VETS Synonyms: 45 Similar and Opposite Words

vets

noun

plural of vet

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 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 After multiple vets agreed that his injuries were too advanced to operate on, Bech Parker agreed to euthanize Trevor. — Sandra McDonald, Los Angeles Times, 15 Sep. 2026 Yahya Abdul-Mateen II is great in Wonder Man, while Carell, Segel and Short are reliable vets. — Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 10 Sep. 2026 Her on-screen parents are brought to life by industry vets Christine Baranski and Bill Irwin. — Jack Smart, PEOPLE, 10 Sep. 2026 Peden has their own professional flying grooms that travel with the horses for championships and Olympic flights, while there are also vets and stable grooms, such as Vard on board. — Danielle Rossingh, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026 The reality vets posed for multiple cameras looking very much the couple. — Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 9 Sep. 2026 How will the reality TV vets stack up against other champions in their fields? — Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 1 Sep. 2026

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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

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