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
In both the clinical and lab settings, THC exposure was linked with slightly faster egg maturation.
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New Atlas, 10 Sep. 2025
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) updated opioid-prescribing guidance in 2022 to emphasize that nonopioid therapies were preferred for many types of pain, reinforcing federal clinical guidance toward using multimodal, nonopioid strategies when appropriate.
—Hollie Silverman, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Sep. 2025
Zucker also must pay a $1,000 fine, $2,003 in investigative case costs and do 18 hours of continuing education in ethics, laws and rules governing clinical social work.
—David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 10 Sep. 2025
These rates, from 0% to 100%, are the practical clinical expressions of test sensitivity and specificity.
—Cory Franklin, Chicago Tribune, 1 Sep. 2025
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New Atlas, 10 Sep. 2025
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) updated opioid-prescribing guidance in 2022 to emphasize that nonopioid therapies were preferred for many types of pain, reinforcing federal clinical guidance toward using multimodal, nonopioid strategies when appropriate.
—Hollie Silverman, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Sep. 2025
Zucker also must pay a $1,000 fine, $2,003 in investigative case costs and do 18 hours of continuing education in ethics, laws and rules governing clinical social work.
—David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 10 Sep. 2025
These rates, from 0% to 100%, are the practical clinical expressions of test sensitivity and specificity.
—Cory Franklin, Chicago Tribune, 1 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for clinical
professional
Adjective
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Fill out a questionnaire, upload a photo, and a professional colorist mixes your perfect blend based on your hair goals and history—right down to the developer strength.—
Sophia Panych,
Allure,
16 Sep. 2025
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Huang, also a professional military strategist and university professor, told the Washington Examiner that his party sees the DPP’s posturing as a cynical move to build domestic support without considering the long-term consequences.—
Timothy Nerozzi,
The Washington Examiner,
16 Sep. 2025
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“Clinical.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/clinical. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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