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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Pasricha offers much of this advice to her patients - but following it just might save you a trip to the doctor.
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Andrea Muraskin, NPR, 11 Apr. 2026
Why speaking up about cost matters When one of us took our child to the doctor for pink eye, the pediatrician quickly sent a prescription for antibiotic drops to the pharmacy.
—Deidre Popovich, The Conversation, 10 Apr. 2026
Interventional radiologists previously guided such procedures by hand, which wasn’t as accurate and was more strenuous for the doctor.
—Roni Robbins, AJC.com, 10 Apr. 2026
But the doctor who once told him a lung transplant was his only option was now reaching out with other news – and his energy was undeniable.
—Courtney Crowder, USA Today, 10 Apr. 2026
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Andrea Muraskin, NPR, 11 Apr. 2026
Why speaking up about cost matters When one of us took our child to the doctor for pink eye, the pediatrician quickly sent a prescription for antibiotic drops to the pharmacy.
—Deidre Popovich, The Conversation, 10 Apr. 2026
Interventional radiologists previously guided such procedures by hand, which wasn’t as accurate and was more strenuous for the doctor.
—Roni Robbins, AJC.com, 10 Apr. 2026
But the doctor who once told him a lung transplant was his only option was now reaching out with other news – and his energy was undeniable.
—Courtney Crowder, USA Today, 10 Apr. 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 17 Apr. 2026.
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