as in veterans
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 vets
Making the lives of Idahoans affordable, fixing healthcare, helping farmers produce affordable food and still make a living, saving our public lands and national forest for future generations, and making sure vets, servicemen and women and seniors are not used as pawns in political games.
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Kevin Fixler
may 3, Idaho Statesman, 3 May 2026
For some members of the Saudi royal court — the country’s secretive, most powerful administrative body, which has green light and veto power over all cultural policies and vets major entertainment investments like Desert Warrior — Mackie was a confusing choice.
—Chris Lee, Vulture, 27 Apr. 2026
This motivated passage of the GI Bill to keep many vets out of the labor market by sending them to school.
—Edward Lotterman, Twin Cities, 26 Apr. 2026
Arizona has vets in Jacoby Brissett and Gardner Minshew.
—Doug Haller, New York Times, 26 Apr. 2026
Alex Killorn’s breakout on the scoresheet with three points and Jacob Trouba’s goal gave them more tangible contributions from seasoned vets this time around, though both Trouba and Killorn had turnovers at the defensive blue line that led to goals as well.
—Andrew Knoll, Oc Register, 23 Apr. 2026
Try to add that to your game because there’s a reason vets are still around, guys playing nine, 10 years.
—Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 22 Apr. 2026
Symonds-Madison’s Operation LOVE (Love Our Veterans Elgin) provides funerals for unclaimed vets.
—Mike Danahey, Chicago Tribune, 17 Apr. 2026
Many vets stock oral or intranasal vaccines for Bordetella and parainfluenza, and injectable canine influenza and Lyme vaccines.
—The Washington Post, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Apr. 2026
Kevin Fixler
may 3, Idaho Statesman, 3 May 2026
For some members of the Saudi royal court — the country’s secretive, most powerful administrative body, which has green light and veto power over all cultural policies and vets major entertainment investments like Desert Warrior — Mackie was a confusing choice.
—Chris Lee, Vulture, 27 Apr. 2026
This motivated passage of the GI Bill to keep many vets out of the labor market by sending them to school.
—Edward Lotterman, Twin Cities, 26 Apr. 2026
Arizona has vets in Jacoby Brissett and Gardner Minshew.
—Doug Haller, New York Times, 26 Apr. 2026
Alex Killorn’s breakout on the scoresheet with three points and Jacob Trouba’s goal gave them more tangible contributions from seasoned vets this time around, though both Trouba and Killorn had turnovers at the defensive blue line that led to goals as well.
—Andrew Knoll, Oc Register, 23 Apr. 2026
Try to add that to your game because there’s a reason vets are still around, guys playing nine, 10 years.
—Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 22 Apr. 2026
Symonds-Madison’s Operation LOVE (Love Our Veterans Elgin) provides funerals for unclaimed vets.
—Mike Danahey, Chicago Tribune, 17 Apr. 2026
Many vets stock oral or intranasal vaccines for Bordetella and parainfluenza, and injectable canine influenza and Lyme vaccines.
—The Washington Post, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for vets
veterans
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Silberman is one of South Florida’s oldest living World War II veterans, having served as a communications and decoding officer aboard the battleship USS Arkansas in the Pacific.—
Milena Malaver,
Miami Herald,
2 May 2026
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Vegas is another experienced playoff team loaded with veterans.—
Greg Beacham,
Los Angeles Times,
2 May 2026
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“Vets.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/vets. Accessed 10 May. 2026.
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