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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
She was announced as one of the presenters — a list that also includes her sister, Ashlee Simpson, as well as Ciara, Paris Hilton, Ice Spice, Latto, Drew Barrymore and more industry vets.
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Starr Bowenbank, PEOPLE, 8 Sep. 2025
There’s a lot of vets in here and a lot of guys that know how to handle bad situations.
—Bill Plunkett, Oc Register, 7 Sep. 2025
From there, the vets were able to make contact with Rawlings and Bharma.
—Michael Nied, People.com, 2 Sep. 2025
Team president Leon Rose also inked a pair of talented vets, power forward Guerschon Yabusele and guard Jordan Clarkson, to bolster his bench.
—Alex Kirschenbaum, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Aug. 2025
The five-time Oscar nominee joins franchise vets Kelly Reilly, Cole Hauser and Finn Little, who are set to reprise their respective roles as Beth Dutton, Rip Wheeler and Carter.
—Ryan Schwartz, TVLine, 25 Aug. 2025
If the Knicks hadn’t brought in two quality vets in Yabusele and Clarkson to improve their middling bench, they’d be ranked lower.
—David Aldridge, New York Times, 20 Aug. 2025
In the end, the Chihuahua recovered nicely, and the vets advised the owners to fit him out with a basket muzzle when he was not being actively monitored, to protect the dog from its impulse to eat bad things.
—Jennifer Ouellette, ArsTechnica, 18 Aug. 2025
Joining the four Big Bang Theory vets — Sussman, Lapkus, Posehn, and Ross Bowie — are, well, a few more Big Bang Theory vets.
—EW.com, 14 Aug. 2025
Starr Bowenbank, PEOPLE, 8 Sep. 2025
There’s a lot of vets in here and a lot of guys that know how to handle bad situations.
—Bill Plunkett, Oc Register, 7 Sep. 2025
From there, the vets were able to make contact with Rawlings and Bharma.
—Michael Nied, People.com, 2 Sep. 2025
Team president Leon Rose also inked a pair of talented vets, power forward Guerschon Yabusele and guard Jordan Clarkson, to bolster his bench.
—Alex Kirschenbaum, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Aug. 2025
The five-time Oscar nominee joins franchise vets Kelly Reilly, Cole Hauser and Finn Little, who are set to reprise their respective roles as Beth Dutton, Rip Wheeler and Carter.
—Ryan Schwartz, TVLine, 25 Aug. 2025
If the Knicks hadn’t brought in two quality vets in Yabusele and Clarkson to improve their middling bench, they’d be ranked lower.
—David Aldridge, New York Times, 20 Aug. 2025
In the end, the Chihuahua recovered nicely, and the vets advised the owners to fit him out with a basket muzzle when he was not being actively monitored, to protect the dog from its impulse to eat bad things.
—Jennifer Ouellette, ArsTechnica, 18 Aug. 2025
Joining the four Big Bang Theory vets — Sussman, Lapkus, Posehn, and Ross Bowie — are, well, a few more Big Bang Theory vets.
—EW.com, 14 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for vets
veterans
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As this beat writer has previously pointed out, Evero’s history has been partial to playing veterans early on in a season.—
Mike Kaye
September 10,
Charlotte Observer,
10 Sep. 2025
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Four people will testify at the hearing, including three military veterans and one journalist.—
Eric Lagatta,
USA Today,
10 Sep. 2025
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“Vets.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/vets. Accessed 15 Sep. 2025.
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