as in veteran
a person with long experience in a specified area
he's a hardened vet of many political campaigns
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Elizabeth Brownfield, Forbes, 17 Jan. 2025
Rizzotti said the trio worked in equal partnership to identify and vet candidates, and Meziane eventually checked every box the team was looking for.
—Emily Adams, Hartford Courant, 16 Jan. 2025
The Grey's Anatomy vet and Ferrari star first arrived in Scream 3 (2000) as the Hollywood detective investigating the murders of Cotton Weary (Liev Schreiber) and the actors associated with Stab 3, the latest slasher movie-within-the-movie adaptation of the Woodsboro massacre.
—Nick Romano, EW.com, 16 Jan. 2025
Jayden Daniels is a lock for Rookie of the Year and plays like a seasoned vet.
—Richard Deitsch, The Athletic, 16 Jan. 2025
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Elizabeth Brownfield, Forbes, 17 Jan. 2025
Rizzotti said the trio worked in equal partnership to identify and vet candidates, and Meziane eventually checked every box the team was looking for.
—Emily Adams, Hartford Courant, 16 Jan. 2025
The Grey's Anatomy vet and Ferrari star first arrived in Scream 3 (2000) as the Hollywood detective investigating the murders of Cotton Weary (Liev Schreiber) and the actors associated with Stab 3, the latest slasher movie-within-the-movie adaptation of the Woodsboro massacre.
—Nick Romano, EW.com, 16 Jan. 2025
Jayden Daniels is a lock for Rookie of the Year and plays like a seasoned vet.
—Richard Deitsch, The Athletic, 16 Jan. 2025
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“Vet.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/vet. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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