medics

plural of medic

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of medics Later, several protesters were seen lying on the ground being treated by street medics, with blood flowing from the head of an older man. — Soph Warnes, CNN Money, 5 Nov. 2026 Deputies began life-saving measures and called for medics from the Sacramento Metropolitan Fire District. — Rosalio Ahumada, Sacbee.com, 4 Nov. 2026 But the incident also raised questions about the on-field treatment the 30-year-old player received after collapsing on the pitch Monday, including how quickly CPR was performed and whether medics used a defibrillator. — ABC News, 4 Nov. 2026 Trump would stop speaking while medics tended to whoever had gone down. — Antonia Hitchens, New Yorker, 2 Nov. 2026 The victims were pulled from an 11th-floor apartment and rushed by medics to local hospitals. — Roni Jacobson, New York Daily News, 29 Oct. 2026 According to police, medics arrived on the scene and pronounced the victim dead. — Karma Sabbah, CBS News, 22 Oct. 2026 After Palestinian medics took Levine away, the attackers charged again and hit several journalists with rocks. — Arkansas Online, 17 Oct. 2026 Across the West Bank, the Palestine Red Crescent Society said that its medics had tended to 14 wounded people in six locations, while local officials reported at least four injuries in two additional villages. — Sam Metz, Los Angeles Times, 16 Oct. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for medics
Noun
  • At the time, doctors were treating a child in Williams' care for life-threatening injuries.
    — Joe Holden, CBS News, 10 Nov. 2026
  • As the outbreak continues to grow, doctors and health officials are concerned about a rising number of cases among pregnant women, posing a risk to both mom and baby.
    — Dr. Jade Cobern, ABC News, 10 Nov. 2026
Noun
  • In 2025, the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reported that Ascension, a nonprofit chain of Wisconsin hospitals, was replacing some of its critical care doctors with physicians from a national staffing agency, including telehealth doctors.
    — Alana Semuels, Time, 10 Nov. 2026
  • Patients and physicians need to understand where the data behind a recommendation came from and why that recommendation was made.
    — MSNBC Newsweek, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Nov. 2026

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“Medics.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/medics. Accessed 12 Nov. 2026.

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