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
In this case, the vets decided to ditch the wheelchair approach and instead used a LEGO car kit to place a removable axle and wheels directly under Pedro’s shell.
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Mack Degeurin, Popular Science, 5 Mar. 2026
To contact the Veterans Crisis Line, which connects qualified responders (many who are vets themselves) from the Department of Veterans Affairs with people who need help, dial 988 and press 1.
—Sam Manzella, Flow Space, 5 Mar. 2026
At the same event honoring a trio of Army vets, the former Apprentice host also veered off script several times, including a riff on gold drapes and the new ballroom under construction at the Executive Mansion.
—Dominic Patten, Deadline, 2 Mar. 2026
Now, the slag looms over the Verde Valley Fairgrounds, a playground, a low-income housing apartment complex, and the Veterans of Foreign Wars Post, where older vets go to sing karaoke and sip pints of Miller Light.
—Sarah Henry, AZCentral.com, 1 Mar. 2026
Their general manager, Troy Weaver, had stocked the team with injury-prone vets and young players who seemed stuck in the development process.
—Louisa Thomas, New Yorker, 1 Mar. 2026
And while most vets prefer not to perform the surgery for animal welfare reasons, some routinely offer declawing of kittens to prevent destructive scratching behavior.
—The Washington Post, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Feb. 2026
Gil Birmingham, Mo Brings Plenty, and Brecken Merrill are among the Yellowstone vets reprising their roles.
—Randall Colburn, Entertainment Weekly, 25 Feb. 2026
Some are Survivor vets with multiple seasons under their belts, while others are fresh returnees or players who are finally getting a second chance at the title.
—Katie Decker-Jacoby, StyleCaster, 25 Feb. 2026
Mack Degeurin, Popular Science, 5 Mar. 2026
To contact the Veterans Crisis Line, which connects qualified responders (many who are vets themselves) from the Department of Veterans Affairs with people who need help, dial 988 and press 1.
—Sam Manzella, Flow Space, 5 Mar. 2026
At the same event honoring a trio of Army vets, the former Apprentice host also veered off script several times, including a riff on gold drapes and the new ballroom under construction at the Executive Mansion.
—Dominic Patten, Deadline, 2 Mar. 2026
Now, the slag looms over the Verde Valley Fairgrounds, a playground, a low-income housing apartment complex, and the Veterans of Foreign Wars Post, where older vets go to sing karaoke and sip pints of Miller Light.
—Sarah Henry, AZCentral.com, 1 Mar. 2026
Their general manager, Troy Weaver, had stocked the team with injury-prone vets and young players who seemed stuck in the development process.
—Louisa Thomas, New Yorker, 1 Mar. 2026
And while most vets prefer not to perform the surgery for animal welfare reasons, some routinely offer declawing of kittens to prevent destructive scratching behavior.
—The Washington Post, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Feb. 2026
Gil Birmingham, Mo Brings Plenty, and Brecken Merrill are among the Yellowstone vets reprising their roles.
—Randall Colburn, Entertainment Weekly, 25 Feb. 2026
Some are Survivor vets with multiple seasons under their belts, while others are fresh returnees or players who are finally getting a second chance at the title.
—Katie Decker-Jacoby, StyleCaster, 25 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for vets
veterans
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Verbeek and coach Joel Quenneville’s defense corps now features three veterans on the right side and a younger mix, with LaCombe, Pavel Mintyukov and Olen Zellweger, on the left.—
Andrew Knoll,
Oc Register,
7 Mar. 2026
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Some senior veterans on Long Island are travelling the world again without leaving their nursing home.—
Carolyn Gusoff,
CBS News,
7 Mar. 2026
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“Vets.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/vets. Accessed 9 Mar. 2026.
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