as in family physician
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Recent Examples of family doctor
Retired family doctor Terence McCormally was heading to Arlington National Cemetery to join others walking across the Memorial Bridge that enters Washington directly in front of the Lincoln Memorial.
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Emma Burleigh,
Fortune,
18 Oct. 2025
The sisters’ former students have been helping and organizing a daily routine for them, while a family doctor is available to offer medical care, ORF added.
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Issy Ronald,
CNN Money,
15 Sep. 2025
Goldenberg, who is based in Cleveland, had initially picked up the extra job a few years ago to help pay down the massive student debt he and his wife, a family doctor, had accumulated during medical school.
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Duaa Eldeib,
ProPublica,
10 Sep. 2025
My family doctor in Iowa, during my first major depressive episode in America, asked if I had ever been treated for depression.
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Literary Hub,
3 Sep. 2025
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Emma Burleigh,
Fortune,
18 Oct. 2025
The sisters’ former students have been helping and organizing a daily routine for them, while a family doctor is available to offer medical care, ORF added.
—
Issy Ronald,
CNN Money,
15 Sep. 2025
Goldenberg, who is based in Cleveland, had initially picked up the extra job a few years ago to help pay down the massive student debt he and his wife, a family doctor, had accumulated during medical school.
—
Duaa Eldeib,
ProPublica,
10 Sep. 2025
My family doctor in Iowa, during my first major depressive episode in America, asked if I had ever been treated for depression.
—
Literary Hub,
3 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for family doctor
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The statement describes her as a family physician and health officer for Wilson County and Fredonia.
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Mara Gordon is a family physician in Camden, New Jersey, and NPR's Real Talk With A Doc columnist.
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And so should a family practitioner who went to osteopathic school.
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The company will sell directly to potential customers, alongside clinicians and family practitioners.
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The complications are horrifying doctors.
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Companies are aggressively marketing home medical kits containing prescription antibiotics and other drugs for self-treatment, bypassing traditional doctor visits.
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During the physical exam, the physician will check the scrotum, the testicles, the epididymis and the spermatic cord.
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Sybil Marsh, a physician specializing in family medicine and addiction, told Time the cultural meaning of drinking has shifted too.
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“Family doctor.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/family%20doctor. Accessed 28 Jun. 2026.
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