ATTENDINGS Synonyms: 45 Similar and Opposite Words

attendings

noun

plural of attending

as in hospitalists

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In 1998, the Portuguese government appointed a multidisciplinary commission of experts, including physicians, psychiatrists, psychologists, legal experts and researchers, to rethink the country’s drug policy.

— Karyn Sporer, The Conversation, 14 Sep. 2026
Partners might include physicians, specialists, therapists, hospitals or relevant community organizations.

— Ajay Prasad, Forbes.com, 14 Sep. 2026

Definition of physicians

Noun

Health officials are advising clinicians to be on the lookout for possible cases and to conduct testing if the disease is suspected.

— Youri Benadjaoud, ABC News, 11 Sep. 2026
And on the business side, clinicians get little support in helping patients with lifestyle changes and nonmedication treatments – rather than prescribing drugs.

— Andrew McLean, The Conversation, 10 Sep. 2026

Definition of clinicians

Noun

While many doctors urge their player patients to wait until their inflammation goes down before having surgery, Mahomes said his doctors urged him to get the surgery before the inflammation took root.

— Armando Salguero OutKick, FOXNews.com, 15 Sep. 2026
Waystar’s software is used by hospitals and doctors to manage payments.

— Sarah Min, CNBC, 15 Sep. 2026

Definition of doctors

Noun

From adaptations to biopics to docs, here are some of the key literary offerings to watch out for this festival season.

— Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 16 Sep. 2026
Critical systems live in one person’s head instead of being documented, and it never gets prioritized because docs don’t hit deadlines.

— Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 14 Sep. 2026

Definition of docs

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