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
As the investigations continued Tuesday into two separate mass shootings allegedly perpetrated over the weekend by Marine veterans wielding assault rifles, one in Michigan and the other in North Carolina, numerous questions remain unanswered -- chief among them motive.
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Bill Hutchinson, ABC News, 30 Sep. 2025
Done right, remakes can be a fantastic way to introduce a franchise to a new audience, but also have to be transformative enough that veterans who’ve played the original come away with a different experience.
—George Yang, Rolling Stone, 30 Sep. 2025
The company is collaborating with local trade schools, unions, and veterans organizations to build sustainable pathways into the trades, while also advocating for major regulatory reform and greater investment from government and philanthropic sectors.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 30 Sep. 2025
Examples include Social Security, Medicare, and many veterans’ benefits.
—Aliss Higham, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Sep. 2025
The Penguins are beyond trying to keep veterans happy, especially those who are overpaid or injured.
—Josh Yohe, New York Times, 30 Sep. 2025
The training is directed at community leaders, social workers, civil servants and others who may have frequent interactions with veterans.
—Claire Harbage, NPR, 23 Sep. 2025
For example, an observational study published in June in the found that older veterans who received RSV shots were about 80 percent less likely to develop an infection, visit an emergency department or urgent care or be hospitalized compared with unvaccinated veterans.
—Liz Szabo, Scientific American, 23 Sep. 2025
Boatwright was one of several reality game show veterans asked to compete.
—Lisa Gutierrez, Kansas City Star, 23 Sep. 2025
Bill Hutchinson, ABC News, 30 Sep. 2025
Done right, remakes can be a fantastic way to introduce a franchise to a new audience, but also have to be transformative enough that veterans who’ve played the original come away with a different experience.
—George Yang, Rolling Stone, 30 Sep. 2025
The company is collaborating with local trade schools, unions, and veterans organizations to build sustainable pathways into the trades, while also advocating for major regulatory reform and greater investment from government and philanthropic sectors.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 30 Sep. 2025
Examples include Social Security, Medicare, and many veterans’ benefits.
—Aliss Higham, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Sep. 2025
The Penguins are beyond trying to keep veterans happy, especially those who are overpaid or injured.
—Josh Yohe, New York Times, 30 Sep. 2025
The training is directed at community leaders, social workers, civil servants and others who may have frequent interactions with veterans.
—Claire Harbage, NPR, 23 Sep. 2025
For example, an observational study published in June in the found that older veterans who received RSV shots were about 80 percent less likely to develop an infection, visit an emergency department or urgent care or be hospitalized compared with unvaccinated veterans.
—Liz Szabo, Scientific American, 23 Sep. 2025
Boatwright was one of several reality game show veterans asked to compete.
—Lisa Gutierrez, Kansas City Star, 23 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for veterans
Noun
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However, per league sources, New York is leaning toward keeping two of the aforementioned vets, with Shamet and Brogdon leading the way.—
James L. Edwards III,
New York Times,
1 Oct. 2025
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The vets also said Henry was covered in slobber.—
Jon Blistein,
Rolling Stone,
30 Sep. 2025
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Young professionals may seek a financial advisor to help juggle competing financial priorities while building their career.—
Kate Dore, CFP®, EA,Kelli Grant, CFP®,
CNBC,
1 Oct. 2025
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Freedom of speech has been top of mind for industry professionals as of late, especially after Jimmy Kimmel was temporarily pulled off the air by ABC and major TV station operators Sinclair and Nexstar Media for his controversial comments about the death of conservative activist Charlie Kirk.—
Jack Dunn,
Variety,
1 Oct. 2025
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“Veterans.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/veterans. Accessed 5 Oct. 2025.
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