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a person whose job requires specialized knowledge of the practical use of machines or science
She's studying to become an ultrasound technician.
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Recent Examples of technicians
While that is not necessarily the case with Snapdragon Stadium, Elo-Rivera said he was reassured there are plans in the works to significantly increase wages and benefits for concessions workers and audio-visual technicians.
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Lori Weisberg, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Sep. 2025
Hur says that highly skilled South Korean technicians and engineers are needed to get the plant up and running, but after that, American workers will operate it.
—Anthony Kuhn, NPR, 11 Sep. 2025
Barry Zeigler, the business manager of UA Local Union 188, which represents plumbers, pipe-fitters, welders, and air-conditioning technicians, told the New York Times that about 65 union members had been initially hired at the plant but were laid off earlier this month.
—Mary Ellen Klas, Twin Cities, 11 Sep. 2025
Feven and Eden Adugna worked as pharmacy technicians at the Good Samaritan Hospital in Cincinnati.
—Quinlan Bentley, Cincinnati Enquirer, 11 Sep. 2025
Starting September 1st, the EU banned all nail polishes that contain the ingredient TPO from being sold or used by technicians and salons.
—Morgan Fargo, Vogue, 10 Sep. 2025
Smaller service firms and integrators now subcontract expert technicians for field retrofits, rather than keep them on permanent payroll.
—Srishti Gupta, Interesting Engineering, 9 Sep. 2025
Related Stories The original March investigation revealed that the five companies shared competitively sensitive information on 15 occasions about rates paid to freelance camera operators, sound technicians and producers working on major football games and rugby tournaments.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 9 Sep. 2025
Solar and wind technicians are now the two fastest-growing occupations in the entire economy, projected to grow by about 50 percent over the next decade.
—Brian Deese, Foreign Affairs, 9 Sep. 2025
Lori Weisberg, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Sep. 2025
Hur says that highly skilled South Korean technicians and engineers are needed to get the plant up and running, but after that, American workers will operate it.
—Anthony Kuhn, NPR, 11 Sep. 2025
Barry Zeigler, the business manager of UA Local Union 188, which represents plumbers, pipe-fitters, welders, and air-conditioning technicians, told the New York Times that about 65 union members had been initially hired at the plant but were laid off earlier this month.
—Mary Ellen Klas, Twin Cities, 11 Sep. 2025
Feven and Eden Adugna worked as pharmacy technicians at the Good Samaritan Hospital in Cincinnati.
—Quinlan Bentley, Cincinnati Enquirer, 11 Sep. 2025
Starting September 1st, the EU banned all nail polishes that contain the ingredient TPO from being sold or used by technicians and salons.
—Morgan Fargo, Vogue, 10 Sep. 2025
Smaller service firms and integrators now subcontract expert technicians for field retrofits, rather than keep them on permanent payroll.
—Srishti Gupta, Interesting Engineering, 9 Sep. 2025
Related Stories The original March investigation revealed that the five companies shared competitively sensitive information on 15 occasions about rates paid to freelance camera operators, sound technicians and producers working on major football games and rugby tournaments.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 9 Sep. 2025
Solar and wind technicians are now the two fastest-growing occupations in the entire economy, projected to grow by about 50 percent over the next decade.
—Brian Deese, Foreign Affairs, 9 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for technicians
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The scholars included a variety of specialists, including experts in the text of the Quran, jurisprudence, and calligraphy.—
Livia Gershon,
JSTOR Daily,
14 Sep. 2025
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Testing by hospitals and specialists couldn’t pinpoint the problem.—
Jacqui Palumbo,
CNN Money,
14 Sep. 2025
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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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But some Democratic consultants are also pushing the idea, arguing that the party has little left to lose after years of statewide losses.—
Claire Heddles,
Miami Herald,
10 Sep. 2025
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Vendors and consultants know AI and the LLMs better than the employees of all but the most technology-intensive companies.—
Emily Acton,
Forbes.com,
9 Sep. 2025
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Taiwanese policy experts fear that this lack of access to the president will make renegotiating the tariffs impossible.—
Timothy Nerozzi,
The Washington Examiner,
10 Sep. 2025
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One major concern experts have flagged is liquidity risks in private asset funds.—
Jenni Reid,Ganesh Rao,
CNBC,
10 Sep. 2025
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While most artists talk about their influences as a means to finding their own individual sound, for Jay Som, her favorite records are an end in and of themselves.—
Jonathan Bernstein,
Rolling Stone,
9 Sep. 2025
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Popular among artists and celebrated among patrons.—
Chadd Scott,
Forbes.com,
9 Sep. 2025
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“Technicians.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/technicians. Accessed 16 Sep. 2025.
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