SPECIALISTS Synonyms: 62 Similar and Opposite Words

specialists

noun

plural of specialist

as in professionals

a person who has a lot of training, knowledge, or skill in a particular area She was a specialist in chemical engineering with many years of experience.

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Recent Examples of specialists More than half aim to upskill agents as knowledge-management specialists, the people who keep the answers accurate for customers and AI systems alike. — Duane Tursi, Forbes.com, 26 Oct. 2026 Indonesian creatives and cultural specialists will work alongside Historyverse’s IP development team, using production tools Galleri5 built in India. — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 25 Oct. 2026 The specialists working on the mission had to ensure the drone could carry a human being without flipping over or swaying excessively, according to the unit. — Yuliya Talmazan, NBC news, 19 Oct. 2026 The findings are rewriting how specialists think about one of the most common and most dismissed complaints in women’s health. — Hanna Wickes, Sacbee.com, 19 Oct. 2026 The classic gangster films, mostly made by the Toei studio in the nineteen-sixties, starred such specialists in the yakuza genre as Takakura Ken—Ken-san to his many fans—and followed a simple formula. — Ian Buruma, New Yorker, 12 Oct. 2026 In some cases, patients undergo evaluations by multiple specialists before identifying a potential explanation. — Melissa Rudy, FOXNews.com, 12 Oct. 2026 Hospitals bolster their side by hiring risk adjustment specialists and employing AI tools, while health insurers hire payment integrity specialists and employ different AI tools. — Leah Pierson, STAT, 6 Oct. 2026 People handle the judgment, and clinical validation stays with the specialists. — Miami Herald, 5 Oct. 2026

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Davis argued that Slotkin described targeting junior personnel and young professionals to discourage them from serving, rather than solely to pursue justice for alleged misconduct.

— Kaelan Deese, The Washington Examiner, 22 Oct. 2026
In mid-November, EPI will take the participants to Tallinn to give them the opportunity to expand their networks beyond their home markets and connect with professionals from across Europe.

— Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 21 Oct. 2026

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Brightline is questioning the report’s methodology and thoroughness, noting the consultants did not speak to anyone at the rail company.

— Douglas Hanks, Miami Herald, 22 Oct. 2026
Deputy Public Works Director Jared Deck said county staff and outside consultants reviewed Biochar Now’s financial records, sales receipts and ongoing sales agreements to assess the company’s ability to operate the facility.

— Nicole Buss, Sacbee.com, 21 Oct. 2026

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