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
See a doc, save a prostate Prostate-specific antigen blood testing — a procedure once thought to do more harm than good for prostate cancer — likely reduces the risk of deaths from the disease, according to a new review published Thursday.
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O. Rose Broderick, STAT, 18 May 2026
Noah Wyle and Patrick Dempsey are two good-looking TV docs at the Warner Brothers Television Group's Upfront Toast in New York City on May 13.
—People Staff, PEOPLE, 17 May 2026
And writer/director/producer/cinematographer Bonfliglio won Emmys, along with Apatow, for his docs on the comedians Michael Shandling and George Carlin.
—Anne Thompson, IndieWire, 8 May 2026
Bruce, an airline worker, has hitherto handed off his plus-one flight privileges to Simon, who keenly exploits them to keep filming his globe-trotting doc.
—Guy Lodge, Variety, 3 May 2026
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O. Rose Broderick, STAT, 18 May 2026
Noah Wyle and Patrick Dempsey are two good-looking TV docs at the Warner Brothers Television Group's Upfront Toast in New York City on May 13.
—People Staff, PEOPLE, 17 May 2026
And writer/director/producer/cinematographer Bonfliglio won Emmys, along with Apatow, for his docs on the comedians Michael Shandling and George Carlin.
—Anne Thompson, IndieWire, 8 May 2026
Bruce, an airline worker, has hitherto handed off his plus-one flight privileges to Simon, who keenly exploits them to keep filming his globe-trotting doc.
—Guy Lodge, Variety, 3 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for doc
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In March 2024, Wells Fargo began targeting Cuthbertson’s remote-work arrangement despite his doctor’s recommendations, according to the suit.—
Chase Jordan
June 2,
Charlotte Observer,
2 June 2026
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Frequently asked questions What do doctors really think of sleepmaxxing?—
Sharon Brandwein,
USA Today,
2 June 2026
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Gentile da Foligno in Perugia Italy was one of the few regions in Latin Christendom where physicians organized into guilds in the fourteenth century and thus routinely treated the general populace, rather than merely the wealthier mercantile and aristocratic classes.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
27 May 2026
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Specialized physician loans for medical professionals (like an MD, DO, DDS or CRNA), which can provide up to 103% financing*.—
Jason Peters,
Kansas City Star,
27 May 2026
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“Doc.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/doc. Accessed 4 Jun. 2026.
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