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
Nisar’s sister, who’s also a vet, introduced her to an app called Roo that connects vets to clinics in need of coverage.
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Kamaron McNair, CNBC, 5 Nov. 2025
Unfortunately, Lundrigan wasn’t able to get him into an emergency vet.
—Jack Beresford, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2025
Dev Ittycheria will be replaced by Cloudflare vet Chirantan Desai.
—Andrew Nusca, Fortune, 4 Nov. 2025
At one point, Teddy’s hair had gotten so matted from the frequent licking that the vet had to partially sedate him and shear away most of his fur.
—Chandler Boese, Kansas City Star, 4 Nov. 2025
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Kamaron McNair, CNBC, 5 Nov. 2025
Unfortunately, Lundrigan wasn’t able to get him into an emergency vet.
—Jack Beresford, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2025
Dev Ittycheria will be replaced by Cloudflare vet Chirantan Desai.
—Andrew Nusca, Fortune, 4 Nov. 2025
At one point, Teddy’s hair had gotten so matted from the frequent licking that the vet had to partially sedate him and shear away most of his fur.
—Chandler Boese, Kansas City Star, 4 Nov. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for vet
veteran
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The agreement includes bipartisan bills worked out by the Senate Appropriations Committee to fund parts of government — food aid, veterans programs and the legislative branch, among other things.—
Orianna Rosa Royle,
Fortune,
10 Nov. 2025
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Mills and the Texans’ offense scored a touchdown on all three of their fourth-quarter drives, including the veteran quarterback capping a 14-play, 93-yard drive with a 14-yard run to complete the comeback and give Houston a 30-29 lead — its first of the game.—
Scott Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
10 Nov. 2025
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“Vet.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/vet. Accessed 19 Nov. 2025.
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