as in doctors
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 docs
As always with Gibney’s docs, there’s an abundance of archival material, covering records of Rushdie’s life but also doodling animation, images and film clips that provide a visual correlation to the subject’s thoughts.
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David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 25 Jan. 2026
The most powerful part of the medium of making film, and especially with docs, is holding a mirror to ourselves as people.
—Alyssa Jaffer, Forbes.com, 21 Jan. 2026
According to court docs obtained by PEOPLE, Doherty signed documents to settle the divorce on July 12 — one day before her death.
—Kara Nesvig, PEOPLE, 20 Jan. 2026
Yahoo Media Group and The Nonfiction Hotlist have announced a partnership that will see Yahoo promote and distribute 20 short docs across a variety of genres to a global audience.
—Matthew Carey, Deadline, 13 Jan. 2026
In the docs, the feds argue for Cole to remain held in jail until his trial.
—Joseph Wilkinson, Mercury News, 29 Dec. 2025
What local docs want parents to know about hep B vaccine.
—Jackie Borchardt, Cincinnati Enquirer, 12 Dec. 2025
By integrating with enterprise workflows, AI is able to comprehend code, docs, and create a holistic, up to date understanding of any organization.
—Daniel Fusch, USA Today, 11 Dec. 2025
Many celeb docs aim for Emmys instead.
—Anne Thompson, IndieWire, 3 Dec. 2025
David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 25 Jan. 2026
The most powerful part of the medium of making film, and especially with docs, is holding a mirror to ourselves as people.
—Alyssa Jaffer, Forbes.com, 21 Jan. 2026
According to court docs obtained by PEOPLE, Doherty signed documents to settle the divorce on July 12 — one day before her death.
—Kara Nesvig, PEOPLE, 20 Jan. 2026
Yahoo Media Group and The Nonfiction Hotlist have announced a partnership that will see Yahoo promote and distribute 20 short docs across a variety of genres to a global audience.
—Matthew Carey, Deadline, 13 Jan. 2026
In the docs, the feds argue for Cole to remain held in jail until his trial.
—Joseph Wilkinson, Mercury News, 29 Dec. 2025
What local docs want parents to know about hep B vaccine.
—Jackie Borchardt, Cincinnati Enquirer, 12 Dec. 2025
By integrating with enterprise workflows, AI is able to comprehend code, docs, and create a holistic, up to date understanding of any organization.
—Daniel Fusch, USA Today, 11 Dec. 2025
Many celeb docs aim for Emmys instead.
—Anne Thompson, IndieWire, 3 Dec. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for docs
Noun
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When Glassman asked him if the burns were third-degree or second-degree, Rudd feigned being unable to recall what doctors had told him.—
Raechal Shewfelt,
Entertainment Weekly,
13 Jan. 2026
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There, doctors performed a corneal scraping.—
Jordan Greene,
PEOPLE,
13 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Hite was recently diagnosed with breast cancer and was getting a second opinion from physicians there.—
Nathan Diller,
USA Today,
24 Jan. 2026
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Black patients have better outcomes when treated by Black physicians.—
Kenji Yoshino,
Mercury News,
24 Jan. 2026
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“Docs.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/docs. Accessed 29 Jan. 2026.
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