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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Recent Examples of clinical
Yes, all of these songs coast primarily on vibes—Joji’s delivery remains detached and clinical throughout—but at least the vibes are compelling.
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Mehan Jayasuriya, Pitchfork, 11 Feb. 2026
Improving care requires better research that includes Black women, more culturally responsive provider training, and clear clinical guidelines that reflect racial, social, and economic realities.
—Alexa Mikhail, Flow Space, 11 Feb. 2026
This long-term approach allowed scientists to account for changes in coffee and tea consumption over time, while monitoring for both clinical dementia diagnoses and subtle shifts in cognitive function.
—Khloe Quill, FOXNews.com, 10 Feb. 2026
But this approach would exacerbate some of health care’s most perverse incentives—with the government paying for inputs without regard to their clinical value, encouraging the creation of technologies that raise costs rather than reduce them.
—Chris Pope, Washington Post, 10 Feb. 2026
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Mehan Jayasuriya, Pitchfork, 11 Feb. 2026
Improving care requires better research that includes Black women, more culturally responsive provider training, and clear clinical guidelines that reflect racial, social, and economic realities.
—Alexa Mikhail, Flow Space, 11 Feb. 2026
This long-term approach allowed scientists to account for changes in coffee and tea consumption over time, while monitoring for both clinical dementia diagnoses and subtle shifts in cognitive function.
—Khloe Quill, FOXNews.com, 10 Feb. 2026
But this approach would exacerbate some of health care’s most perverse incentives—with the government paying for inputs without regard to their clinical value, encouraging the creation of technologies that raise costs rather than reduce them.
—Chris Pope, Washington Post, 10 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for clinical
professional
Adjective
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My professional background includes strategic communications, grassroots organizing and building partnerships across diverse stakeholders to achieve concrete results for working families.—
Mary Ramsey,
Charlotte Observer,
14 Feb. 2026
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Based on a nationwide survey of 254 professional screenwriters, the second edition of the study finds that AI adoption is already widespread across age groups.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
14 Feb. 2026
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“Clinical.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/clinical. Accessed 19 Feb. 2026.
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