attendings

Definition of attendingsnext
plural of attending

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for attendings
Noun
  • The organization, formerly the Front Line COVID-19 Critical Care Alliance, is a small group of physicians that, like Cole, promoted ivermectin and other unproven COVID-19 treatments during the pandemic.
    Angela Palermo, Idaho Statesman, 14 Mar. 2026
  • Nurses and physicians face increasing pressure to move patients quickly through high-cost environments with limited staffing support.
    Linda D. Gadd, The Orlando Sentinel, 13 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • The city has been contracting with Denver Health and WellPower to provide paramedics and mental health clinicians to staff the STAR vans, but this summer will transition to using city employees to fill the mental health clinician roles, Hashemi said.
    Shelly Bradbury, Denver Post, 15 Mar. 2026
  • The county alleges mental health clinicians employed by NaphCare evaluated a detainee named Alvin Ruis at least five times and failed to take appropriate action.
    Kelly Davis, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • Instead, doctors take a holistic approach that includes managing physical symptoms, working with social workers to address patients’ needs, and cognitive therapy.
    Nicole Villalpando, Austin American Statesman, 15 Mar. 2026
  • Last summer, Brossoit and doctors, after examining his right hip, found the root cause of the knee pain — a cam lesion on the head of his femur that was causing issues with cartilage inside the joint.
    Curtis Pashelka, Mercury News, 15 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • Something Familiar was selected for Presented at Cannes Docs 2025 as part of the docs-in-progress showcase and won the Chicken & Egg Vision Award.
    Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 13 Mar. 2026
  • Meaning no celebrity docs, and, since the Octopus Teacher mishap a few years back, no cute animals, either.
    Nate Jones, Vulture, 12 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • The students, all 18, stopped to help as medics responded, the sheriff’s office said.
    Andy Rose, CNN Money, 14 Mar. 2026
  • The man was taken to the hospital by medics in critical condition, and officials said the man, identified by the Allegheny County Medical Examiner's Office as 58-year-old Lawrence Soeder, died a short time later.
    Mike Darnay, CBS News, 12 Mar. 2026
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“Attendings.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/attendings. Accessed 18 Mar. 2026.

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