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
Following the stingray attack, Irwin was transported by boat to the Low Isles, about nine miles from the mainland, where he was pronounced dead by medics.
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Alex Gurley, PEOPLE, 4 Sep. 2025
Other deaths reported on Tuesday included five people who were in a line waiting for food at an aid distribution hub in southern Gaza, Palestinian medics said.
—Emily Rose, USA Today, 3 Sep. 2025
The head of their office, Mahdi (Amer Hlehel), must figure out a safe route for medic Youssef Zaïno and driver Ahmed Madhoun, the Red Crescent’s only remaining ambulance team in Gaza’s northern region.
—Sheri Linden, HollywoodReporter, 3 Sep. 2025
In the scene, Kenia bumps her foot into a floor lamp, cracking her pedicure nail, and forcing a medic to rip the nail off and wrap the toe in gauze.
—Tomás Mier, Rolling Stone, 3 Sep. 2025
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Alex Gurley, PEOPLE, 4 Sep. 2025
Other deaths reported on Tuesday included five people who were in a line waiting for food at an aid distribution hub in southern Gaza, Palestinian medics said.
—Emily Rose, USA Today, 3 Sep. 2025
The head of their office, Mahdi (Amer Hlehel), must figure out a safe route for medic Youssef Zaïno and driver Ahmed Madhoun, the Red Crescent’s only remaining ambulance team in Gaza’s northern region.
—Sheri Linden, HollywoodReporter, 3 Sep. 2025
In the scene, Kenia bumps her foot into a floor lamp, cracking her pedicure nail, and forcing a medic to rip the nail off and wrap the toe in gauze.
—Tomás Mier, Rolling Stone, 3 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for medic
Noun
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Julia Norem, now a doctor in the Fayetteville area, lost her father Walt Norem in that plane crash.—
Scott Fowler,
Charlotte Observer,
10 Sep. 2025
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Sutton-Schulman got L settled in, met with his doctors and, for the first time in months, felt some hope.—
Duaa Eldeib,
ProPublica,
10 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Hospitals must disclose how and when AI is used, and physicians must remain accountable for its insights.—
Nia Bowers,
USA Today,
12 Sep. 2025
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Stanford Health Care has launched an AI assistant that helps its physicians draft interpretations of clinical tests and lab results to send to patients.—
Kate Ruder,
NPR,
11 Sep. 2025
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“Medic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/medic. Accessed 16 Sep. 2025.
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