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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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Today, Muhammad stands as a chief growth strategist, bringing together expertise as a digital innovator, executive leadership coach, and mindful practitioner.
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Matthew Kayser, USA Today, 10 May 2025
While its guidelines will change at the beginning of July to require a month of mental health training for new pediatricians, most current practitioners aren’t equipped to deal with these issues.
—Katelynn Winebrenner, Baltimore Sun, 5 May 2025
Two years ago, there were at least 1,300 practitioners believed to be still offering the practice in the U.S.
—Rebecca Schneid, Time, 1 May 2025
Some natural health practitioners recommend honey for allergies.
—Daniel More, Verywell Health, 29 Apr. 2025
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Matthew Kayser, USA Today, 10 May 2025
While its guidelines will change at the beginning of July to require a month of mental health training for new pediatricians, most current practitioners aren’t equipped to deal with these issues.
—Katelynn Winebrenner, Baltimore Sun, 5 May 2025
Two years ago, there were at least 1,300 practitioners believed to be still offering the practice in the U.S.
—Rebecca Schneid, Time, 1 May 2025
Some natural health practitioners recommend honey for allergies.
—Daniel More, Verywell Health, 29 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for practitioner
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Specifically, your function has to be a polynomial—a combination of variables raised to whole-number exponents and multiplied by coefficients.—
Stephen Ornes,
Wired News,
27 Apr. 2025
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Finding Wiggle Room There is no fast, general purpose method for finding the minima of functions raised to high exponents.—
Kevin Hartnett,
Quanta Magazine,
24 Mar. 2025
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The Dodgers at the time hired Mizuhara, Ohtani's interpreter for the previous six seasons with the Angels.—
Jon Paul Hoornstra,
MSNBC Newsweek,
23 May 2025
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Ryan began looking for an interpreter, but by the next day, was informed his client had been moved to another facility, further away.—
Ximena Bustillo,
NPR,
21 May 2025
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“Practitioner.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/practitioner. Accessed 30 May. 2025.
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