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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Since researchers first established the link between diet, cholesterol and heart disease in the 1950s, risk for heart disease has been partly assessed based on a patient’s cholesterol levels, which can be routinely measured via blood work at the doctor’s office.
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Mary J. Scourboutakos, The Conversation, 19 Dec. 2025
Today, the doctor’s perspective must replace the doctor’s orders.
—Dhruv Khullar, New Yorker, 19 Dec. 2025
When a child used to go to the doctor with a high fever, a pediatrician’s first response was to rule out the vaccine preventable diseases.
—Romy Ellenbogen, Miami Herald, 18 Dec. 2025
Her fake partner is unconscious, and the doctor overseeing his care is her very real ex.
—Okla Jones, Essence, 17 Dec. 2025
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Mary J. Scourboutakos, The Conversation, 19 Dec. 2025
Today, the doctor’s perspective must replace the doctor’s orders.
—Dhruv Khullar, New Yorker, 19 Dec. 2025
When a child used to go to the doctor with a high fever, a pediatrician’s first response was to rule out the vaccine preventable diseases.
—Romy Ellenbogen, Miami Herald, 18 Dec. 2025
Her fake partner is unconscious, and the doctor overseeing his care is her very real ex.
—Okla Jones, Essence, 17 Dec. 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 Dec. 2025.
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