in surgery
idiom
1
: being operated on
The patient is still in surgery.
2
: performing an operation
The doctor has been in surgery for two hours.
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With her 21st birthday looming, the prodigy Victoria Javadi (Shabana Azeez) continues to resist her star-surgeon mom’s (Deepti Gupta) pressure to train in surgery.
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Judy Berman, Time, 8 Jan. 2026
Ahmed is currently in surgery and is expected to make a full recovery, according to Australian media.
—Anders Hagstrom , Greg Wehner, FOXNews.com, 14 Dec. 2025
Both Wheeler parents make it to the hospital alive — Ted’s put into an induced coma and Karen’s in surgery, leaving behind a shocked and terrified Nancy and Mike.
—Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 27 Nov. 2025
Officers shot the suspect, Halberstam, who remained in a critical condition in surgery, Flowers said.
—Gabe Whisnant, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Nov. 2025
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Judy Berman, Time, 8 Jan. 2026
Ahmed is currently in surgery and is expected to make a full recovery, according to Australian media.
—Anders Hagstrom , Greg Wehner, FOXNews.com, 14 Dec. 2025
Both Wheeler parents make it to the hospital alive — Ted’s put into an induced coma and Karen’s in surgery, leaving behind a shocked and terrified Nancy and Mike.
—Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 27 Nov. 2025
Officers shot the suspect, Halberstam, who remained in a critical condition in surgery, Flowers said.
—Gabe Whisnant, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Nov. 2025
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“In surgery.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20surgery. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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