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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
Forensic technicians tested the sheath for DNA evidence, ultimately recovering a sample on the snap.
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Michael Ruiz, FOXNews.com, 3 Nov. 2025
Toyota went full-court press on the project, employing an army of nearly 4,000 designers, engineers, technicians, and other staff to develop a clean-sheet luxury car capable of beating the best sedans on sale at everything from aerodynamics to interior noise.
—Will Sabel Courtney, Robb Report, 30 Oct. 2025
During rehearsals, teams of marching technicians, student teachers and band leaders nitpick the show to perfection, sometimes spending much of their practice time going through the show second by second.
—Rachel Royster, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 30 Oct. 2025
International production location incentives now include mandates for skills development spending, which Weiss applauded for training young technicians.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 29 Oct. 2025
Elevator and escalator technicians captured the top spot, bringing in a $106,000 average yearly salary, with the top 10 percent earning as much as $149,000.
—Suzanne Blake, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Oct. 2025
Generally, blood bank technicians have had to work on decanting these layers one unit at a time in order to produce the distinct products that are routinely used to treat everything from severe blood loss to cancer.
—Paul Sisson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Oct. 2025
Traditionally, this process involves technicians manually moving scanners across the surface of the welds, a time-consuming and physically demanding task.
—Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 24 Oct. 2025
These bullish crossovers are widely considered by chartists and technicians to be reversal signals.
—Nishant Pant, CNBC, 21 Oct. 2025
Michael Ruiz, FOXNews.com, 3 Nov. 2025
Toyota went full-court press on the project, employing an army of nearly 4,000 designers, engineers, technicians, and other staff to develop a clean-sheet luxury car capable of beating the best sedans on sale at everything from aerodynamics to interior noise.
—Will Sabel Courtney, Robb Report, 30 Oct. 2025
During rehearsals, teams of marching technicians, student teachers and band leaders nitpick the show to perfection, sometimes spending much of their practice time going through the show second by second.
—Rachel Royster, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 30 Oct. 2025
International production location incentives now include mandates for skills development spending, which Weiss applauded for training young technicians.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 29 Oct. 2025
Elevator and escalator technicians captured the top spot, bringing in a $106,000 average yearly salary, with the top 10 percent earning as much as $149,000.
—Suzanne Blake, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Oct. 2025
Generally, blood bank technicians have had to work on decanting these layers one unit at a time in order to produce the distinct products that are routinely used to treat everything from severe blood loss to cancer.
—Paul Sisson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Oct. 2025
Traditionally, this process involves technicians manually moving scanners across the surface of the welds, a time-consuming and physically demanding task.
—Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 24 Oct. 2025
These bullish crossovers are widely considered by chartists and technicians to be reversal signals.
—Nishant Pant, CNBC, 21 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for technicians
Noun
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In some states, depending on the circumstances of the death, you may be required to hire biohazard specialists before renting the place out again.—
Lew Sichelman,
Miami Herald,
31 Oct. 2025
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Given the uncertainty around premiums, this is not a good year to do that, enrollment specialists say.—
Michelle Andrews,
NPR,
31 Oct. 2025
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
Noun
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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
Noun
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Then Vice President Cheney condemned those behind the torture scandal, while at the same time defending water-boarding as a useful means of extracting vital intelligence (many intelligence experts say water-boarding is torture, and its victims will say anything to avoid further abuse).—
Ben Wedeman,
CNN Money,
5 Nov. 2025
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Renewables experts tell me that, in a world ruled by logic and economics rather than imaginings about the wrong enemy, both numbers would be much higher.—
Shaun McKinnon,
AZCentral.com,
4 Nov. 2025
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“Technicians.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/technicians. Accessed 8 Nov. 2025.
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