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
In order to continue meeting that level of trust, vets need to be well-prepared to meet industry standards.
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Mita Malhotra, Forbes.com, 25 Apr. 2025
Plus: How Patina vet Ellen Ramos is reimagining classic Mexican pan dulce at Santa Canela in Highland Park; Villa’s Tacos founder Victor Villa has opened a third location; and Sama, a new hand roll bar in the Arts District.
—Stephanie Breijo, Los Angeles Times, 24 Apr. 2025
That’s because that was the first bombshell that got dropped on us before Sam (played by NCIS: LA vet LL Cool J) arrived in the big orange room.
—Matt Webb Mitovich, TVLine, 21 Apr. 2025
At a border security conference this week, where several former high-ranking DHS employees hired by Deployed were gathered among industry vets and Trump immigration officials, Pineiro declined an interview request from a ProPublica reporter.
—Jeff Ernsthausen, ProPublica, 11 Apr. 2025
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Mita Malhotra, Forbes.com, 25 Apr. 2025
Plus: How Patina vet Ellen Ramos is reimagining classic Mexican pan dulce at Santa Canela in Highland Park; Villa’s Tacos founder Victor Villa has opened a third location; and Sama, a new hand roll bar in the Arts District.
—Stephanie Breijo, Los Angeles Times, 24 Apr. 2025
That’s because that was the first bombshell that got dropped on us before Sam (played by NCIS: LA vet LL Cool J) arrived in the big orange room.
—Matt Webb Mitovich, TVLine, 21 Apr. 2025
At a border security conference this week, where several former high-ranking DHS employees hired by Deployed were gathered among industry vets and Trump immigration officials, Pineiro declined an interview request from a ProPublica reporter.
—Jeff Ernsthausen, ProPublica, 11 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for vet
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Abel, a veteran executive in the company, should become Berkshire Hathaway's chief executive at the end of the year, Buffett said.—
Eduardo Cuevas,
USA Today,
4 May 2025
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Outfielder Jackson Merrill is on the injured list with a right hamstring strain, second baseman Jake Cronenworth is on the IL with a non-displaced right rib fracture and veteran starter Yu Darvish hasn’t pitched this season because of right elbow inflammation.—
Steve Berman,
New York Times,
3 May 2025
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“Vet.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/vet. Accessed 7 May. 2025.
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