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also paramedical
as in EMT
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Recent Examples of paramedic
Police provided medical aid until paramedics arrived.
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Robert A. Cronkleton, Kansas City Star, 14 Apr. 2025
The high share for safety and schools highlights the challenge in slashing property-tax revenue without slamming the county’s budgets for jail guards, police officers, firefighters, paramedics, teachers and the maintenance crews that keep schools functioning.
—Douglas Hanks, Miami Herald, 11 Apr. 2025
The stowaways, both from the Dominican Republic, were pronounced dead by paramedics on the scene.
—Jessica Schladebeck, New York Daily News, 8 Apr. 2025
According to initial reports, paramedics transported the victims from the venue to a hospital, however, both individuals were pronounced dead upon arrival.
—Thania Garcia, Variety, 6 Apr. 2025
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Robert A. Cronkleton, Kansas City Star, 14 Apr. 2025
The high share for safety and schools highlights the challenge in slashing property-tax revenue without slamming the county’s budgets for jail guards, police officers, firefighters, paramedics, teachers and the maintenance crews that keep schools functioning.
—Douglas Hanks, Miami Herald, 11 Apr. 2025
The stowaways, both from the Dominican Republic, were pronounced dead by paramedics on the scene.
—Jessica Schladebeck, New York Daily News, 8 Apr. 2025
According to initial reports, paramedics transported the victims from the venue to a hospital, however, both individuals were pronounced dead upon arrival.
—Thania Garcia, Variety, 6 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for paramedic
Noun
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In her visit, Rep. Tlaib says she was shown a supply room with diapers, clothes, toys, snacks and told EMT's are on site.—
Jasmine Garsd,
NPR,
24 Apr. 2025
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Lilly also works full time as a contract firefighter/EMT in a nearby village.—
Hank Beckman,
Chicago Tribune,
31 Mar. 2025
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He is also accused of presenting himself as a licensed nurse in Harris County, Texas, from August 2022 to October 2023, according to court records.—
Nadine El-Bawab,
ABC News,
2 May 2025
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Florence Nightingale, who led a corps of nurses to care for British soldiers in Turkey, identified crises in hospital care, including lack of sanitation and supplies.—
Scott Neuman,
NPR,
30 Apr. 2025
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Bachar lost his wife, his teenage son and his right leg in the attacks, in which 100 of the kibbutz’s 1,100 residents were killed.—
Kara Fox,
CNN Money,
3 May 2025
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When the original owner of the bookstore needed to move locations down the road, the town residents showed up in droves, creating a human conveyor belt moving the books hand-to-hand down to the new location.—
American Booksellers Association,
USA Today,
3 May 2025
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“Paramedic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/paramedic. Accessed 9 May. 2025.
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