as in doctors
a teacher especially of the highest rank at a college or university
a professor of chemistry Professor Williams will be teaching the class.
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Recent Examples of professors
The professors were trying to solve the sort of problem social scientists tackle over lunch.
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Suzy Khimm, NBC news, 13 Feb. 2026
Today’s guest column is from professors John Cairney and Rick Burton.
—Rick Burton, Sportico.com, 11 Feb. 2026
Here are six benefits of pets for kids, along with the expert insight from pediatricians, professors, and authors that backs them up.
—Bill Strickland, Parents, 8 Feb. 2026
Micro1 recruits and manages thousands of human experts — coders, lawyers, doctors, professors and financial analysts — to gather expert information that is fed to AI models like ChatGPT.
—Los Angeles Times, 7 Feb. 2026
Stitt wants regional universities and community colleges to abstain from granting new lifetime tenures for professors.
—Alex Gladden, Oklahoman, 6 Feb. 2026
The New York Times reported that all 12 individuals were either Columbia professors or students.
—Lexi Lonas Cochran, The Hill, 6 Feb. 2026
As did the fact that our professors were clearly having a wonderful time, joining in our creative-writing exercises and drawing lessons with gusto.
—Richard Godwin, Travel + Leisure, 5 Feb. 2026
Begin to contact a few former supervisors, professors, or mentors who can serve as a reference and speak to your work ethic and talents.
—Micki Meyer, The Orlando Sentinel, 5 Feb. 2026
Suzy Khimm, NBC news, 13 Feb. 2026
Today’s guest column is from professors John Cairney and Rick Burton.
—Rick Burton, Sportico.com, 11 Feb. 2026
Here are six benefits of pets for kids, along with the expert insight from pediatricians, professors, and authors that backs them up.
—Bill Strickland, Parents, 8 Feb. 2026
Micro1 recruits and manages thousands of human experts — coders, lawyers, doctors, professors and financial analysts — to gather expert information that is fed to AI models like ChatGPT.
—Los Angeles Times, 7 Feb. 2026
Stitt wants regional universities and community colleges to abstain from granting new lifetime tenures for professors.
—Alex Gladden, Oklahoman, 6 Feb. 2026
The New York Times reported that all 12 individuals were either Columbia professors or students.
—Lexi Lonas Cochran, The Hill, 6 Feb. 2026
As did the fact that our professors were clearly having a wonderful time, joining in our creative-writing exercises and drawing lessons with gusto.
—Richard Godwin, Travel + Leisure, 5 Feb. 2026
Begin to contact a few former supervisors, professors, or mentors who can serve as a reference and speak to your work ethic and talents.
—Micki Meyer, The Orlando Sentinel, 5 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for professors
Noun
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For its candidates in each of Hungary's 106 individual voting constituencies, Tisza has largely drawn on political neophytes locally active as entrepreneurs, doctors, economists, educators and other professionals.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
16 Feb. 2026
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Medics took him to Bellevue Hospital, where doctors performed emergency brain surgery.—
Rebecca White,
New York Daily News,
15 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Additionally, the university gave deans of schools and colleges the opportunity to request exemptions for non-core curriculum courses.—
Rachel Wolf,
FOXNews.com,
31 Jan. 2026
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The university says students will have the option to attend some classes virtually, depending on their courses, and guidance on that will come from their deans' offices.—
Ubah Ali,
CBS News,
20 Jan. 2026
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