veterans

noun

plural of veteran
as in vets
a person with long experience in a specified area as a veteran of overseas travel, she gave us solid advice about planning our trip

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Recent Examples of veterans Kevin Mayer, the Candle co-founder, has also lamented that digital creators are the future of Hollywood, which could put pressure on some of Candle’s holdings, which have tended to rely on Hollywood veterans like Witherspoon. — Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 13 Oct. 2026 There are more training programs, money is going towards new creative voices, and successful veterans are seeing their biggest and boldest ideas backed with the capital to make noise. — Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 12 Oct. 2026 On his campaign website, Silva said his priorities include advocating for veterans, protecting taxpayer dollars and increasing public safety. — Camryn Dadey, Sacbee.com, 12 Oct. 2026 The Griffith Park merry-go-round is being resurrected by a group of passionate supporters and volunteers, some of whom are veterans of the theme park industry. — Todd Martens, Los Angeles Times, 12 Oct. 2026 Its goal is to help its patrons make money and to also use proceeds to support an undisclosed number of programs that help veterans. — Josh Taylor, CBS News, 12 Oct. 2026 The Royals desire high-upside veterans with a ton of experience. — Kansas City Star, 11 Oct. 2026 During a season going nowhere, everydown snaps generally shouldn’t be wasted on veterans who aren’t part of the plan. — Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 11 Oct. 2026 Yves Saint Laurent’s legendary fete on a four-masted schooner in New York City to mark the launch of Opium is still talked about by industry veterans today. — Noor Lobad, Footwear News, 9 Oct. 2026
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  1. vets
  2. professionals
Noun
  • Part of it was due to returning vets, who were very alienated and were suffering from untreated PTSD and were ripe targets for recruitment by white supremacist groups that look for people with these kinds of skills.
    — Elisabeth Garber-Paul, Rolling Stone, 3 Oct. 2026
  • Lionsgate distribution vets Mike Polydoros and Will Preuss opened the doors to PaperAirplane and launched The Hangar at the height of the pandemic in October 2020 when only a handful of cinemas were open.
    — Anthony D'Alessandro, Deadline, 29 Sep. 2026
Definition of vets
Noun
  • This includes educating and training thousands of engineers, maritime specialists, nuclear tradespeople and other professionals to support the enterprise across its full lifecycle, as per the release.
    — Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 15 Oct. 2026
  • Beyond the public program, SFFILM’s artist development team will convene Doc Congress, a day of dialogue and networking for filmmakers, funders, and industry professionals.
    — Addie Morfoot, Variety, 14 Oct. 2026
Definition of professionals

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“Veterans.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/veterans. Accessed 20 Oct. 2026.

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