as in vets
a person with long experience in a specified area
as a veteran of overseas travel, she gave us solid advice about planning our trip
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Recent Examples of veterans
Apollo, Carlyle and KKR have all recently hired veterans from the retirement and fund industry.
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Dallas Morning News, 21 Feb. 2026
The Grizzlies have won 13 in a row, swept District 25-5A and feature savvy and talented veterans in Dallas Hernandez and Orden Roberts.
—Colby Gordon, Austin American Statesman, 21 Feb. 2026
Active-duty service members and veterans can receive $500 toward closing costs with Longbridge.
—Kelsey Neubauer, CNBC, 21 Feb. 2026
For Semioshkina, the message of veterans on stage extends beyond epic poetry and the theater walls.
—ABC News, 21 Feb. 2026
Some veterans, like Taillon, simply were looking to get in their work.
—Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 21 Feb. 2026
That’s when Young and Davis are expected to be the top veterans on a team that features a young nucleus that includes Alex Sarr, Kyshawn George, Bilal Coulibaly, Tre Johnson, Bub Carrington, Will Riley and others.
—Josh Robbins, New York Times, 20 Feb. 2026
Falter is among several MLB veterans with starting experience.
—Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 20 Feb. 2026
At Microsoft, the two worlds came together for a brief stretch when the company brought in broadcast TV veterans Nancy Tellem and Jordan Levin to launch Xbox Entertainment Studios.
—Dade Hayes, Deadline, 20 Feb. 2026
Dallas Morning News, 21 Feb. 2026
The Grizzlies have won 13 in a row, swept District 25-5A and feature savvy and talented veterans in Dallas Hernandez and Orden Roberts.
—Colby Gordon, Austin American Statesman, 21 Feb. 2026
Active-duty service members and veterans can receive $500 toward closing costs with Longbridge.
—Kelsey Neubauer, CNBC, 21 Feb. 2026
For Semioshkina, the message of veterans on stage extends beyond epic poetry and the theater walls.
—ABC News, 21 Feb. 2026
Some veterans, like Taillon, simply were looking to get in their work.
—Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 21 Feb. 2026
That’s when Young and Davis are expected to be the top veterans on a team that features a young nucleus that includes Alex Sarr, Kyshawn George, Bilal Coulibaly, Tre Johnson, Bub Carrington, Will Riley and others.
—Josh Robbins, New York Times, 20 Feb. 2026
Falter is among several MLB veterans with starting experience.
—Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 20 Feb. 2026
At Microsoft, the two worlds came together for a brief stretch when the company brought in broadcast TV veterans Nancy Tellem and Jordan Levin to launch Xbox Entertainment Studios.
—Dade Hayes, Deadline, 20 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for veterans
Noun
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The pet industry keeps generating more and more jobs, from vets to trainers, to influencers.—
Margret Grebowicz,
Fortune,
13 Feb. 2026
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This album also sounds like two DIY scene vets trying to prove their punk bona fides.—
Kieran Press-Reynolds,
Pitchfork,
13 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Consequently, high-earning professionals will be forced to downshift into gig economy roles, flooding the labor supply and pushing down wages across the entire economy.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
23 Feb. 2026
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Motivated to recognize the Black culinary professionals who had long been ignored by the industry, in 1993 Randall founded the African American Chefs Hall of Fame, as part of the Taste of Heritage Foundation.—
Brad Johnson,
Los Angeles Times,
23 Feb. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Veterans.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/veterans. Accessed 25 Feb. 2026.
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