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as in generalist
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as in family practitioner
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Recent Examples of general practitioner
Narges, a general practitioner in her thirties, fashioned a tourniquet from a head scarf to save the woman’s leg from a bullet wound.
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Cora Engelbrecht, New Yorker, 11 Feb. 2026
Rory Collins, emeritus professor of medicine and epidemiology at Oxford Population Health and a senior author of The Lancet paper, recalled asking his general practitioner to put him on a statin.
—Elizabeth Cooney, STAT, 5 Feb. 2026
Created by Liz Tuccillo (Alaska Daily), Best Medicine centers on Martin Best, a standoffish but talented Boston surgeon who’s abruptly taken a post as Port Wenn’s new general practitioner.
—Angie Han, HollywoodReporter, 2 Jan. 2026
But just as common are the tales of maddening, hourslong waits in overstretched emergency rooms, or weeklong delays just to see a community general practitioner.
—Alexander Smith, NBC news, 5 Oct. 2025
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Cora Engelbrecht, New Yorker, 11 Feb. 2026
Rory Collins, emeritus professor of medicine and epidemiology at Oxford Population Health and a senior author of The Lancet paper, recalled asking his general practitioner to put him on a statin.
—Elizabeth Cooney, STAT, 5 Feb. 2026
Created by Liz Tuccillo (Alaska Daily), Best Medicine centers on Martin Best, a standoffish but talented Boston surgeon who’s abruptly taken a post as Port Wenn’s new general practitioner.
—Angie Han, HollywoodReporter, 2 Jan. 2026
But just as common are the tales of maddening, hourslong waits in overstretched emergency rooms, or weeklong delays just to see a community general practitioner.
—Alexander Smith, NBC news, 5 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for general practitioner
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The trees that returned fastest were generalists, species with broad geographic ranges that can survive in both forest and savanna environments, rather than the specialist species characteristic of the humid Amazonian forest.—
Bree Shirvell,
Hartford Courant,
7 June 2026
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Rose acquired the transcendent point guard Jalen Brunson, our very own Yoda, and then Karl-Anthony Towns, the spectacularly gifted and sometimes frustrating big man; O. G Anunoby, the deadpan defensive maestro; and Josh Hart, the passionate generalist.—
Michael Powell,
The Atlantic,
3 June 2026
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And so should a family practitioner who went to osteopathic school.—
Angelica Stabile,
FOXNews.com,
11 July 2025
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The company will sell directly to potential customers, alongside clinicians and family practitioners.—
Erin Brodwin,
Axios,
24 Mar. 2025
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Anker’s jack-of-all-trades travel adapter packs enough ports to refill your devices during some downtime.—
Sheena Vasani,
The Verge,
23 May 2026
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While there’s a segment of the fan base that is hopeful that King can turn into a gadget player in the mold of Taysom Hill, the former New Orleans Saints jack-of-all-trades took quite a while to develop into that type of asset.—
Mike Kaye
Updated May 14,
Charlotte Observer,
14 May 2026
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The statement describes her as a family physician and health officer for Wilson County and Fredonia.—
Kacen Bayless,
Kansas City Star,
1 June 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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In the United States, the layman can do this any day of the week, especially Saturday, if the weather is nice.—
Caity Weaver,
The Atlantic,
12 June 2026
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What may shock the layman, though, is that all three of those schools also have strong baseball programs as well.—
Austin Perry OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
2 June 2026
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In addition to getting yearly flu and Covid-19 shots, talk to your family doctor about other vaccines recommended based on your age, family history and other factors.—
NBC news,
NBC news,
1 Apr. 2026
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The family doctor doesn’t talk to the physical therapist.—
Mehmet Oz,
STAT,
24 Mar. 2026
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The complications are horrifying doctors.—
Alexandra Frost,
USA Today,
24 June 2026
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Companies are aggressively marketing home medical kits containing prescription antibiotics and other drugs for self-treatment, bypassing traditional doctor visits.—
Robert Glatter,
Forbes.com,
23 June 2026
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The clinic operates at high daily volume, and the procedural model is heavily technician-led with physician oversight.—
Ascend Agency,
Daily News,
17 June 2026
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Barratt, a concierge physician specializing in neurology and sleep medicine, walked the jury through the diagnostic criteria considered for traumatic brain injuries.—
Grethel Aguila,
Miami Herald,
17 June 2026
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“General practitioner.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/general%20practitioner. Accessed 25 Jun. 2026.
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