doc

1 of 2

noun

Synonyms of docnext
: doctor

doc

2 of 2

abbreviation

document

Examples of doc in a Sentence

Noun Am I going to be OK, doc? currently completing a residency as an emergency room doc
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Noun
Something Familiar was selected for Presented at Cannes Docs 2025 as part of the docs-in-progress showcase and won the Chicken & Egg Vision Award. Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 13 Mar. 2026 Meaning no celebrity docs, and, since the Octopus Teacher mishap a few years back, no cute animals, either. Nate Jones, Vulture, 12 Mar. 2026 Percy is known for seminal docs such as Watergate, The Death of Yugoslavia and Putin, Russia and the West. Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 12 Mar. 2026 While environmental documentaries have once heavily permeated doc festivals and streaming platforms, nowadays, war docs have taken up a lot of the space when talking about timely, urgent films. Rafa Sales Ross, Variety, 11 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for doc

Word History

First Known Use

Noun

1740, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of doc was in 1740

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“Doc.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/doc. Accessed 19 Mar. 2026.

Medical Definition

doc

1 of 2 noun
: doctor
used chiefly as a familiar term of address

doc

2 of 2 abbreviation
document
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