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
However, per league sources, New York is leaning toward keeping two of the aforementioned vets, with Shamet and Brogdon leading the way.
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James L. Edwards Iii, New York Times, 1 Oct. 2025
The vets also said Henry was covered in slobber.
—Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 30 Sep. 2025
Our staff and dedicated team, all the vets are doing everything in our power to stop the spread and care for all of them.
—Noe Padilla, IndyStar, 25 Sep. 2025
When the new season of The Amazing Race kicks off, teams of Big Brother vets are already in Borne, Netherlands and racing off to their first task.
—Nick Caruso, TVLine, 25 Sep. 2025
The 11 case managers physically can't get to them quick enough; they're already booked out with other vets.
—Natalie Eilbert, jsonline.com, 24 Sep. 2025
These insights can help trainers, vets, and owners tailor approaches by breed, size, or life stage.
—New Atlas, 21 Sep. 2025
After staying two nights at the vets, the couple agreed to foster Sena back to health, and immediately took her home.
—Maria Azzurra Volpe, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 Sep. 2025
Since its founding in 1979, Home Depot has supported military veterans by offering discounts to veteran customers and hiring vets to work in the stores.
—Liz Ohanesian, Oc Register, 19 Sep. 2025
James L. Edwards Iii, New York Times, 1 Oct. 2025
The vets also said Henry was covered in slobber.
—Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 30 Sep. 2025
Our staff and dedicated team, all the vets are doing everything in our power to stop the spread and care for all of them.
—Noe Padilla, IndyStar, 25 Sep. 2025
When the new season of The Amazing Race kicks off, teams of Big Brother vets are already in Borne, Netherlands and racing off to their first task.
—Nick Caruso, TVLine, 25 Sep. 2025
The 11 case managers physically can't get to them quick enough; they're already booked out with other vets.
—Natalie Eilbert, jsonline.com, 24 Sep. 2025
These insights can help trainers, vets, and owners tailor approaches by breed, size, or life stage.
—New Atlas, 21 Sep. 2025
After staying two nights at the vets, the couple agreed to foster Sena back to health, and immediately took her home.
—Maria Azzurra Volpe, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 Sep. 2025
Since its founding in 1979, Home Depot has supported military veterans by offering discounts to veteran customers and hiring vets to work in the stores.
—Liz Ohanesian, Oc Register, 19 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for vets
veterans
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As the investigations continued Tuesday into two separate mass shootings allegedly perpetrated over the weekend by Marine veterans wielding assault rifles, one in Michigan and the other in North Carolina, numerous questions remain unanswered -- chief among them motive.—
Bill Hutchinson,
ABC News,
30 Sep. 2025
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Done right, remakes can be a fantastic way to introduce a franchise to a new audience, but also have to be transformative enough that veterans who’ve played the original come away with a different experience.—
George Yang,
Rolling Stone,
30 Sep. 2025
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“Vets.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/vets. Accessed 5 Oct. 2025.
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