as in veteran
a person with long experience in a specified area
he's a hardened vet of many political campaigns
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Recent Examples of vet
He is joined by former Google Gaming vet Slava Mudrykh, who’ll serve as chief revenue office, and Quibi vet Alex Montalvo, who’ll serve as chief content officer.
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Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 23 Oct. 2025
The 'vet friend' wasn't a veterinarian at all.
—Gabrielle Rockson, PEOPLE, 23 Oct. 2025
Comedy vet Corddry has recently been appearing in Chuck Lorre’s HBO Max series Bookie.
—Borys Kit, HollywoodReporter, 22 Oct. 2025
Garance Marillier stars as a strict vegetarian and vet-school student forced to eat a rabbit kidney, which unlocks a whole new appetite not kosher in most circles.
—Brian Truitt, USA Today, 21 Oct. 2025
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Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 23 Oct. 2025
The 'vet friend' wasn't a veterinarian at all.
—Gabrielle Rockson, PEOPLE, 23 Oct. 2025
Comedy vet Corddry has recently been appearing in Chuck Lorre’s HBO Max series Bookie.
—Borys Kit, HollywoodReporter, 22 Oct. 2025
Garance Marillier stars as a strict vegetarian and vet-school student forced to eat a rabbit kidney, which unlocks a whole new appetite not kosher in most circles.
—Brian Truitt, USA Today, 21 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for vet
veteran
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Anyone who doesn’t hold the same nostalgic hankering for veteran actresses holding court with one-woman shows might not be blamed for opting out.—
Chris Willman,
Variety,
2 Nov. 2025
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He was released after a few weeks in jail when filmmaker Jen Gatien pledged her $2 million Manhattan apartment where the combat veteran was living as collateral for a bond.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
2 Nov. 2025
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“Vet.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/vet. Accessed 5 Nov. 2025.
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