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one who brings an art or science to full realization
a French doctor who was once the most famous practitioner of natural childbirth
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Did the practitioners of the Pax sometimes blunder?
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Bret Stephens, The Mercury News, 6 Feb. 2025
This is especially true for minority religions and sects, but even for practitioners of Islam, the region’s predominant faith.
—Eric Freedman, The Conversation, 6 Feb. 2025
Access to great design needs to change, both for practitioners and for the end user.
—Sydney Gore, Architectural Digest, 6 Feb. 2025
When the shield law passed in New York, that was a game changer as far as the number of practitioners who wanted support and advice, and came to us.
—Stephanie McNeal, Glamour, 4 Feb. 2025
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Bret Stephens, The Mercury News, 6 Feb. 2025
This is especially true for minority religions and sects, but even for practitioners of Islam, the region’s predominant faith.
—Eric Freedman, The Conversation, 6 Feb. 2025
Access to great design needs to change, both for practitioners and for the end user.
—Sydney Gore, Architectural Digest, 6 Feb. 2025
When the shield law passed in New York, that was a game changer as far as the number of practitioners who wanted support and advice, and came to us.
—Stephanie McNeal, Glamour, 4 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for practitioner
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“Practitioner.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/practitioner. Accessed 28 Feb. 2025.
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