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Recent Examples of physician There’s been a lot of fear, and our overall workforce has decreased pretty significantly, not necessarily because physicians were leaving because of the changes in the laws, but because physicians leave and retire for all kinds of normal reasons. Angela Palermo, Idaho Statesman, 20 June 2025 In 2017, a number of Greenlandic women came forward and shared that, during the 1960s, Danish physicians had inserted intrauterine devices without their consent. Morten Høi Jensen, The Dial, 19 June 2025 Supposedly, there was once a medical physician who fled deep into the land of the living dead and went insane. David Fear, Rolling Stone, 18 June 2025 Related Stories Now, Barack Obama’s former physician is adding to the questions surrounding Biden. Lissete Lanuza Sáenz, StyleCaster, 9 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for physician
Recent Examples of Synonyms for physician
doctor
Noun
  • Industry surveys show that only about half of men experiencing ED speak to a doctor, and even fewer discuss it with their partners.
    Ximena Araya-Fischel, Forbes.com, 26 June 2025
  • More proof of that point: Data show women are more likely than men to show up solo to doctor’s appointments for sleep apnea than with their bed partner.
    Erica Sloan, SELF, 25 June 2025

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“Physician.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/physician. Accessed 2 Jul. 2025.

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