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  1. <?php
  2. 	$special_words = array("dr.", "a.sh.", "a.k");
  3.     array_walk($special_words, function(&$item, $key){ $item= preg_quote($item, '~');});
  4.  
  5.     $regex = '~(?<!\w)(' . implode('|', $special_words) . '|\w+)(?!\w)~';
  6.     $str = 'word word, dr. word: a.sh. word a.k word?!..';
  7.     preg_match_all($regex, $str, $matches);
  8.     var_dump($matches[0]);
  9. ?>
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array(8) {
  [0]=>
  string(4) "word"
  [1]=>
  string(4) "word"
  [2]=>
  string(3) "dr."
  [3]=>
  string(4) "word"
  [4]=>
  string(5) "a.sh."
  [5]=>
  string(4) "word"
  [6]=>
  string(3) "a.k"
  [7]=>
  string(4) "word"
}
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PHP (php 7.3.5)
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