medics

plural of medic

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Recent Examples of medics Another male victim was treated by medics at the scene but declined to go to the hospital, according to police. Laura Fay, CBS News, 14 July 2026 Severe weather support packages with medics, ambulances and all-terrain vehicles. Mateo Rosiles, USA Today, 14 July 2026 Visitors are given an initial consultation followed by medical evaluations to assess their health before medics and therapists tailor a program suited to their individual needs. Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 10 July 2026 Despite a statement saying the surgery had gone well, her condition worsened and medics were forced to put her on a ventilator. Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 9 July 2026 The woman was pronounced dead on the scene by Grand Prairie Fire Department medics. Mary Ella Hastings july 6, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 July 2026 He was subsequently swarmed by his teammates and within minutes, medics attended to the midfielder before moving him onto a stretcher and transporting him to a hospital for further treatment. Shania Russell, Entertainment Weekly, 6 July 2026 One boy, 12, succumbed to the heat and passed out, with EMS medics and police rushing to help him, according to PIX 11. Julian Roberts-Grmela, New York Daily News, 4 July 2026 Some visitors to the Great American State Fair were treated by medics Friday because of the extreme heat. Nicholas Kerr, ABC News, 4 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for medics
Noun
  • Already large clinical trials are testing if certain drugs could prevent or at least delay the disease — and if any of those pan out, doctors will need an easy way to tell who should try them.
    ABC News, ABC News, 15 July 2026
  • In patients with positive results, primary care doctors were less likely to diagnose Alzheimer’s at the time of the visit, preferring to refer patients with worrisome results to specialists for further examination.
    Sandee LaMotte, CNN Money, 15 July 2026
Noun
  • What began as a public hospital has evolved into one of the nation’s leading academic health systems — advancing groundbreaking research, educating generations of physicians and caregivers, and providing world-class care to patients.
    Pradeep Khosla, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 July 2026
  • Staffing challenges during this period led to Saint Alphonsus leaning heavily on locum tenens physicians — traveling doctors assigned by specialized agencies to fill shifts on a contract basis — for its trauma department.
    Nicole Blanchard, Idaho Statesman, 16 July 2026

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“Medics.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/medics. Accessed 22 Jul. 2026.

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