ATTENDINGS Synonyms: 45 Similar and Opposite Words

attendings

noun

plural of attending

as in hospitalists

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Families and physicians warn that uprooting residents with Alzheimer’s can trigger dangerous decline, while a severe shortage of specialized beds in the South Bay deepens a looming public health crisis.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 9 July 2026
The United States could face a shortage of more than 140,000 physicians by 2038.

— Matthew T. Drake, Fortune, 9 July 2026

Definition of physicians

Noun

Open Evidence is changing how clinicians access medical knowledge.

— Tim Bajarin, Forbes.com, 10 July 2026
New resources become available, new forms of expertise emerge, and new — often legal — obligations are imposed on governments, clinicians, researchers, insurers, and patients.

— Max Moser, STAT, 9 July 2026

Definition of clinicians

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Already large clinical trials are testing if certain drugs could prevent or at least delay the disease — and if any of those pan out, doctors will need an easy way to tell who should try them.

— ABC News, ABC News, 15 July 2026
In patients with positive results, primary care doctors were less likely to diagnose Alzheimer’s at the time of the visit, preferring to refer patients with worrisome results to specialists for further examination.

— Sandee LaMotte, CNN Money, 15 July 2026

Definition of doctors

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Despite a statement saying the surgery had gone well, her condition worsened and medics were forced to put her on a ventilator.

— Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 9 July 2026
The woman was pronounced dead on the scene by Grand Prairie Fire Department medics.

— Mary Ella Hastings July 6, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 July 2026

Definition of medics

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