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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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His father, Taite, is an oral surgeon and his mother, Lindsey, is a family doctor.—
John Wisely,
Freep.com,
11 Mar. 2026
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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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Mara Gordon is a family physician in Camden, New Jersey, and NPR's Real Talk With A Doc columnist.—
Mara Gordon,
NPR,
4 May 2026
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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
Noun
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The show follows brilliant surgeon Martin Best (Josh Charles), who leaves his prestigious Boston career behind to become the general practitioner in a quaint East Coast fishing town.—
Stewart Clarke,
Deadline,
9 June 2026
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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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Ruth has a largely impeccable physical from her doctors, as Tom discovers.—
Jen Chaney,
Vulture,
17 June 2026
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Wilber Urbina Garcia, an aspiring doctor, had just graduated from Jordan High.—
Itzel Luna,
Los Angeles Times,
17 June 2026
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Rubio has served for more than 28 years as an Army aviator, physician and astronaut.—
Chelsea Jones,
CBS News,
10 June 2026
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The hospital association, the community clinic group, and the California Medical Association, which represents physicians, oppose the wealth tax proposal.—
Kff Health News,
Oc Register,
10 June 2026
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“Family practitioner.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/family%20practitioner. Accessed 18 Jun. 2026.
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