as in veteran
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 vet
Ono, the current president of the University of Michigan, was named UF’s sole finalist for president this week, selected by a search committee that worked in secret to vet candidates.
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Jeffrey Schweers, The Orlando Sentinel, 7 May 2025
Editorial teams vet scripts, ensure accurate pronunciations (especially with international athlete names), and fine-tune intonation.
—Giovanni Malloy, Forbes.com, 6 May 2025
Screen vet Lau is the recipient of two Best Actor Awards at the Golden Horse Awards and is known for movies including Infernal Affairs, House Of Flying Daggers, The Warlords, Shock Wave, A Simple Life, Running Out Of Time, High Forces, The White Storm 2: Drug Lords and The Goldfinger.
—Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 29 Apr. 2025
Yet another Navy man — five of Flight 212’s 10 survivors were in the Navy — the corpsman and Vietnam vet was on his way to the funeral of his father, who had died of cancer at 53.
—Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 27 Apr. 2025
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Jeffrey Schweers, The Orlando Sentinel, 7 May 2025
Editorial teams vet scripts, ensure accurate pronunciations (especially with international athlete names), and fine-tune intonation.
—Giovanni Malloy, Forbes.com, 6 May 2025
Screen vet Lau is the recipient of two Best Actor Awards at the Golden Horse Awards and is known for movies including Infernal Affairs, House Of Flying Daggers, The Warlords, Shock Wave, A Simple Life, Running Out Of Time, High Forces, The White Storm 2: Drug Lords and The Goldfinger.
—Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 29 Apr. 2025
Yet another Navy man — five of Flight 212’s 10 survivors were in the Navy — the corpsman and Vietnam vet was on his way to the funeral of his father, who had died of cancer at 53.
—Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 27 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for vet
veteran
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Created through a bipartisan measure signed into law by President Trump in 2020, the lifeline serves veterans and non-English speakers in addition to LGBTQ+ young people.—
Marc Ramirez,
USA Today,
15 May 2025
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The studio has enlisted roughly 40 animation crew members, including veterans of past Hartman productions, working remotely from locations around the world.—
Carolyn Giardina,
Variety,
15 May 2025
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