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 lawsuit alleges that the ex-mistress did end up sending an explicit picture of the doctor to his wife while threatening to send images to his college-age sons.
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Sean Joseph Outkick, FOXNews.com, 14 May 2026
The product misunderstood the needs of the patient, the role of the doctor, and the nuanced dance between them.
—Steve D. Klein, STAT, 14 May 2026
Jena, the doctor and internal medicine professor at Harvard, said this pattern was also reflected in the data.
—Jared Perlo, NBC news, 13 May 2026
By May 6, the doctor on board the MV Hondius cruise ship had been infected with the disease and was transported to the hospital.
—Alice Politi, Vanity Fair, 12 May 2026
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Sean Joseph Outkick, FOXNews.com, 14 May 2026
The product misunderstood the needs of the patient, the role of the doctor, and the nuanced dance between them.
—Steve D. Klein, STAT, 14 May 2026
Jena, the doctor and internal medicine professor at Harvard, said this pattern was also reflected in the data.
—Jared Perlo, NBC news, 13 May 2026
By May 6, the doctor on board the MV Hondius cruise ship had been infected with the disease and was transported to the hospital.
—Alice Politi, Vanity Fair, 12 May 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 16 May. 2026.
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