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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The detective will have to continue his testimony at a later date to make room on the witness stand for the doctor who performed the autopsies, who is only available to testify Friday morning. — Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 1 Oct. 2026 Greer said the doctor has to tap a large vessel above the heart. — Catherine Sweeney, NPR, 30 Sep. 2026 But his wife, Amanda Dubin Reeve, urged him to go to the doctor and get an ultrasound. — Ellise Shafer, Variety, 29 Sep. 2026 In the Tennessee Mountain Home area, there’s a sack of cornmeal on the porch as a nod to how her parents paid the doctor who delivered her in 1946. — Cat Cardenas, Vogue, 29 Sep. 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 3 Oct. 2026.

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