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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
The judge doesn’t wear a robe The country’s first specialized court for vets started in 2008 in Buffalo, New York.
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Jeff Winter, CNN Money, 31 Dec. 2025
The cozy French cafe and wine bar was run by a handful of industry vets, including Bar Covell and Augustine Wine Bar’s Dustin Lancaster.
—Stephanie Breijo, Los Angeles Times, 31 Dec. 2025
Sign vets, rehabilitate their value, and flip them for more picks and young players.
—Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 30 Dec. 2025
Other key departures include MLB vets Adam Frazier, Michael Lorenzen and Randal Grichuk.
—Kansas City Star, 28 Dec. 2025
The voice cast is stacked with comedy vets, including Adam Scott, Janelle James, Keith David, and Stephen Root.
—Lucy Ford, Time, 27 Dec. 2025
The season 4 cast includes two Big Brother vets, three Survivor alums, and five Real Housewives.
—Randall Colburn, Entertainment Weekly, 22 Dec. 2025
The Minnesota Assistance Council for Veterans works with community partners to find vets in need, including Metro Transit, in their quest to make sure all veterans have a place to call home.
—Reg Chapman, CBS News, 18 Dec. 2025
Working full-time hours at that rate would easily help vets make more than the median $125,510 a year veterinarians nationwide earn, according to Bureau of Labor Statistics data.
—Kamaron McNair, CNBC, 5 Nov. 2025
Jeff Winter, CNN Money, 31 Dec. 2025
The cozy French cafe and wine bar was run by a handful of industry vets, including Bar Covell and Augustine Wine Bar’s Dustin Lancaster.
—Stephanie Breijo, Los Angeles Times, 31 Dec. 2025
Sign vets, rehabilitate their value, and flip them for more picks and young players.
—Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 30 Dec. 2025
Other key departures include MLB vets Adam Frazier, Michael Lorenzen and Randal Grichuk.
—Kansas City Star, 28 Dec. 2025
The voice cast is stacked with comedy vets, including Adam Scott, Janelle James, Keith David, and Stephen Root.
—Lucy Ford, Time, 27 Dec. 2025
The season 4 cast includes two Big Brother vets, three Survivor alums, and five Real Housewives.
—Randall Colburn, Entertainment Weekly, 22 Dec. 2025
The Minnesota Assistance Council for Veterans works with community partners to find vets in need, including Metro Transit, in their quest to make sure all veterans have a place to call home.
—Reg Chapman, CBS News, 18 Dec. 2025
Working full-time hours at that rate would easily help vets make more than the median $125,510 a year veterinarians nationwide earn, according to Bureau of Labor Statistics data.
—Kamaron McNair, CNBC, 5 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for vets
veterans
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The co-worker said Pretti researched how to prevent veterans from dying from colon cancer.—
Jeff Winter,
CNN Money,
25 Jan. 2026
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Both veterans are coming off outstanding performances against the Texans.—
Andrew Callahan,
Boston Herald,
25 Jan. 2026
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“Vets.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/vets. Accessed 29 Jan. 2026.
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