doc

1 of 2

noun

Synonyms of docnext
: doctor

doc

2 of 2

abbreviation

document

Examples of doc in a Sentence

Noun Am I going to be OK, doc? currently completing a residency as an emergency room doc
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Noun
The film features Roher, who won an Oscar for his 2022 doc about Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny, interviewing AI titans like Altman, Anthropic’s Daniela and Dario Amodei and Google DeepMind’s Demis Hassabis. Rebecca Keegan, NBC news, 27 Mar. 2026 Roher’s approach is understandable for a mainstream doc. Robert Abele, Los Angeles Times, 27 Mar. 2026 Night Train positions itself as a specialist in co-production and co-financing for TV series, feature films and docs. Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 19 Mar. 2026 At Georgia Tech, my team of students and post-docs has spent more than a decade tackling this problem. J. Carson Meredith, The Conversation, 17 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for doc

Word History

First Known Use

Noun

1740, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of doc was in 1740

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“Doc.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/doc. Accessed 2 Apr. 2026.

Medical Definition

doc

1 of 2 noun
: doctor
used chiefly as a familiar term of address

doc

2 of 2 abbreviation
document
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