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 contains lots of footage of the rowdy crowd.
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Olivia B. Waxman, Time, 8 July 2025
Court docs describe lead-up to death Betker Jr. suffered 10 gunshot wounds, including to his face, according to a presentencing summary from the Maricopa County Superior Court’s Probation Department.
—Jose R. Gonzalez, AZCentral.com, 7 July 2025
With narration by Maya Hawke over footage culled from hundreds of sources from TV commercials to blockbuster films, the doc by Alex Ross Perry is the story of an industry’s glorious, confusing, novel, sometimes seedy, but undeniably seismic impact on American movie culture.
—Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 3 July 2025
The busy Taner is in post on a number of projects including a feature-length doc about people in a retirement home and several shorts.
—Alissa Simon, Variety, 3 July 2025
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Olivia B. Waxman, Time, 8 July 2025
Court docs describe lead-up to death Betker Jr. suffered 10 gunshot wounds, including to his face, according to a presentencing summary from the Maricopa County Superior Court’s Probation Department.
—Jose R. Gonzalez, AZCentral.com, 7 July 2025
With narration by Maya Hawke over footage culled from hundreds of sources from TV commercials to blockbuster films, the doc by Alex Ross Perry is the story of an industry’s glorious, confusing, novel, sometimes seedy, but undeniably seismic impact on American movie culture.
—Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 3 July 2025
The busy Taner is in post on a number of projects including a feature-length doc about people in a retirement home and several shorts.
—Alissa Simon, Variety, 3 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for doc
Noun
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But Ziegler also predicts that more risk-averse doctors will feel the law doesn't offer enough clarity to offset the steep penalties that still exist.—
Olivia Aldridge,
NPR,
19 July 2025
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Cubans, including white-collar professionals, doctors and teachers, make the equivalent of roughly $15 a month in Cuban pesos.—
Ray Sanchez,
CNN Money,
19 July 2025
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On The Pitt, Wyle plays the senior attending physician who leads the day shift at an underfunded and understaffed Pittsburgh trauma hospital.—
Shania Russell,
EW.com,
15 July 2025
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For example, predictive AI instantly decides whether to allow each credit card charge, whereas the wholesale replacement of physicians with machines is a very long way off at best.—
Eric Siegel,
Forbes.com,
14 July 2025
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“Doc.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/doc. Accessed 23 Jul. 2025.
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