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
With more than 100 acting credits and two decades in the business, Keke Palmer is a Hollywood vet at only 32.
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Kathleen Perricone, Entertainment Weekly, 4 Mar. 2026
For some poisons, delaying a visit to the vet by just hours can be the difference between life and death.
—Jane Sykes, Washington Post, 2 Mar. 2026
Alexis Brown, an Alimento and Superba Food + Bread vet, heads the kitchen, which guests can peer into from counter seats or the cozy dining room.
—Stephanie Breijo, Los Angeles Times, 2 Mar. 2026
Now, the slag looms over the Verde Valley Fairgrounds, a playground, a low-income housing apartment complex, and the Veterans of Foreign Wars Post, where older vets go to sing karaoke and sip pints of Miller Light.
—Sarah Henry, AZCentral.com, 1 Mar. 2026
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Kathleen Perricone, Entertainment Weekly, 4 Mar. 2026
For some poisons, delaying a visit to the vet by just hours can be the difference between life and death.
—Jane Sykes, Washington Post, 2 Mar. 2026
Alexis Brown, an Alimento and Superba Food + Bread vet, heads the kitchen, which guests can peer into from counter seats or the cozy dining room.
—Stephanie Breijo, Los Angeles Times, 2 Mar. 2026
Now, the slag looms over the Verde Valley Fairgrounds, a playground, a low-income housing apartment complex, and the Veterans of Foreign Wars Post, where older vets go to sing karaoke and sip pints of Miller Light.
—Sarah Henry, AZCentral.com, 1 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for vet
veteran
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Hawks general manager Kyle Davidson was again able to negotiate a higher-than-expected return for one of his veterans, the other being a 2028 second-round draft pick for defenseman Connor Murphy.—
Kalen Lumpkins,
Chicago Tribune,
5 Mar. 2026
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A day after landing veteran defenseman Tyler Myers, the Stars added some scoring depth in a deal with Nashville for Michael Bunting.—
SportsDay Staff,
Dallas Morning News,
5 Mar. 2026
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“Vet.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/vet. Accessed 11 Mar. 2026.
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