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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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

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