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as in veterans
a person with long experience in a specified area
considered the doyen of American art critics
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as in deans
the senior member of a group
he's the doyen of American museum directors, and his opinion has considerable weight
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Recent Examples of doyens
Murray’s focus on tax measures in his quote may dampen expectations that the Labour government is about to improve the high-end TV tax credit, which industry doyens have been calling for for some time now.
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Max Goldbart, Deadline, 5 Feb. 2026
Max Goldbart, Deadline, 5 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for doyens
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The qualifiers include a game streamer, a singer-songwriter and a tech entrepreneur, as well as government veterans like Asaad Alnajjar, a longtime engineer for the city.—
Melissa Gomez,
Los Angeles Times,
14 Mar. 2026
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Lastly, Vlachos had submitted a proposal to JobsOhio, the Ohio State president's office and others for a mobile job-search app for Ohio veterans, according to JobsOhio social media posts.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
14 Mar. 2026
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Also, there are academic department consolidations under discussion with deans and faculty, the provost wrote.—
Helen I. Bennett,
Hartford Courant,
13 Mar. 2026
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Foran forwarded the email to deans in the art college.—
Uwa Ede-Osifo,
Dallas Morning News,
11 Mar. 2026
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Morris resigned from his role with the church days later, and the subsequent public comments issued by Morris, the church and its elders led to a flurry of civil litigation.—
Michelle Casady,
Dallas Morning News,
16 Mar. 2026
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In recent years, the game has seen another uptick in popularity—especially with younger players who in prior generations might have been the ones rolling their eyes at their elders’ gossipy game nights—and an increase in controversies.—
Kase Wickman,
Vanity Fair,
10 Mar. 2026
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“Doyens.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/doyens. Accessed 21 Mar. 2026.
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