medical examiner

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Recent Examples of medical examiner He was pronounced dead, and a medical examiner later found five times the lethal dose of fentanyl in his system. ABC News, 21 Feb. 2026 The city medical examiner’s office will determine her cause of death, police said. Colin Mixson, New York Daily News, 21 Feb. 2026 The medical examiner’s office does not review every death in Connecticut. Dave Altimari, Hartford Courant, 21 Feb. 2026 Greene, 60, shot himself in his left armpit, damaging the brachial artery that supplies blood to the arm, the medical examiner ruled. Tribune News Service, Baltimore Sun, 19 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for medical examiner
Recent Examples of Synonyms for medical examiner
Noun
  • In a heartfelt Instagram video, Lindsey Vonn shared how her doctor saved her leg from amputation after the frightening crash at the Milan‑Cortina Olympics.
    Alexandra Banner, CNN Money, 24 Feb. 2026
  • Thousands of Cuban doctors, nurses and sports trainers also worked across Venezuela as part of the broader cooperation agreement, blurring the line between civilian aid and state influence.
    Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 24 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • The country is experiencing a significant shortage of doctors in primary care, leaving millions without a family physician and contributing to longer emergency room waits and poorer health outcomes.
    Ahmad Mukhtar, CBS News, 10 Dec. 2025
  • More than a third of counties in the United States do not have an ob/gyn, a family physician or a certified nurse-midwife.
    Jacqueline Howard, CNN Money, 17 Nov. 2025
Noun
  • These inaccurate or misleading physician directories have for years been an obstacle for patients seeking in-network providers and have even led some to pay large sums out of pocket, or to delay or forgo care.
    Kate Snow, NBC news, 25 Feb. 2026
  • The ancient Greek physician Hippocrates divided the lives of men into only four stages, a number that mirrored the four humors and the four elements.
    Shayla Love, New Yorker, 25 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • Reldan, an independent private-practice family doctor and college professor, offers appointments at her home office.
    Noah Lyons, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Jan. 2026
  • Pediatricians and family doctors are urged to check booster status for teens and adults.
    Dr. Céline Gounder, CBS News, 19 Nov. 2025
Noun
  • Officials are still waiting on a coroner's report, but Hochman noted that the bulk of the discovery has been turned over to the defense counsel.
    Madeline Morrison, NBC news, 23 Feb. 2026
  • Each victim was hoisted from the field by helicopter and transported to Sno-Cats staged at the Frog Lake huts before being taken to the sheriff’s staging area, where the chief deputy coroner was waiting.
    Michael McGough, Sacbee.com, 22 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • The leg was collected by the Imperial County Sheriff's Office Coroner's Unit and sent to a forensic pathologist for examination.
    Dean Fioresi, CBS News, 22 Feb. 2026
  • Through a microscope, pathologists can see a great deal about a tumor.
    Angus Chen, STAT, 18 Feb. 2026
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
  • Strength in docs This year, fifteen documentaries feature throughout the festival’s various strands and Gallagher says these are imperative to the lineup.
    Diana Lodderhose, Deadline, 25 Feb. 2026
  • Advertisement In hopes of repairing his reputation, Reggie hires an Oscar-winning filmmaker, Daniel Radcliffe’s Arthur Tobin, to direct a flattering doc about him.
    Judy Berman, Time, 20 Feb. 2026

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“Medical examiner.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/medical%20examiner. Accessed 1 Mar. 2026.

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