coroners

Definition of coronersnext
plural of coroner

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of coroners The committee working on the legislation includes seven county coroners and a deputy coroner; representatives of city, county and state law enforcement agencies; a deputy county prosecutor; a county commissioner and a tribal member. Audrey Dutton, ProPublica, 24 Mar. 2026 Deputy coroners have medical degrees and have higher salaries than the coroner, whose salary is set by the state. Erin Glynn, Cincinnati Enquirer, 3 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for coroners
Noun
  • That would save nearly $16 million in the next fiscal year for plumbers, electricians, teachers, speech and language pathologists, and others.
    Christopher Keating, Hartford Courant, 5 Apr. 2026
  • Speech-language pathologists work with people who have disorders involving speech, language and swallowing, sometimes from injuries, medical conditions or developmental delays.
    Daniel de Visé, USA Today, 31 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • Lawyers and doctors can lose their licenses to practice, insider traders can be barred from the financial industry, public officials stripped of committee assignments, and dangerous speeding drivers should have their bad habit curbed.
    New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 26 Apr. 2026
  • Colombia’s Institute of Legal Medicine and Forensic Sciences said specialists including dentists, anthropologists and forensic doctors are identifying the victims.
    Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 26 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • The Pitt explores the immense challenges faced by emergency room physicians and nurses in a crumbling American healthcare system.
    Brande Victorian, HollywoodReporter, 23 Apr. 2026
  • But in the years since Covid began driving patients online, the number of physicians seeking multi-state licensure has ballooned to support the growing field of telehealth.
    Katie Palmer, STAT, 23 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • When authorities in Running Springs were having trouble finding a missing woman, two K9s put their noses together and found her in a steep ravine, where medics were able to get her to safety.
    Zach Boetto, CBS News, 24 Apr. 2026
  • He was transported to the Children's Hospital by Omaha Fire Department medics for treatment of his non-life-threatening injuries.
    Charna Flam, PEOPLE, 15 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Revealing docs may tip the win to Musk Thousands of pages of internal documents have already been shared, and both Musk and Altman have given depositions ahead of the trial’s start.
    Ashley Belanger, ArsTechnica, 27 Apr. 2026
  • Per the docs, Pasternak pleaded not guilty on both charges.
    Gabrielle Rockson, PEOPLE, 23 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • In a notice published Thursday in the Federal Register, HHS is asking for nominations of new members, encouraging anesthesiologists, cardiologists, oncologists, radiologists, obstetricians and other specialists to apply.
    Tami Luhby, CNN Money, 23 Apr. 2026
  • Meanwhile, certified nurse-midwives deliver babies and provide prenatal and postpartum care, especially in areas where there are few obstetricians.
    Kymberlee Montgomery, The Conversation, 7 Jan. 2026

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“Coroners.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/coroners. Accessed 3 May. 2026.

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