the doctor
noun
variants
or the doctor's
: the place where a doctor works
I saw her at the doctor's last week.
How long will you be at the doctor?
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Giving kids three separate shots would mean more trips to the doctor and more needles, vaccine proponents like Offit say.
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NPR, 7 Nov. 2025
When Luke was 16 months old, Carol took him to the doctor.
—Marissa R. Moss, Rolling Stone, 6 Nov. 2025
Shaw-naé pushed for an in-person appointment, and the doctor obliged.
—Mackenzie Cummings-Grady, Billboard, 5 Nov. 2025
But the doctor’s instructions to me have been pretty clear.
—Jason Pham, StyleCaster, 5 Nov. 2025
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NPR, 7 Nov. 2025
When Luke was 16 months old, Carol took him to the doctor.
—Marissa R. Moss, Rolling Stone, 6 Nov. 2025
Shaw-naé pushed for an in-person appointment, and the doctor obliged.
—Mackenzie Cummings-Grady, Billboard, 5 Nov. 2025
But the doctor’s instructions to me have been pretty clear.
—Jason Pham, StyleCaster, 5 Nov. 2025
See All Example Sentences for the doctor
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“The doctor.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20doctor. Accessed 13 Nov. 2025.
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