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
Officials said the officer was initially unresponsive when his fellow officers arrived at the crash, but regained consciousness and was speaking with medics on scene, who took the officer to the hospital in stable condition.
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Mike Darnay, CBS News, 5 Jan. 2026
The mayor thanked in person and in a social media post the firefighters and medics who responded.
—Rocco Parascandola, New York Daily News, 5 Jan. 2026
Browne sustained the injuries before officers arrived and was treated by medics, according to the documents.
—Phillip Sitter, Des Moines Register, 5 Jan. 2026
Providence Fire Department officials quickly declared a mass casualty incident, according to records, with the department dispatching rescue task forces and requesting ballistic protection for medics who were ordered to standby until police could secure each scene.
—Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, FOXNews.com, 31 Dec. 2025
And backcountry and front country employees banded together—on their own time—to teach each other their jobs, with the medics teaching aid to the SAR Siters, and SAR Siters teaching rigging and rappelling to medics.
—Gavin Feek, Outside, 31 Dec. 2025
Police said Grand Prairie medics pronounced both the man and woman dead at the scene.
—Fousia Abdullahi, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 11 Nov. 2025
Two passengers were checked by medics, and a flight attendant was taken to the hospital, according to WSOC.
—Charlotte Observer, 29 Oct. 2025
The rescue medics and firefighters stabilized the man and lowered him by rope (in a Stokes basket) to a waiting ambulance.
—Tony Maglio, HollywoodReporter, 28 Oct. 2025
Mike Darnay, CBS News, 5 Jan. 2026
The mayor thanked in person and in a social media post the firefighters and medics who responded.
—Rocco Parascandola, New York Daily News, 5 Jan. 2026
Browne sustained the injuries before officers arrived and was treated by medics, according to the documents.
—Phillip Sitter, Des Moines Register, 5 Jan. 2026
Providence Fire Department officials quickly declared a mass casualty incident, according to records, with the department dispatching rescue task forces and requesting ballistic protection for medics who were ordered to standby until police could secure each scene.
—Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, FOXNews.com, 31 Dec. 2025
And backcountry and front country employees banded together—on their own time—to teach each other their jobs, with the medics teaching aid to the SAR Siters, and SAR Siters teaching rigging and rappelling to medics.
—Gavin Feek, Outside, 31 Dec. 2025
Police said Grand Prairie medics pronounced both the man and woman dead at the scene.
—Fousia Abdullahi, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 11 Nov. 2025
Two passengers were checked by medics, and a flight attendant was taken to the hospital, according to WSOC.
—Charlotte Observer, 29 Oct. 2025
The rescue medics and firefighters stabilized the man and lowered him by rope (in a Stokes basket) to a waiting ambulance.
—Tony Maglio, HollywoodReporter, 28 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for medics
Noun
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In July, Sanders announced doctors had removed his bladder after the discovery of a tumor.—
Jackson Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
9 Nov. 2025
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Her mysterious symptoms puzzled doctors, at least one of whom suggested the pain was psychosomatic.—
Sophie Dodd,
PEOPLE,
9 Nov. 2025
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Federal workers who test positive for drugs can’t be punished until their results are scrutinized by medical review officers, physicians who verify that positive drug test results aren’t being triggered by legitimate medications.—
Lucas Waldron,
ProPublica,
6 Jan. 2026
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More than 9,000 people came to Colorado last year on the J-1 visa, working as physicians, professors, researchers, ski workers, restaurant servers and au pairs, among myriad opportunities.—
Sam Tabachnik,
Denver Post,
6 Jan. 2026
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“Medics.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/medics. Accessed 10 Jan. 2026.
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