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a person specially trained in healing human medical disorders
the wounded soldier called for a medic
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Recent Examples of medics
Hulsey broke a window to rescue the little boy, who was checked by medics, authorities said.
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Emily Shapiro, ABC News, 18 June 2026
Combat medics of the Oregon National Guard trained with drones for the first time last February to fly blood supplies into hazardous areas.
—Zita Ballinger Fletcher, Forbes.com, 12 June 2026
Firefighters extricated the officer from under the vehicle and medics took all three to the hospital.
—Carlos E. Castañeda, CBS News, 12 June 2026
The resident was evaluated by medics at the scene.
—Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 12 June 2026
The deputies began life-saving measures until medics arrived.
—Rosalio Ahumada, Sacbee.com, 10 June 2026
The teenager was struck in his left hand and leg and medics took the teen to a nearby hospital.
—Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, FOXNews.com, 10 June 2026
The victim were rushed by medics to Bellevue Hospital with wounds described as non life-threatening.
—Rocco Parascandola, New York Daily News, 8 June 2026
Officers working at the park called for fire medics, who took the woman to Regions Hospital with injuries that were not believed to be life-threatening.
—Kristi Miller, Twin Cities, 30 May 2026
Emily Shapiro, ABC News, 18 June 2026
Combat medics of the Oregon National Guard trained with drones for the first time last February to fly blood supplies into hazardous areas.
—Zita Ballinger Fletcher, Forbes.com, 12 June 2026
Firefighters extricated the officer from under the vehicle and medics took all three to the hospital.
—Carlos E. Castañeda, CBS News, 12 June 2026
The resident was evaluated by medics at the scene.
—Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 12 June 2026
The deputies began life-saving measures until medics arrived.
—Rosalio Ahumada, Sacbee.com, 10 June 2026
The teenager was struck in his left hand and leg and medics took the teen to a nearby hospital.
—Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, FOXNews.com, 10 June 2026
The victim were rushed by medics to Bellevue Hospital with wounds described as non life-threatening.
—Rocco Parascandola, New York Daily News, 8 June 2026
Officers working at the park called for fire medics, who took the woman to Regions Hospital with injuries that were not believed to be life-threatening.
—Kristi Miller, Twin Cities, 30 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for medics
Noun
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AIs will be our friends, our confidants, our therapists, our doctors, our employees, our business partners—and yes, in many cases, our romantic partners and lovers.—
Rob Toews,
Forbes.com,
22 June 2026
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After four days in intensive care, doctors determined Jaxon had no brain activity and removed him from life support.—
Julia Prodis Sulek,
Mercury News,
21 June 2026
Noun
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In doctors’ offices, this digital influx of health information requires a new style of patient interaction, say South Florida physicians.—
Cindy Krischer Goodman,
Sun Sentinel,
20 June 2026
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For example, of the 535 voting members of Congress, only nine are engineers, one is a physicist, one is a chemist, one is a geologist and 30 are physicians.—
Bruce Y. Lee,
Forbes.com,
20 June 2026
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“Medics.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/medics. Accessed 24 Jun. 2026.
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