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
His vets were serious about their craft, pushed their teammates in practice, set the tone when necessary and took care of the young guys.
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Michael-Shawn Dugar, New York Times, 5 Feb. 2026
If nothing else changes, Sacramento’s rotation will be clogged with aging, one-dimensional vets who can’t defend in space or keep up in transition.
—Lebron Antonio Hill, Sacbee.com, 3 Feb. 2026
Lee Pace and Rami Malek joined franchise vets Michael Sheen, Dakota Fanning, and Jamie Campbell Bower as vampires aligned with either the Cullens or the Volturi, who have learned that Renesmee is an immortal child.
—Lincee Ray, Entertainment Weekly, 1 Feb. 2026
English this week was one of 16 players named to the Player Advisory Council, which vets and recommends changes to the PGA Tour Policy Board.
—Jay Posner, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Jan. 2026
Founded in 1935, the Lake Forest Caucus vets and recommends residents for service on city boards and commissions.
—Daniel I. Dorfman, Chicago Tribune, 27 Jan. 2026
And further details around how the money would be divided across everyone from maximum-salary stars to minimum-deal vets remain largely unsettled.
—Jacob Feldman, Sportico.com, 22 Jan. 2026
The loudest voices belonged to the vets.
—C.j. Holmes, New York Daily News, 22 Jan. 2026
That's when the first vets moved in, much later than planned.
—Noel Brennan, CBS News, 21 Jan. 2026
Michael-Shawn Dugar, New York Times, 5 Feb. 2026
If nothing else changes, Sacramento’s rotation will be clogged with aging, one-dimensional vets who can’t defend in space or keep up in transition.
—Lebron Antonio Hill, Sacbee.com, 3 Feb. 2026
Lee Pace and Rami Malek joined franchise vets Michael Sheen, Dakota Fanning, and Jamie Campbell Bower as vampires aligned with either the Cullens or the Volturi, who have learned that Renesmee is an immortal child.
—Lincee Ray, Entertainment Weekly, 1 Feb. 2026
English this week was one of 16 players named to the Player Advisory Council, which vets and recommends changes to the PGA Tour Policy Board.
—Jay Posner, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Jan. 2026
Founded in 1935, the Lake Forest Caucus vets and recommends residents for service on city boards and commissions.
—Daniel I. Dorfman, Chicago Tribune, 27 Jan. 2026
And further details around how the money would be divided across everyone from maximum-salary stars to minimum-deal vets remain largely unsettled.
—Jacob Feldman, Sportico.com, 22 Jan. 2026
The loudest voices belonged to the vets.
—C.j. Holmes, New York Daily News, 22 Jan. 2026
That's when the first vets moved in, much later than planned.
—Noel Brennan, CBS News, 21 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for vets
veterans
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The coming-of-age boxing drama opened to strong box office results in Taiwan in January and stars Golden Horse best new performer nominee Lin Yi-ting alongside veterans Tsai Chen-nan and You An-shun.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
14 Feb. 2026
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Kudrna plans to continue working with the veterans in camp this spring.—
Jaylon Thompson,
Kansas City Star,
14 Feb. 2026
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“Vets.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/vets. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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