as in doctor
a person specially trained in healing human medical disorders
currently completing a residency as an emergency room doc
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Recent Examples of doc
The doc of the title is Dr. Amy Larsen, a brilliant doctor at a Minneapolis hospital who lost the last eight years of her memory after suffering a brain injury in a car accident.
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Julie Hinds, Freep.com, 23 Sep. 2025
According to court docs obtained by Page Six.
—Stylecaster Editors, StyleCaster, 22 Sep. 2025
Now, a new report by two non-profits, the Coalition to Transform Advanced Care (C-TAC) and the National Alliance for Caregiving (NAC) has made several practical recommendations for ways to encourage docs and hospitals to better support family caregivers.
—Howard Gleckman, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
Pankiw in her doc also recounts how Lilith Fair after its first year for its second and third summer festival runs added rap and R&B artists like Missy Elliot, Neneh Cherry and Erykah Badu following criticism over a too-white event.
—Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 12 Sep. 2025
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Julie Hinds, Freep.com, 23 Sep. 2025
According to court docs obtained by Page Six.
—Stylecaster Editors, StyleCaster, 22 Sep. 2025
Now, a new report by two non-profits, the Coalition to Transform Advanced Care (C-TAC) and the National Alliance for Caregiving (NAC) has made several practical recommendations for ways to encourage docs and hospitals to better support family caregivers.
—Howard Gleckman, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
Pankiw in her doc also recounts how Lilith Fair after its first year for its second and third summer festival runs added rap and R&B artists like Missy Elliot, Neneh Cherry and Erykah Badu following criticism over a too-white event.
—Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 12 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for doc
Noun
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But what’s most important is that women see a health care provider, that practitioners from dentists to primary care doctors know how to help, and that the treatment is covered.—
Laura Trujillo,
USA Today,
7 Oct. 2025
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And while representation for Black women doctors on HBO’s hit The Pitt is impressive, even with the controversial departure of Tracy Ifeachor, there are no Black male doctors on the show.—
Essence,
Essence,
7 Oct. 2025
Noun
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His personal physician, Admiral Cary Grayson, kept the severity of the stroke hidden from Congress and the American people, while his wife, first lady Edith Bolling Galt Wilson, surreptitiously took charge of matters of state.—
Lorenzino Estrada,
AZCentral.com,
2 Oct. 2025
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Sports medicine physician Jesse Morse described on X that Hill's injury was potentially career-ending.—
Aaliyan Mohammed,
MSNBC Newsweek,
2 Oct. 2025
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“Doc.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/doc. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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