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Recent Examples of family practitioner
And so should a family practitioner who went to osteopathic school.
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Angelica Stabile, FOXNews.com, 11 July 2025
The company will sell directly to potential customers, alongside clinicians and family practitioners.
—Erin Brodwin, Axios, 24 Mar. 2025
As the public health system in the Netherlands is increasingly strained, and short of family practitioners, that model of care is becoming less common.
—Stephanie Nolen, New York Times, 16 Feb. 2025
If a referral is needed, ask your regular healthcare provider, such as a family practitioner, primary care provider, or, in some cases, a gynecologist.
—Amber J. Tresca, Verywell Health, 25 Nov. 2024
Robert Jeffrey Zimmer was born on Nov. 5, 1947, in New York City to Dr. Max Zimmer, a family practitioner in the West Village of Manhattan, and Harriet (Brokaw) Mr. Zimmer, who managed her husband’s medical office.
—Sam Roberts, BostonGlobe.com, 25 May 2023
He was awarded a $125,000 Chick Evans Scholarship, which will enable him to attend the University of Washington, study biological sciences and pursue his dream of becoming a family practitioner.
—Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 3 Apr. 2023
Angelica Stabile, FOXNews.com, 11 July 2025
The company will sell directly to potential customers, alongside clinicians and family practitioners.
—Erin Brodwin, Axios, 24 Mar. 2025
As the public health system in the Netherlands is increasingly strained, and short of family practitioners, that model of care is becoming less common.
—Stephanie Nolen, New York Times, 16 Feb. 2025
If a referral is needed, ask your regular healthcare provider, such as a family practitioner, primary care provider, or, in some cases, a gynecologist.
—Amber J. Tresca, Verywell Health, 25 Nov. 2024
Robert Jeffrey Zimmer was born on Nov. 5, 1947, in New York City to Dr. Max Zimmer, a family practitioner in the West Village of Manhattan, and Harriet (Brokaw) Mr. Zimmer, who managed her husband’s medical office.
—Sam Roberts, BostonGlobe.com, 25 May 2023
He was awarded a $125,000 Chick Evans Scholarship, which will enable him to attend the University of Washington, study biological sciences and pursue his dream of becoming a family practitioner.
—Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 3 Apr. 2023
Recent Examples of Synonyms for family practitioner
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Reldan, an independent private-practice family doctor and college professor, offers appointments at her home office.—
Noah Lyons,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
16 Jan. 2026
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Pediatricians and family doctors are urged to check booster status for teens and adults.—
Dr. Céline Gounder,
CBS News,
19 Nov. 2025
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The country is experiencing a significant shortage of doctors in primary care, leaving millions without a family physician and contributing to longer emergency room waits and poorer health outcomes.—
Ahmad Mukhtar,
CBS News,
10 Dec. 2025
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More than a third of counties in the United States do not have an ob/gyn, a family physician or a certified nurse-midwife.—
Jacqueline Howard,
CNN Money,
17 Nov. 2025
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Narges, a general practitioner in her thirties, fashioned a tourniquet from a head scarf to save the woman’s leg from a bullet wound.—
Cora Engelbrecht,
New Yorker,
11 Feb. 2026
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But as costs have come down and access to tests has expanded, awareness among general practitioners about how and when to deploy them remains low.—
Brad Quick,
CNBC,
10 Feb. 2026
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Scrubs stars Braff and Faison as best friends who work as doctors at the fictional Sacred Heart Hospital.—
Wesley Stenzel,
Entertainment Weekly,
4 Mar. 2026
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Court records show that Acacio, along with two other doctors, failed to pay more than $243,000 in rent on the Laguna Niguel office for roughly a year.—
Hannah Fry,
Los Angeles Times,
4 Mar. 2026
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All 12 of its freestanding ERs, including the one in Plantation, and its over 100 HCA Florida physician offices also accept the insurance, including Medicare Advantage, HMO and ACA plans associated with Florida Blue.—
Michelle Marchante,
Miami Herald,
4 Mar. 2026
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Cardiologist and researcher Eric Topol pointed to five studies in which AI systems working independently outperformed physicians who had access to AI as a tool.—
William Warr,
Time,
4 Mar. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Family practitioner.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/family%20practitioner. Accessed 9 Mar. 2026.
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