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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Before the hit, Ketler had a decent amount of muscle mass from his intensive training schedule and working in landscaping the summer before, which his doctors would later tell him probably saved his life.—
Luke Chinman,
People.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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The practice also offers a calm, welcoming environment where doctors have time to be hospitable, offering patients coffee and snacks.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
3 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Cassidy, a longtime physician, questioned Kennedy.—
Alexandra Hutzler,
ABC News,
5 Sep. 2025
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That’s how three American physicians described the Gaza Strip after spending several weeks treating the sick and wounded there last month.—
Brendan Rascius,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
5 Sep. 2025
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“Doc.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/doc. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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