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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At my first oncologist appointment, the doctor told us the MRI showed tumors around my ovaries.
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Wendy Grossman Kantor, PEOPLE, 17 Oct. 2025
More people are going back to the doctor after the pandemic kept them away, driving up demand — and prices.
—Maria Aspan, NPR, 16 Oct. 2025
Every senior citizen in the building — no, make that every resident over the age of 30 — is going to tell you about the doctor, prescription or home remedy that solved a similar problem.
—Judith Martin, Mercury News, 16 Oct. 2025
Atypical pneumonias are caused by mycoplasma, legionella and kinds of chlamydia (not STD) and pertussis, the doctor added.
—Melissa Rudy, FOXNews.com, 16 Oct. 2025
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Wendy Grossman Kantor, PEOPLE, 17 Oct. 2025
More people are going back to the doctor after the pandemic kept them away, driving up demand — and prices.
—Maria Aspan, NPR, 16 Oct. 2025
Every senior citizen in the building — no, make that every resident over the age of 30 — is going to tell you about the doctor, prescription or home remedy that solved a similar problem.
—Judith Martin, Mercury News, 16 Oct. 2025
Atypical pneumonias are caused by mycoplasma, legionella and kinds of chlamydia (not STD) and pertussis, the doctor added.
—Melissa Rudy, FOXNews.com, 16 Oct. 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 24 Oct. 2025.
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