general practitioner

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Recent Examples of general practitioner Doctors stabilized her and scheduled her for an appointment with a general practitioner the next day. Danielle Battaglia, Charlotte Observer, 24 June 2025 Lowe went to his general practitioner at the time, who recommended a colonoscopy. Lisa Schencker, Chicago Tribune, 28 Apr. 2025 Part of that, yes, is the fact that a big-time New York City neurosurgeon becoming a general practitioner in small town Everwood, Colorado, means Andy can instantly and intimately interact and oftentimes clash with his new neighbors. Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 21 Apr. 2025 The inhabitants include a grocer, a travel agent, a general practitioner, a mayor. James Wood, New Yorker, 7 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for general practitioner
Recent Examples of Synonyms for general practitioner
Noun
  • Eventually the pieces start fitting together and the manager becomes a generalist.
    Shivaram Rajgopal, Forbes.com, 6 Sep. 2025
  • From there, generalists help to refine and adapt projects, while specialists elevate execution in their domains.
    Jason Phillips, USA Today, 3 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • And so should a family practitioner who went to osteopathic school.
    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
Noun
  • Advertisement If families come in with questions about whether their child should get the COVID-19 shot, pharmacists will probably refer them back to their pediatrician or family physician.
    Alice Park, Time, 21 Aug. 2025
  • Marvin So is a family physician at LifeLong Medical Care, William Jenkins Health Center in Richmond.
    Dr. Marvin So, Mercury News, 30 July 2025
Noun
  • He’ll also be involved in the offense and will return kicks as a jack-of-all-trades.
    Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 30 Aug. 2025
  • Agee was and is something of a jack-of-all-trades.
    Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 22 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • My family doctor in Iowa, during my first major depressive episode in America, asked if I had ever been treated for depression.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 3 Sep. 2025
  • Their son is a North Carolina social entrepreneur and Duke faculty member, while their daughter, Katherine, works as a family doctor at the Boston Medical Center.
    Anthony Robledo, USA Today, 12 July 2025
Noun
  • In layman’s speak, the BCI , or brain-computer interface, allows Arbaugh to control a computer with his mind.
    Jessica Mathews, Fortune, 23 Aug. 2025
  • In layman’s terms: Make your business too real to ignore.
    Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 25 July 2025
Noun
  • Before the hit, Ketler had a decent amount of muscle mass from his intensive training schedule and working in landscaping the summer before, which his doctors would later tell him probably saved his life.
    Luke Chinman, People.com, 3 Sep. 2025
  • The practice also offers a calm, welcoming environment where doctors have time to be hospitable, offering patients coffee and snacks.
    Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 3 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Cassidy, a longtime physician, questioned Kennedy.
    Alexandra Hutzler, ABC News, 5 Sep. 2025
  • That’s how three American physicians described the Gaza Strip after spending several weeks treating the sick and wounded there last month.
    Brendan Rascius, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5 Sep. 2025

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