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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When she was struck with bouts of vertigo and eventually temporary vision loss, the doctor determined the correct diagnosis.
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Kaitlin Sullivan, NBC news, 15 Mar. 2026
What does not appear to qualify is the certificate signed by the doctor that many new parents are given in the hospital when their child is born.
—Julie Carr Smyth, Fortune, 14 Mar. 2026
My Southern grandmothers both have had issues with sun damage spots at the doctor’s office to prove it, and now always remind me not to make their mistake.
—Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 14 Mar. 2026
After committing a procedural error related to charges of incompetence against a Des Moines transplant surgeon, the Iowa Board of Medicine has lifted its emergency suspension of the doctor’s license.
—Clark Kauffman, Iowa Capital Dispatch, 13 Mar. 2026
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Kaitlin Sullivan, NBC news, 15 Mar. 2026
What does not appear to qualify is the certificate signed by the doctor that many new parents are given in the hospital when their child is born.
—Julie Carr Smyth, Fortune, 14 Mar. 2026
My Southern grandmothers both have had issues with sun damage spots at the doctor’s office to prove it, and now always remind me not to make their mistake.
—Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 14 Mar. 2026
After committing a procedural error related to charges of incompetence against a Des Moines transplant surgeon, the Iowa Board of Medicine has lifted its emergency suspension of the doctor’s license.
—Clark Kauffman, Iowa Capital Dispatch, 13 Mar. 2026
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“The doctor.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20doctor. Accessed 17 Mar. 2026.
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