as in physician
a person specially trained in healing human medical disorders
we called a doctor as soon as we realized the baby was sick
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as in to treat
to give medical treatment to
a pledge to doctor the burn victims until they were whole again
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as in to repair
to put into good shape or working order again
spends his spare time doctoring old clocks
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as in to tailor
to change (something) so as to make it suitable for a new use or situation
slightly doctored his standard campaign speech for a collegiate audience
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Recent Examples of doctor
Mary Ramsey, Charlotte Observer, 21 May 2025
Many men, including former President Joe Biden, whose case is advanced, do choose with their doctors to treat prostate cancer.
—Luisel Ricks-Santi, The Conversation, 20 May 2025
Meg James, Los Angeles Times, 28 Apr. 2025
The prince also suggested that a photograph of him and Giuffre, with his arm around her waist, was doctored.
—Nicole Acosta, People.com, 26 Apr. 2025
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Noun
Novant Health is incorporating mental health into other aspects of medical care to try to improve rates of early intervention, including asking questions about mental health during check-ups and increasing mental health staffing at doctor’s offices throughout the region.
—Mary Ramsey, Charlotte Observer, 21 May 2025
Many men, including former President Joe Biden, whose case is advanced, do choose with their doctors to treat prostate cancer.
—Luisel Ricks-Santi, The Conversation, 20 May 2025
Verb
Trump has demanded $20 billion, alleging the interview was doctored to make Harris look better.
—Meg James, Los Angeles Times, 28 Apr. 2025
The prince also suggested that a photograph of him and Giuffre, with his arm around her waist, was doctored.
—Nicole Acosta, People.com, 26 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for doctor
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While physicians don’t have a definitive answer as to why heart failure typically causes cognitive decline, the following factors may play a role: Changes to the heart.—
Kaitlin Sullivan,
Health,
16 May 2025
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There are several reasons why these conditions go untreated and undetected—and many of them can be linked to inconvenience, maternal-fetal medicine physicians from some of America's best maternity hospitals told Newsweek.—
Alexis Kayser,
MSNBC Newsweek,
16 May 2025
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Premium Linen & Beeswax Bread Bags, 2-Pack $30 $26 Amazon Marley's Monsters Linen Bread Bag $32 Marley's Monsters A luxe kitchen hand soap If your host aspires to have a home that smells like a fancy hotel, treat them to a bottle of Naomi After-Cooking Hand Scrub.—
Emily Farris,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
21 May 2025
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These individuals were someone’s son, brother, father, and community members, yet they were treated as less than human. New York jails and prisons house more individuals with mental illness than any psychiatric hospital in the country.—
Justyna Rzewinski,
New York Daily News,
21 May 2025
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After arriving in Italy, Dad was put in charge of a group, mostly mechanics, at a hangar in an airfield and kept track of the parts and supplies needed to repair the planes that landed there.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
24 May 2025
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Part of the factory’s roof caved in during a hurricane in 1988, and the damage was too extensive to repair, but about half of the building is still accessible.—
Lizzie Wade,
Smithsonian Magazine,
23 May 2025
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With the entire city in play, artists and locations could be specifically tailored to each other.—
Chadd Scott,
Forbes.com,
25 May 2025
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Rather than having a fitness room with a few treadmills and weights, complexes will have pickleball courts, yoga studios, saunas, weight rooms and tracks, spread across multiple floors and tailored to different needs.—
Caleb McCullough,
Chicago Tribune,
25 May 2025
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The Adoptee Citizenship Act, which is intended to fix this oversight, has been introduced twice in Congress to no effect.—
Time,
Time,
15 May 2025
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Protein is needed for the muscles to fix the damage and grow larger.—
Angelica Bottaro,
Verywell Health,
15 May 2025
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The focus is on teaching and learning with a new playbook and minute but important details such as adjusting his footwork when receiving the snap.—
Brad Biggs,
Chicago Tribune,
21 May 2025
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While some tariffs have been paused or adjusted since early April, many remain in effect.—
Catherine Muccigrosso,
Charlotte Observer,
21 May 2025
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But how exactly should an investment strategy adapt as risk tolerance evolves? Risk Tolerance And Age: Emotions And Investing There is no one-size-fits-all strategy based purely on age.—
Wes Moss,
Forbes.com,
21 May 2025
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The Prom Queen, meanwhile, is adapted from Stine's 1992 book of the same name, which was the 15th installment in the original Fear Street series.—
Jen Juneau,
People.com,
21 May 2025
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The first set was tied 10 times before the Saints finally put it away 25-21 on a Pabarcus kill.—
John Maffei,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
17 May 2025
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The last time Florida put a zero on the board through three periods?—
Adam Beasley,
Miami Herald,
17 May 2025
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“Doctor.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/doctor. Accessed 29 May. 2025.
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