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
When medics arrived, Figari was rushed to New York-Presbyterian’s Weill Cornell Medical Center, where she was seen by Dr. Nicholas Janocko.
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Vanessa Etienne, People.com, 15 Apr. 2025
The medic wasn’t nearby so Lee stepped in to stop the bleeding.
—Liz Rothaus Bertrand, Charlotte Observer, 9 Apr. 2025
On Friday, the Palestinian Red Crescent released mobile phone footage said to have been recovered from one of the slain medics.
—John W. Dean, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Apr. 2025
Meanwhile, the Red Cross has expressed outrage that Israeli forces in southern Gaza killed eight Palestinian medics along with six Civil Defense first responders and a U.N. staff member.
—Alexis Simendinger, The Hill, 1 Apr. 2025
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Vanessa Etienne, People.com, 15 Apr. 2025
The medic wasn’t nearby so Lee stepped in to stop the bleeding.
—Liz Rothaus Bertrand, Charlotte Observer, 9 Apr. 2025
On Friday, the Palestinian Red Crescent released mobile phone footage said to have been recovered from one of the slain medics.
—John W. Dean, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Apr. 2025
Meanwhile, the Red Cross has expressed outrage that Israeli forces in southern Gaza killed eight Palestinian medics along with six Civil Defense first responders and a U.N. staff member.
—Alexis Simendinger, The Hill, 1 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for medic
Noun
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My doctors have warned me to pay attention to symptoms for any long-term effects.—
Cara Lynn Shultz,
People.com,
27 Apr. 2025
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Pope Francis died quickly on April 21 without suffering undue pain, and there was nothing that doctors could have done to save his life, said Sergio Alfieri, a physician at Rome's Gemelli hospital and head of the pontiff's medical team, Reuters reported.—
Mike Snider,
USA Today,
26 Apr. 2025
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In perpetrator countries, most people were passive witnesses, but there was also considerable participation by elites including artists, university professors, Catholic and Protestant clergy, media moguls, business leaders, and even physicians.—
Robert Williams,
Time,
24 Apr. 2025
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To provide the best maternity care, nurses and physicians have to listen to their patients.—
Ross Rosenfeld,
MSNBC Newsweek,
23 Apr. 2025
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“Medic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/medic. Accessed 7 May. 2025.
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