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
The students, all 18, stopped to help as medics responded, the sheriff’s office said.
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Andy Rose, CNN Money, 14 Mar. 2026
The man was taken to the hospital by medics in critical condition, and officials said the man, identified by the Allegheny County Medical Examiner's Office as 58-year-old Lawrence Soeder, died a short time later.
—Mike Darnay, CBS News, 12 Mar. 2026
The ambulance sent to rescue her, following a route approved by the Israeli Defense Force, or IDF, was later destroyed, killing the two medics inside.
—Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 12 Mar. 2026
Numerous bystanders waved for assistance, prompting the president to turn around and call over medics.
—Daysia Tolentino, Entertainment Weekly, 12 Mar. 2026
Both men were taken by medics to New York-Presbyterian Hospital Weill Cornell, where the elderly victim was in critical condition.
—Rocco Parascandola, New York Daily News, 10 Mar. 2026
Authorities said the medics were not injured but were treated for shock.
—Arkansas Online, 5 Mar. 2026
First responders — including Austin-Travis County EMS medics — arrived outside the bar within 57 seconds of the initial dispatch, Davis said.
—Austin Sanders, Austin American Statesman, 5 Mar. 2026
Authorities said the medics were not injured but were treated for shock.
—ABC News, 4 Mar. 2026
Andy Rose, CNN Money, 14 Mar. 2026
The man was taken to the hospital by medics in critical condition, and officials said the man, identified by the Allegheny County Medical Examiner's Office as 58-year-old Lawrence Soeder, died a short time later.
—Mike Darnay, CBS News, 12 Mar. 2026
The ambulance sent to rescue her, following a route approved by the Israeli Defense Force, or IDF, was later destroyed, killing the two medics inside.
—Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 12 Mar. 2026
Numerous bystanders waved for assistance, prompting the president to turn around and call over medics.
—Daysia Tolentino, Entertainment Weekly, 12 Mar. 2026
Both men were taken by medics to New York-Presbyterian Hospital Weill Cornell, where the elderly victim was in critical condition.
—Rocco Parascandola, New York Daily News, 10 Mar. 2026
Authorities said the medics were not injured but were treated for shock.
—Arkansas Online, 5 Mar. 2026
First responders — including Austin-Travis County EMS medics — arrived outside the bar within 57 seconds of the initial dispatch, Davis said.
—Austin Sanders, Austin American Statesman, 5 Mar. 2026
Authorities said the medics were not injured but were treated for shock.
—ABC News, 4 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for medics
Noun
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Instead, doctors take a holistic approach that includes managing physical symptoms, working with social workers to address patients’ needs, and cognitive therapy.—
Nicole Villalpando,
Austin American Statesman,
15 Mar. 2026
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Last summer, Brossoit and doctors, after examining his right hip, found the root cause of the knee pain — a cam lesion on the head of his femur that was causing issues with cartilage inside the joint.—
Curtis Pashelka,
Mercury News,
15 Mar. 2026
Noun
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The organization, formerly the Front Line COVID-19 Critical Care Alliance, is a small group of physicians that, like Cole, promoted ivermectin and other unproven COVID-19 treatments during the pandemic.—
Angela Palermo,
Idaho Statesman,
14 Mar. 2026
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Nurses and physicians face increasing pressure to move patients quickly through high-cost environments with limited staffing support.—
Linda D. Gadd,
The Orlando Sentinel,
13 Mar. 2026
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“Medics.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/medics. Accessed 20 Mar. 2026.
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