VETS Synonyms: 45 Similar and Opposite Words

vets

noun

plural of vet

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 The fellowship builds on the success of the WGF Veterans Writing Project, which is a yearlong mentorship program that has helped military vets develop their screenwriting craft for more than a decade. — Katie Campione, Deadline, 27 Aug. 2026 Animals like an elephant, rhino or a giraffe, can't fit in a CT scanner, or even a van, so vets bring the check up to them. — Maddie Rhodes, USA Today, 25 Aug. 2026 Only qualified wildlife officials, vets or law enforcement officers are permitted to perform euthanasia. — Joan Morris, Mercury News, 24 Aug. 2026 Big-name vets on the move Two very accomplished NBA scorers appear to be landing in spots with solid swan song potential. — Matt Piper, New York Times, 22 Aug. 2026 Among the productions that have already shot on the Sunset Las Palmas vertical stages are microseries from aTwist, from Hollywood vets Winograde, chief content officer Susan Rovner and Lloyd Braun. — Michael Schneider, Variety, 21 Aug. 2026 Magnotta is part of a network of vets nationally, called CodaPet that helps animals cross over the rainbow bridge from the comfort and familiarity of their own home. — Pamela McLoughlin, Hartford Courant, 20 Aug. 2026 Complex stakeholder management, maintaining a united front among players ranging from vets who had spent years earning five-figure salaries to 22-year-old NIL millionaires. — Emma Hinchliffe, Fortune, 20 Aug. 2026 Despite exhaustive tests and exams, the vets still couldn’t say precisely what was wrong. — Jack Dolan, Los Angeles Times, 20 Aug. 2026

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veterans

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Both civilians and veterans can assume a VA loan, but they must be approved by the lender.

— Sharon Wu, USA Today, 27 Aug. 2026
Brokers are always recruiting new agents — not just seasoned veterans snatched from other firms in search of larger splits or better support, but also rookies lured in by the prospect of big paydays.

— Lew Sichelman, Miami Herald, 27 Aug. 2026

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