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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Two defense witnesses, including the doctor and a receptionist, supported her account, saying Ellis appeared to be the aggressor.
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Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 26 Mar. 2026
Hall agrees that positivity works, and so does being proactive about the doctor.
—Jen Christensen, CNN Money, 26 Mar. 2026
His father is sick and doesn’t want to go to the doctor.
—Ben Travers, IndieWire, 25 Mar. 2026
This includes returning to the doctor’s office with semen to be analyzed in order to determine if the procedure was a success – a step many men skip.
—Jenna Vinson, The Conversation, 24 Mar. 2026
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Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 26 Mar. 2026
Hall agrees that positivity works, and so does being proactive about the doctor.
—Jen Christensen, CNN Money, 26 Mar. 2026
His father is sick and doesn’t want to go to the doctor.
—Ben Travers, IndieWire, 25 Mar. 2026
This includes returning to the doctor’s office with semen to be analyzed in order to determine if the procedure was a success – a step many men skip.
—Jenna Vinson, The Conversation, 24 Mar. 2026
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 5 Apr. 2026.
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