as in professional
having or showing a lack of emotion or interest
She spoke to the patient's family in a clinical tone.
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Machines priced at $900 and above usually fall into the professional-grade category, often backed by clinical research and designed for more precise, therapeutic use.
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Dwyer Frame, People.com, 12 July 2025
The world’s first safer drug consumption room opened in Switzerland in 1986 -– a clinical counterpoint to street-level chaos.
—Olivia Kemp, CNN Money, 11 July 2025
Incremental change Today, hospitals are rapidly adopting AI scribes that listen during patient visits and automatically draft clinical notes, reducing paperwork and letting physicians spend more time with patients.
—Turgay Ayer, The Conversation, 11 July 2025
Instead, clinical experts need to perform multiple quality checks throughout the data lifecycle.
—Brian Foy, Forbes.com, 1 July 2025
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Dwyer Frame, People.com, 12 July 2025
The world’s first safer drug consumption room opened in Switzerland in 1986 -– a clinical counterpoint to street-level chaos.
—Olivia Kemp, CNN Money, 11 July 2025
Incremental change Today, hospitals are rapidly adopting AI scribes that listen during patient visits and automatically draft clinical notes, reducing paperwork and letting physicians spend more time with patients.
—Turgay Ayer, The Conversation, 11 July 2025
Instead, clinical experts need to perform multiple quality checks throughout the data lifecycle.
—Brian Foy, Forbes.com, 1 July 2025
See All Example Sentences for clinical
Recent Examples of Synonyms for clinical
professional
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Four celebrities left us this week, including giants like WWE professional wrestler Hulk Hogan and rocker Ozzy Osbourne, known for Black Sabbath as well as his solo work.—
Chad Murphy,
The Enquirer,
26 July 2025
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The organization oversees 20 national events annually and offers competitive opportunities across all levels of the sport from youth and grassroots racing to professional competition.—
Caroline Fitzgerald,
Forbes.com,
26 July 2025
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“Clinical.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/clinical. Accessed 30 Jul. 2025.
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