family practitioners

Definition of family practitionersnext
plural of family practitioner

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for family practitioners
Noun
  • In many cases, physicians can substitute a generic drug or recommend a similar treatment that achieves the same outcome at a lower price.
    Deidre Popovich, The Conversation, 10 Apr. 2026
  • Scheiber reported on roughly 400 primary care doctors at Allina, a major Minnesota health care system, who unionized in 2023—the largest group of private-sector physicians to do so in modern memory.
    Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 10 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Her hospital has recently started a menopause support group led by doctors and, at the request of participants, an upcoming session will focus on helping women navigate through the marketing onslaught.
    ABC News, ABC News, 6 Apr. 2026
  • If traditional doctors don’t promise their patients these things, however, others surely will.
    Dhruv Khullar, New Yorker, 6 Apr. 2026
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“Family practitioners.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/family%20practitioners. Accessed 12 Apr. 2026.

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