second opinion
noun
: advice from a second expert (such as a doctor) to make sure advice from the first such expert is correct
My doctor says I need surgery, but I'm going to get a second opinion.
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The illusion of a second opinion Researchers don't yet have hard data that provides a sense of how outsourcing social tasks to AI affects relationship quality or overall well-being.
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Angela Haupt, Time, 26 Jan. 2026
Hite was recently diagnosed with breast cancer and was getting a second opinion from physicians there.
—Nathan Diller, USA Today, 24 Jan. 2026
Turns out, the client has been using the AI as a second opinion.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 22 Jan. 2026
Earlier on Monday, Chiefs coach Andy Reid said Mahomes had traveled to Dallas to get a second opinion about the injury, a standard practice when a player is injured.
—Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 16 Dec. 2025
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Angela Haupt, Time, 26 Jan. 2026
Hite was recently diagnosed with breast cancer and was getting a second opinion from physicians there.
—Nathan Diller, USA Today, 24 Jan. 2026
Turns out, the client has been using the AI as a second opinion.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 22 Jan. 2026
Earlier on Monday, Chiefs coach Andy Reid said Mahomes had traveled to Dallas to get a second opinion about the injury, a standard practice when a player is injured.
—Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 16 Dec. 2025
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“Second opinion.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/second%20opinion. Accessed 1 Feb. 2026.
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