nurse-practitioner

noun

Definition of nurse-practitionernext
as in nurse

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  1. nurse
  2. resident
Noun
  • Lindsay Clancy’s lawyers don’t dispute that the former labor and delivery nurse killed the children.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 3 Aug. 2026
  • So there are doctors, there are nurses, there are health-care workers that are donning hazmat suits basically, and are in 80 percent humidity in the summer heat.
    — Adam Harris, The Atlantic, 3 Aug. 2026
Definition of nurse
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  • At 80, Smyrna resident Kay Braswell is still lacing up her hiking boots and setting out on adventures around the world.
    — Nancy Badertscher, AJC.com, 6 Aug. 2026
  • Authorities have arrested and charged a Spokane resident with first-degree arson in one of the fires.
    — Mary Gilbert, CNN Money, 6 Aug. 2026
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“Nurse-practitioner.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nurse-practitioner. Accessed 7 Aug. 2026.

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