MEDICS Synonyms: 46 Similar and Opposite Words

medics

noun

plural of medic

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 Earlier Thursday, Israeli strikes killed at least six Palestinians in Gaza, including two children, medics said. — Reuters, NBC news, 31 July 2026 Wolfe was taken to Penn Presbyterian Medical Center with critical injuries by Philadelphia Fire Department medics, police said. — Tom Ignudo, CBS News, 30 July 2026 The student found later that day in the Durham transportation lot by an employee, and the child was immediately checked out by medics and returned to their family. — Mary Ella Hastings july 30, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 30 July 2026 Jail staff tried to revive him, and medics took him to a nearby hospital, but he couldn’t be saved, according to a Bureau of Prisons statement. — John Annese, New York Daily News, 26 July 2026 Allard said police found a victim and began performing life-saving measures until medics arrived. — Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 20 July 2026 When the soon-to-be teacher went to the doctor in January, medics agreed her symptoms were concerning. — Latoya Gayle, PEOPLE, 19 July 2026 Surrounded by concerned medics and supporters in Delhi, 59-year-old Sonam Wangchuk entered the 20th day of his hunger strike, scarcely able to move unaided. — Will Barker, TheWeek, 17 July 2026 Severe weather support packages with medics, ambulances and all-terrain vehicles. — Mateo Rosiles, USA Today, 14 July 2026

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If no deal is made, people with the aforementioned health insurance plans through United will no longer be able to get in-network care with UHealth doctors and other providers across UHealth’s South Florida facilities.

— Michelle Marchante July 22, Miami Herald, 22 July 2026
The hospital includes two operating rooms, a pharmacy and a laboratory, while doctors continue performing orthopedic surgeries and treating infections and other conditions left untreated in the aftermath of the disaster.

— Jasmine Baehr, FOXNews.com, 22 July 2026

Definition of doctors

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Here are the questions men are asking most and the answers from the physicians and patients who have been through it.

— Samantha Agate, Kansas City Star, 30 July 2026
Such compounds are increasingly migrating into mainstream use despite a lack of FDA approval, with licensed physicians prescribing them and even New York bodegas getting in on the action.

— Daniel Gilbert, CBS News, 30 July 2026

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