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
Halvorson was pulled from the burning debris in less than two minutes and rushed to waiting medics and flown in a CareFlite helicopter to Parkland Hospital in Dallas, with significant injuries.
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Shambhavi Rimal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 Oct. 2025
Officers sealed the wounds and performed CPR until medics arrived and transported him to Regions Hospital, where he was later pronounced dead.
—Nick Ferraro, Twin Cities, 30 Sep. 2025
Many of them endured catastrophic wounds that would have killed or maimed them in Israel's past wars, Israeli combat medics and surgeons say.
—Daniel Estrin, NPR, 29 Sep. 2025
The 29-year-old fell to the floor instantly with his hands on his face, before being attended to by medics on the field.
—Ben Church, CNN Money, 24 Sep. 2025
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Shambhavi Rimal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 Oct. 2025
Officers sealed the wounds and performed CPR until medics arrived and transported him to Regions Hospital, where he was later pronounced dead.
—Nick Ferraro, Twin Cities, 30 Sep. 2025
Many of them endured catastrophic wounds that would have killed or maimed them in Israel's past wars, Israeli combat medics and surgeons say.
—Daniel Estrin, NPR, 29 Sep. 2025
The 29-year-old fell to the floor instantly with his hands on his face, before being attended to by medics on the field.
—Ben Church, CNN Money, 24 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for medic
Noun
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Kennedy sought the advice of doctors after dealing with severe memory loss and brain fog, reportedly leading to a scan of his brain that showed a dark spot in the imagery.—
Angel Saunders,
PEOPLE,
15 Oct. 2025
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Imagine doctors receiving vital medical kits from orbit after a natural disaster, or soldiers getting urgent supplies in minutes instead of hours.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
14 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Which, incidentally, both physicians practice.—
Melanie Radzicki McManus,
CNN Money,
17 Oct. 2025
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The volunteer pilot, a Wyoming physician named Brent Blue, told me that there’s usually not too much barking unless there’s a cat on board.—
Rachel Monroe,
New Yorker,
16 Oct. 2025
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“Medic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/medic. Accessed 19 Oct. 2025.
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