CORONER Synonyms: 43 Similar and Opposite Words

coroner

noun

Definition of coroner

as in pathologist

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Recent Examples of coroner The coroner’s office ruled his death an accidental fentanyl overdose. — Ilan Shrira, The Conversation, 13 Oct. 2026 Kevin Mannix, and their adult daughter were identified as the three people shot dead in a home in Marin County on Sunday afternoon, the coroner's office said. — Carlos E. Castañeda, CBS News, 12 Oct. 2026 The coroner said Moore remained at the facility until June 11, when she was discharged and placed in a taxi. — Greg Wehner, FOXNews.com, 9 Oct. 2026 The coroner said there was no evidence that physical trauma contributed to her death. — Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 8 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for coroner

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During an intraoperative evaluation, a pathologist rapidly freezes, slices and analyzes a tissue sample while the patient is still on the operating table to provide the surgical team with immediate feedback.

— ABC News, ABC News, 13 Oct. 2026
Richard Armitage plays this very brilliant forensic pathologist.

— Leo Barraclough, Variety, 7 Oct. 2026

Definition of pathologist

Noun

As an emergency physician, what is so maddening about a case like hers is that the medicine is not mysterious.

— Dara Kass, Washington Post, 9 Oct. 2026
Yesterday, Allessandra DiCorato profiled cancer biologist and first-year resident physician Neal Carleton, whose work is focused on improving treatment for older patients with breast cancer.

— Sarah Todd, STAT, 9 Oct. 2026

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This week, the Los Angeles County medical examiner determined the 17-year-old boy died by suicide.

— Carlos De Loera, Los Angeles Times, 9 Oct. 2026
The Cook County medical examiner’s report found that Villegas González was shot in the left side of his neck by a bullet that traveled downward and lodged in his lower-right chest.

— Laura Rodríguez Presa, Chicago Tribune, 8 Oct. 2026

Definition of medical examiner

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The bicyclist, a man believed to be in his 40s, was rushed by medics to Richmond University Medical Center but could not be saved.

— Rocco Parascandola, New York Daily News, 13 Oct. 2026
After all, the former military medic served just nine months of an 18-month sentence for the killing of a wounded Palestinian.

— Tamir Sorek, The Conversation, 12 Oct. 2026

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