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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
New Orleans was an ideal fit, between the shortage of frontcourt options and vets to mentor a relatively young roster.
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Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 29 Oct. 2025
Cosmetic procedures for animals — especially canines — have quietly ballooned into a booming industry, with some vets reporting a spike in requests for everything from eye lifts to tummy tucks.
—Jane Stern, HollywoodReporter, 27 Oct. 2025
In fact, doctors, vets and nurses comprise only about 8% of health care jobs.
—Phil Blair, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Oct. 2025
Those vets ceded the stage in Game 1 to Trey Yesavage, a 22-year-old who grew up about 45 miles north of Philadelphia.
—Andy McCullough, New York Times, 25 Oct. 2025
The district’s current school board remains in place while the Texas Education Agency vets candidates to serve on the board of managers.
—Silas Allen, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 Oct. 2025
Moody, vets expected to play in Portland The only player expected to sit out the second half of the Warriors’ first back-to-back of the season is veteran center Al Horford.
—Evan Webeck, Mercury News, 24 Oct. 2025
Jordan plays twin brothers who are war vets that return to their Southern hometown.
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 21 Oct. 2025
Even the vets warned that such bursts of energy sometimes signal a final surge before decline, but Luna proved them wrong.
—Ashley Vega, PEOPLE, 21 Oct. 2025
Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 29 Oct. 2025
Cosmetic procedures for animals — especially canines — have quietly ballooned into a booming industry, with some vets reporting a spike in requests for everything from eye lifts to tummy tucks.
—Jane Stern, HollywoodReporter, 27 Oct. 2025
In fact, doctors, vets and nurses comprise only about 8% of health care jobs.
—Phil Blair, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Oct. 2025
Those vets ceded the stage in Game 1 to Trey Yesavage, a 22-year-old who grew up about 45 miles north of Philadelphia.
—Andy McCullough, New York Times, 25 Oct. 2025
The district’s current school board remains in place while the Texas Education Agency vets candidates to serve on the board of managers.
—Silas Allen, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 Oct. 2025
Moody, vets expected to play in Portland The only player expected to sit out the second half of the Warriors’ first back-to-back of the season is veteran center Al Horford.
—Evan Webeck, Mercury News, 24 Oct. 2025
Jordan plays twin brothers who are war vets that return to their Southern hometown.
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 21 Oct. 2025
Even the vets warned that such bursts of energy sometimes signal a final surge before decline, but Luna proved them wrong.
—Ashley Vega, PEOPLE, 21 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for vets
veterans
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Related Stories Obscured Releasing was co-founded by indie veterans RJ Millard and Bill Guentzler.—
Brent Lang,
Variety,
28 Oct. 2025
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The honor came in recognition of their leadership in reinvigorating the affinity group, which was first founded in 2010 by footwear veterans Carol Baiocchi and Diane Sullivan and relaunched in 2023.—
Stephen Garner,
Footwear News,
28 Oct. 2025
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“Vets.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/vets. Accessed 4 Nov. 2025.
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