the doctor
noun
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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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Epstein replied with the doctor’s name and Wolff arrived at a realization.
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Daniel Arkin, NBC news, 13 Nov. 2025
And that’s sort of where the doctor is.
—Literary Hub, 13 Nov. 2025
The contracts provide a glimpse of the material comforts of being a Stryker consultant, as well as the amount of control the company exerts over what the doctor can say publicly about its devices.
—Elizabeth B. Kim, Cincinnati Enquirer, 12 Nov. 2025
Another important consideration the study team made is how blood pressure differs in and outside the doctor’s office.
—Madeline Holcombe, CNN Money, 12 Nov. 2025
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Daniel Arkin, NBC news, 13 Nov. 2025
And that’s sort of where the doctor is.
—Literary Hub, 13 Nov. 2025
The contracts provide a glimpse of the material comforts of being a Stryker consultant, as well as the amount of control the company exerts over what the doctor can say publicly about its devices.
—Elizabeth B. Kim, Cincinnati Enquirer, 12 Nov. 2025
Another important consideration the study team made is how blood pressure differs in and outside the doctor’s office.
—Madeline Holcombe, CNN Money, 12 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 20 Nov. 2025.
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