ATTENDINGS Synonyms: 45 Similar and Opposite Words

attendings

noun

plural of attending

as in hospitalists

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Noun

The condition is life-threatening, as physicians encourage listening to your body and seeking medical attention immediately.

— Angelica Stabile, FOXNews.com, 3 Nov. 2026
Patients also have access to medical guidance and direct communication with their physicians.

— Kathryn Hopkins, Footwear News, 3 Nov. 2026

Definition of physicians

Noun

Yet the way clinicians, teachers and parents explain a diagnosis can feed a disempowering loop.

— Deldhy Nicolás Moya Sánchez, The Conversation, 5 Nov. 2026
The decision comes after a STAT investigation found IPRO, as well as other arbitrators tasked with executing the No Surprises Act, were racking up huge profits while frequently deciding in favor of clinicians in the disputes.

— Daniel Payne, STAT, 5 Nov. 2026

Definition of clinicians

Noun

The claimant’s counsel says the client has been hospitalized for months and examined by more than 10 doctors.

— Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 3 Nov. 2026
Her family said doctors attributed her death to rhabdomyolysis, a rare condition involving muscle breakdown.

— Chuck Schilken, Los Angeles Times, 3 Nov. 2026

Definition of doctors

Noun

Speaking a few weeks after the launch of Tom Cruise-starring satirical polemic Digger, Wishart feels docs and features about this subject matter have become overly preachy.

— Max Goldbart, Deadline, 27 Oct. 2026
Charging docs show Stafford's bond was denied, citing danger to a person or the community.

— CBS News, CBS News, 27 Oct. 2026

Definition of docs

Noun

Later, several protesters were seen lying on the ground being treated by street medics, with blood flowing from the head of an older man.

— Soph Warnes, CNN Money, 5 Nov. 2026
Deputies began life-saving measures and called for medics from the Sacramento Metropolitan Fire District.

— Rosalio Ahumada, Sacbee.com, 4 Nov. 2026

Definition of medics

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