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
Hamilton faculty were being paid some 30 percent more than those in history and English, the professors in those departments told me again and again.
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Ann Manov,
Harpers Magazine,
30 June 2026
Families with wizards and wizards-in-training had a chance to mingle with professors of the magical arts based on themes in the Harry Potter books.
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Greg Harutunian,
Chicago Tribune,
29 June 2026
This type of insider trading, which is perfectly legal, was the focus of our research as finance professors.
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D. Brian Blank,
The Conversation,
29 June 2026
Math professors report that students racing through the calculus sequence arrive in college with dangerously weak algebra foundations.
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Scott White,
Forbes.com,
26 June 2026
Because the schools have to pay the professors.
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Zachary Schermele,
USA Today,
25 June 2026
More than 200 billionaires reside in California, more than any other state, according to a group of law and economics professors at UC Berkeley, UC Davis and the University of Missouri who helped draft the billionaire tax proposal.
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Los Angeles Times,
25 June 2026
University professors folded Princeton’s climate plan into their lessons across the country.
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Maddie Stone,
ProPublica,
25 June 2026
The following year, she was expelled from Germany as one of many Jewish professors who lost their positions after Adolf Hitler came to power.
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Manon Bischoff,
Scientific American,
23 June 2026
Ann Manov,
Harpers Magazine,
30 June 2026
Families with wizards and wizards-in-training had a chance to mingle with professors of the magical arts based on themes in the Harry Potter books.
—
Greg Harutunian,
Chicago Tribune,
29 June 2026
This type of insider trading, which is perfectly legal, was the focus of our research as finance professors.
—
D. Brian Blank,
The Conversation,
29 June 2026
Math professors report that students racing through the calculus sequence arrive in college with dangerously weak algebra foundations.
—
Scott White,
Forbes.com,
26 June 2026
Because the schools have to pay the professors.
—
Zachary Schermele,
USA Today,
25 June 2026
More than 200 billionaires reside in California, more than any other state, according to a group of law and economics professors at UC Berkeley, UC Davis and the University of Missouri who helped draft the billionaire tax proposal.
—
Los Angeles Times,
25 June 2026
University professors folded Princeton’s climate plan into their lessons across the country.
—
Maddie Stone,
ProPublica,
25 June 2026
The following year, she was expelled from Germany as one of many Jewish professors who lost their positions after Adolf Hitler came to power.
—
Manon Bischoff,
Scientific American,
23 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for professors
Noun
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Which is why bringing in doctors with different backgrounds is so important, according to Ashong.
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Formulated by fertility doctors and OB-GYNs, the clean, vegan formula is designed to support women through every stage of life, from preconception and pregnancy to postpartum and beyond.
Noun
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Pageants, deans' lists, graduations or military enlistments are not accepted.
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Lloyd was born in Berkeley and raised in Lafayette by his parents, Lester Lloyd, one of the deans of the San Francisco printing industry, and Mildred Lloyd, a librarian at Stanley Middle School.
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