as in doctors
a person specially trained in healing human medical disorders
the wounded soldier called for a medic
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Recent Examples of medics
Jurk was rather nonchalant following the punch as Castillo lay on the floor, prompting an announcer to say the medics should be in the ring.
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Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 16 May 2026
Medics then determined that Brooks did not have the capacity to refuse medical treatment, and it was decided that police would enter through the front door and secure her so medics could transport her to a hospital.
—Jt Moodee Lockman, CBS News, 14 May 2026
Houston Fire Department medics also showed up and rushed the woman to a hospital.
—Saleen Martin, USA Today, 12 May 2026
The first was carrying 19 of the ship’s crew and three medics.
—ABC News, 12 May 2026
While medics began working on the girl, deputies placed the boy in the back of a Johnson County Med-Act SUV to cool him down.
—Kansas City Star, 11 May 2026
The documentary, spotlighting the plight of medics in Gaza, was later aired by Channel 4.
—Jake Kanter, Deadline, 10 May 2026
At least 830 Palestinians have been killed since the ceasefire deal took effect, according to local medics, while Israel says militants have killed four of its soldiers over the same period.
—Reuters, NBC news, 7 May 2026
Officers provided first aid until medics arrived and took the man to a hospital.
—Shambhavi Rimal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 May 2026
Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 16 May 2026
Medics then determined that Brooks did not have the capacity to refuse medical treatment, and it was decided that police would enter through the front door and secure her so medics could transport her to a hospital.
—Jt Moodee Lockman, CBS News, 14 May 2026
Houston Fire Department medics also showed up and rushed the woman to a hospital.
—Saleen Martin, USA Today, 12 May 2026
The first was carrying 19 of the ship’s crew and three medics.
—ABC News, 12 May 2026
While medics began working on the girl, deputies placed the boy in the back of a Johnson County Med-Act SUV to cool him down.
—Kansas City Star, 11 May 2026
The documentary, spotlighting the plight of medics in Gaza, was later aired by Channel 4.
—Jake Kanter, Deadline, 10 May 2026
At least 830 Palestinians have been killed since the ceasefire deal took effect, according to local medics, while Israel says militants have killed four of its soldiers over the same period.
—Reuters, NBC news, 7 May 2026
Officers provided first aid until medics arrived and took the man to a hospital.
—Shambhavi Rimal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for medics
Noun
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Virtually all of them are written by women, often treated horribly by doctors.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
18 May 2026
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There is no antiviral treatment or cure for measles, and doctors generally treat the symptoms or manage complications.—
Mary Beth Sheridan,
CNN Money,
17 May 2026
Noun
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The legal agreement also compels TCH to fire multiple physicians who performed these procedures, revoke their privileges, and never hire or credential such doctors.—
David Zimmermann,
The Washington Examiner,
15 May 2026
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Texas Children’s Hospital must also pay the state $10 million and five physicians had their medical licenses revoked as part of the settlement, the result of the state Attorney General Office’s investigation into the facility.—
Daniel Kreps,
Rolling Stone,
15 May 2026
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“Medics.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/medics. Accessed 19 May. 2026.
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