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
Many of them endured catastrophic wounds that would have killed or maimed them in Israel's past wars, Israeli combat medics and surgeons say.
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Daniel Estrin, NPR, 29 Sep. 2025
The 29-year-old fell to the floor instantly with his hands on his face, before being attended to by medics on the field.
—Ben Church, CNN Money, 24 Sep. 2025
Together, Roth and Clark worked the scene like an impromptu trauma team – keeping pressure, keeping Rojas talking, keeping him alive until the medics arrived.
—April Quevedo, jsonline.com, 23 Sep. 2025
The driver of the uninvolved car was examined by medics at the scene of the crash and released.
—Ryan Murphy, IndyStar, 22 Sep. 2025
Halvorson was rushed to waiting medics and flown in a CareFlite helicopter to Parkland Hospital in Dallas, with significant injuries.
—Shambhavi Rimal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 18 Sep. 2025
Park officials said National Park Service medics responded and helped the hiker to the trailhead.
—Daniella Segura, Sacbee.com, 17 Sep. 2025
The duo are also seen being treated by medics at the scene and later in hospital, with Mendoza's husband having joined them.
—Escher Walcott, PEOPLE, 15 Sep. 2025
Military medics, paramedics, and clinicians in underserved regions could all benefit from a device that reduces training demands while improving outcomes.
—Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 10 Sep. 2025
Daniel Estrin, NPR, 29 Sep. 2025
The 29-year-old fell to the floor instantly with his hands on his face, before being attended to by medics on the field.
—Ben Church, CNN Money, 24 Sep. 2025
Together, Roth and Clark worked the scene like an impromptu trauma team – keeping pressure, keeping Rojas talking, keeping him alive until the medics arrived.
—April Quevedo, jsonline.com, 23 Sep. 2025
The driver of the uninvolved car was examined by medics at the scene of the crash and released.
—Ryan Murphy, IndyStar, 22 Sep. 2025
Halvorson was rushed to waiting medics and flown in a CareFlite helicopter to Parkland Hospital in Dallas, with significant injuries.
—Shambhavi Rimal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 18 Sep. 2025
Park officials said National Park Service medics responded and helped the hiker to the trailhead.
—Daniella Segura, Sacbee.com, 17 Sep. 2025
The duo are also seen being treated by medics at the scene and later in hospital, with Mendoza's husband having joined them.
—Escher Walcott, PEOPLE, 15 Sep. 2025
Military medics, paramedics, and clinicians in underserved regions could all benefit from a device that reduces training demands while improving outcomes.
—Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 10 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for medics
Noun
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The outpouring of support from doctors across various medical fields truly took her by surprise.—
Tereza Shkurtaj,
PEOPLE,
28 Sep. 2025
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Predicting how fast IgA nephropathy will progress is one of the biggest challenges doctors face.—
Health,
Health,
27 Sep. 2025
Noun
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If insurance companies refuse to compensate physicians for this type of care, doctors will forgo it, taking shortcuts to see more patients per day.—
The New Yorker,
New Yorker,
29 Sep. 2025
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The agency also issued a letter alerting physicians nationwide.—
Rick Sobey,
Boston Herald,
26 Sep. 2025
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“Medics.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/medics. Accessed 5 Oct. 2025.
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