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 said an autopsy has been completed, but is pending further investigation. — Elyssa Kaufman, CBS News, 31 July 2026 The coroner wrote that Mitchell had drowned, likely due to an arrhythmia triggered by the combination of energy drinks and physical exercise. — Ashley Okwuosa, STAT, 30 July 2026 In 2002, former West Brom footballer Jeff Astle died, with a coroner later recording the verdict of death by industrial injury. — Leon Imber, New York Times, 26 July 2026 The pump alarm was still beeping when a coroner’s investigator arrived. — Jeff McDonald, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for coroner

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Noun

To be clear, Heather Owens was also a lab technician and a veterinarian-pathologist.

— AJ Willingham, AJC.com, 6 Aug. 2026
Otto recommends families seek opinions from pediatricians, speech-language pathologists and ENT doctors before deciding on a frenectomy, following a recent Fort Worth procedure that ended in a 4-year-old girl’s death from a sedative overdose.

— Star-Telegram staff. Produced with AI assistance, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 3 Aug. 2026

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The suspect was previously in a critical condition after the shooting at the Debsirin Nonthaburi School, near Bangkok, with doctors providing emergency treatment.

— Billy Stockwell, CNN Money, 7 Aug. 2026
Health officials also recommend sanitizing any surfaces that came into contact with the lettuce and contacting a doctor if symptoms develop after eating it.

— James Cirrone, FOXNews.com, 6 Aug. 2026

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Mississippi’s medical examiner has completed Nolan Wells’ autopsy report, officials told NBC News on Thursday.

— Kenzi Abou-Sabe, NBC news, 31 July 2026
While the medical examiner's application determines eligibility for release, the decision is at the sole discretion of the Prisoner Review Board.

— Jerry Nowicki, CBS News, 31 July 2026

Definition of medical examiner

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Ultimately, Etna’s closest bond is with the itinerant medic Hong who nurses his emaciated, shrapnel-scarred body.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 5 Aug. 2026
In Trauma, when terrorists seize a busy London Hospital and take the Prime Minister hostage during surgery, former Royal Marines medic turned ER doctor Jim Marchant (Madden) must fight his way through the building to save everyone inside.

— Denise Petski, Deadline, 5 Aug. 2026

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