GENERAL PRACTITIONER Synonyms: 68 Similar and Opposite Words

general practitioner

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Recent Examples of general practitioner Just 37% of physical therapists in Colorado accept Medicaid (compared to 80% of general practitioners). — Lydia Cruz, Denver Post, 22 May 2026 Doyle attended medical school in Edinburgh and worked as a ship’s physician and general practitioner in England. — René Ostberg, Encyclopedia Britannica, 7 May 2026 My maternal grandfather was a general practitioner in Quebec who delivered over seven thousand babies during his career—sometimes on kitchen tables. — Paul Perreault, Forbes.com, 31 Mar. 2026 Many of the new prescriptions have been written by general practitioners, rather than weight-loss specialists. — Meg Tirrell, CNN Money, 19 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for general practitioner

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Noun

Shifting from specialist to thought leader isn't about becoming a generalist.

— Vikrant Shaurya, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026
So the magnolia is a generalist, and the orchids are very, very specialized, sometimes in cooperative ways with their pollinators, and sometimes in sneaky exploitative ways, like pretending to be a female wasp so male wasps try and mate with you.

— Brianne Kane, Scientific American, 30 July 2026

Definition of generalist

Noun

In most cases, if a jack-of-all-trades standout was asked to take on a heavier scoring load, efficiency would drop as defenses begin to tilt her way.

— Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 19 Aug. 2026
Calle signed on for the second season of the Apple neo-noir as Val, a jack-of-all-trades sidekick and protege to Farrell’s John Sugar.

— Mia Galuppo, HollywoodReporter, 18 Aug. 2026

Definition of jack-of-all-trades

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But the homes can’t have a doctor of their own on staff, and a family physician working for the state will be required to visit them once a month.

— Nora Gámez Torres, Miami Herald, 4 Aug. 2026
Stephanie McCullough is a family physician who completed an additional surgical OB fellowship.

— Judy Stone, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026

Definition of family physician

Noun

Hundreds of laymen, actuated solely by idle curiosity, received little more than a crick in the neck for their pains.

— AJ Willingham, AJC.com, 12 Aug. 2026
Although made for a range of sports instead of boating, the Champion launched as Keds’ first shoe in 1916, and the layman would have a hard time telling it apart from the Authentic with nearly identical stitching forming its upper.

— Ian Servantes, Footwear News, 26 June 2026

Definition of layman

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But right at that moment Giovanni Di Lillo, a family doctor who had retired over twenty years earlier, had happened to be passing by during his morning constitutional along the coast.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 7 Aug. 2026
Asking them to lead your exit is like asking your family doctor to perform heart surgery.

— Lien De Pau, Forbes.com, 18 June 2026

Definition of family doctor

Noun

A lot of great people — doctors, nurses, administration — who really, really cared.

— Madeleine Wright, CBS News, 21 Aug. 2026
Merck and Moderna’s success with a personalized cancer vaccine designed to keep melanoma at bay opens a new avenue of treatment that doctors hope will work against many types of tumors.

— CNN Money, CNN Money, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of doctor

Noun

Epic’s announcement comes at a time health insurance business practices are under fire from patients, physicians, lawmakers and regulators at both the state and federal level to reduce or get rid of prior authorization.

— Bruce Japsen, Forbes.com, 17 Aug. 2026
Investigators said those charged Monday include five people who submitted applications with a physician's signature certifying that each was legally blind or unable to walk more than 200 feet because of disabilities, according to court records.

— Larry Seward, CBS News, 17 Aug. 2026

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