as in specialists
a person with a high level of knowledge or skill in a field
If you want the job done right, you really should hire a professional.
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Recent Examples of professionals
First held in 1985, the annual awards celebration honors the contributions of casting professionals in film, television (both scripted and unscripted), short films, commercials, and theater.
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Sarah Shachat, IndieWire, 8 Jan. 2026
OpenAI has denied the company’s products were responsible for the death of the 16-year-old, Adam Raine, and previously said the company was continuing to work with mental health professionals to strengthen protections in its chatbot.
—Beatrice Nolan, Fortune, 8 Jan. 2026
Public health cannot be sustained when inputs are missing, and professionals leave.
—Ricardo Torres, Time, 8 Jan. 2026
But the policy’s impact will be minimal for countries whose students, tourists, and professionals are already banned under a presidential proclamation in June blocking Cubans, Venezuelans, Antiguans, Barbudans, Dominicans and nationals from over a dozen other countries.
—Syra Ortiz Blanes, Miami Herald, 8 Jan. 2026
Teachers and other mandatory reporters — the legal requirement to report applies to a wide range of professionals — do not need to have proof of abuse to bring forward their suspicions, Villafuerte said.
—Shelly Bradbury, Denver Post, 8 Jan. 2026
The visa for skilled professionals is the first phase of Vietnam's new three-part golden visa program.
—Brittany Chang, Condé Nast Traveler, 8 Jan. 2026
There already has been a record level nationally in visits to medical professionals related to the flu or a flu-like illness.
—Phillip Sitter, Des Moines Register, 8 Jan. 2026
Connecticut Human Anti-trafficking Response Team conducts trainings to educate professionals, law enforcement and communities about the signs of trafficking.
—Kaitlin McCallum, Hartford Courant, 8 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for professionals
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The hotline does not solve these problems for callers, but 211 information specialists use the most current local information available to refer callers to service agencies that are most likely to have resources to help.—
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That could include adding positions like peer support specialists, addressing retention challenges like access to child care and establishing partnerships between hospitals and nearby colleges to produce a steady stream of workers.—
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In a field experiment with hundreds of consultants, GPT-4 improved speed and quality on some knowledge tasks while performance dropped on other, seemingly similar tasks just outside its strengths.—
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James Drayton and Roland Mackenzie are Oxford grads, management consultants moving through roles at McKinsey and eventually building a new startup in green energy.—
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“Professionals.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/professionals. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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