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
This wasn’t going to be a standard bio-doc.
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Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 25 Aug. 2025
Timmermann, a post-doc at Imperial College London at the Centre for Psychedelic Research, recommends the book because its ideas have reshaped the study of cognition and, by extension, consciousness ever since.
—Kevin Dickinson, Big Think, 20 Aug. 2025
Netflix has its fair share of great war docs in its library, covering everything from the distant past of feudal Japan to the all-too-urgent battles still being fought today.
—Will Harris, EW.com, 17 Aug. 2025
Robby Soave delivers radar on President Trump’s ongoing crackdown of Washington, D.C.
Tulsi Gabbard drops new Russiagate docs, appear to show emails between fmr DNI, NSA heads | RISING
Robby Soave and Lindsey Granger discuss latest Russiagate documents released by DNI Tulsi Gabbard dropped.
—The Hill, 14 Aug. 2025
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Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 25 Aug. 2025
Timmermann, a post-doc at Imperial College London at the Centre for Psychedelic Research, recommends the book because its ideas have reshaped the study of cognition and, by extension, consciousness ever since.
—Kevin Dickinson, Big Think, 20 Aug. 2025
Netflix has its fair share of great war docs in its library, covering everything from the distant past of feudal Japan to the all-too-urgent battles still being fought today.
—Will Harris, EW.com, 17 Aug. 2025
Robby Soave delivers radar on President Trump’s ongoing crackdown of Washington, D.C.
Tulsi Gabbard drops new Russiagate docs, appear to show emails between fmr DNI, NSA heads | RISING
Robby Soave and Lindsey Granger discuss latest Russiagate documents released by DNI Tulsi Gabbard dropped.
—The Hill, 14 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for doc
Noun
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This includes reducing the documentation burden for doctors and cutting different types of paperwork that nurses have to do.—
Lauren Giella,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Sep. 2025
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Abnormal liver function tests, otherwise known as LFTs, can prompt your doctor to check your liver more carefully.—
Bruce Y. Lee,
Forbes.com,
16 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Hospitals must disclose how and when AI is used, and physicians must remain accountable for its insights.—
Nia Bowers,
USA Today,
12 Sep. 2025
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Stanford Health Care has launched an AI assistant that helps its physicians draft interpretations of clinical tests and lab results to send to patients.—
Kate Ruder,
NPR,
11 Sep. 2025
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“Doc.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/doc. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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