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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Coffee and tea drinkers have a lower risk of Parkinson's disease, the doctor noted.
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Melissa Rudy, FOXNews.com, 24 Oct. 2025
So, Collins was initially relieved to hear from the doctor that her ankle was cleared.
—Jan Goldsmith, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Oct. 2025
That’s 33 million patients who will forgo trips to the doctor, health screening for cancer and infectious disease, vaccinations, medication refills for chronic diseases like diabetes, hypertension and asthma.
—Eric Snoey, Mercury News, 21 Oct. 2025
Grateful for the volunteers who showed them how to shop and to go to the doctor and to look for jobs.
—Brad Schmitt, Nashville Tennessean, 19 Oct. 2025
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Melissa Rudy, FOXNews.com, 24 Oct. 2025
So, Collins was initially relieved to hear from the doctor that her ankle was cleared.
—Jan Goldsmith, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Oct. 2025
That’s 33 million patients who will forgo trips to the doctor, health screening for cancer and infectious disease, vaccinations, medication refills for chronic diseases like diabetes, hypertension and asthma.
—Eric Snoey, Mercury News, 21 Oct. 2025
Grateful for the volunteers who showed them how to shop and to go to the doctor and to look for jobs.
—Brad Schmitt, Nashville Tennessean, 19 Oct. 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 26 Oct. 2025.
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