as in doctor
a person specially trained in healing human medical disorders
the wounded soldier called for a medic
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Recent Examples of medic
Grounds that has been hosting medic trainings and serving as a warming space.
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Connor Greene, Time, 6 Feb. 2026
Despite medics' interventions, Moore was pronounced dead.
—Ryan Murphy, IndyStar, 3 Feb. 2026
His father, Bill, who died in 2011, was a medic who served in Europe during World War II.
—Patrick Saunders, Denver Post, 31 Jan. 2026
Minutes later, as seen in the security footage, medics arrived to check on the mother and the baby before taking them to a local hospital.
—Brian Anthony Hernandez, PEOPLE, 31 Jan. 2026
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Connor Greene, Time, 6 Feb. 2026
Despite medics' interventions, Moore was pronounced dead.
—Ryan Murphy, IndyStar, 3 Feb. 2026
His father, Bill, who died in 2011, was a medic who served in Europe during World War II.
—Patrick Saunders, Denver Post, 31 Jan. 2026
Minutes later, as seen in the security footage, medics arrived to check on the mother and the baby before taking them to a local hospital.
—Brian Anthony Hernandez, PEOPLE, 31 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for medic
Noun
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That includes asking questions from both the patient’s and doctor’s perspective.—
Hadas Gold,
CNN Money,
17 Feb. 2026
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Many of those mothers might otherwise have arrived at the emergency room in labor without ever seeing a doctor.—
Shane Strum,
Sun Sentinel,
17 Feb. 2026
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Vietnamese refugees who arrived in the 1970s and 80s transformed a stretch of run-down shops into a vibrant commercial district, and their children entered Oklahoma’s mainstream as judges, physicians, attorneys and business owners.—
Ben Fenwick,
Oklahoma Watch,
18 Feb. 2026
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Thomas More Society filed the complaint on behalf of pregnancy centers and physicians who cannot in good conscience comply.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
18 Feb. 2026
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“Medic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/medic. Accessed 19 Feb. 2026.
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