—Becca Longmire, PEOPLE, 10 Oct. 2025
Liverpool John Moores University (LJMU) in the United Kingdom announced in an August press release that specialists in its Face Lab were able to digitally extract face masks from corpses found in the Cordillera Oriental region of eastern Colombia.
—Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 10 Oct. 2025
The specialists who were involved in his rehab work have also helped Endrick get to know his body better.
—Mario Cortegana, New York Times, 10 Oct. 2025
The World’s 50 Best list is voted on by more than 800 experts in the beverage industry, including bartenders, consultants, writers, and cocktail specialists.
—Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 9 Oct. 2025
The union has also worked with specialists in an attempt to contain the breach and improve the security of its IT infrastructure.
—Jake Kanter, Deadline, 9 Oct. 2025
Arroyo, due to her college experience, could potentially start ahead of veteran defensive specialists Naylani Feliciano and Olivia Durst.
—Walter Villa, Miami Herald, 3 Oct. 2025
Isabel Rosales, CNN Money, 11 Oct. 2025
The relatively new designation allows these specialists to diagnose mental illness and prescribe psychiatric medications in collaboration with a psychiatrist.
—Paul Sisson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Oct. 2025
Investigators believed that, during the procedures, Adame and Galaz — who allegedly presented themselves as specialists — injected Rajpaul with substances used by qualified cosmetic physicians but combined them with dangerous chemicals, ABC7 reported at the time.
—Becca Longmire, PEOPLE, 10 Oct. 2025
Liverpool John Moores University (LJMU) in the United Kingdom announced in an August press release that specialists in its Face Lab were able to digitally extract face masks from corpses found in the Cordillera Oriental region of eastern Colombia.
—Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 10 Oct. 2025
The specialists who were involved in his rehab work have also helped Endrick get to know his body better.
—Mario Cortegana, New York Times, 10 Oct. 2025
The World’s 50 Best list is voted on by more than 800 experts in the beverage industry, including bartenders, consultants, writers, and cocktail specialists.
—Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 9 Oct. 2025
The union has also worked with specialists in an attempt to contain the breach and improve the security of its IT infrastructure.
—Jake Kanter, Deadline, 9 Oct. 2025
Arroyo, due to her college experience, could potentially start ahead of veteran defensive specialists Naylani Feliciano and Olivia Durst.
—Walter Villa, Miami Herald, 3 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for specialists
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Trump officials have repeatedly cast public schools as dangerous even as the agency canceled about $1 billion in training grants for more school mental health professionals — money that had been authorized by Congress to help prevent school shootings.—
Megan O’Matz,
ProPublica,
8 Oct. 2025
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The nominations honor the contribution of casting professionals in television, theater, commercials, short film and short form series.—
Jazz Tangcay,
Variety,
8 Oct. 2025
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Contractors and consultants who rely on government spending will have to decide how to fund their work.—
David Lightman,
Sacbee.com,
6 Oct. 2025
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Of the $7 million ARI spent on subcontractors and consultants on these projects, 40% went to Purdue Research Foundation and NineTwelve, both led by Chad Pittman.—
Kayla Dwyer,
IndyStar,
2 Oct. 2025
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“Specialists.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/specialists. Accessed 14 Oct. 2025.
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