nurse-practitioners

Definition of nurse-practitionersnext
plural of nurse-practitioner

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for nurse-practitioners
Noun
  • Hundreds of Austin nurses and community members held a candlelight vigil Wednesday night to honor Alex Pretti, who died after being shot by federal agents in Minneapolis.
    Mikala Compton, Austin American Statesman, 29 Jan. 2026
  • Two nurses at a private hospital near Kolkata, West Bengal have the virus, with one in critical condition.
    Tiffany Acosta, AZCentral.com, 28 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • In his current role, Nanos oversees 1,500 employees and 400 volunteers, serving more than one million residents in a county that covers about 9,000 square miles.
    Peter D'Abrosca, FOXNews.com, 5 Feb. 2026
  • Since then, masked, heavily armed officers have been met by resistance from residents who are upset with their aggressive tactics.
    Steve Karnowski, Los Angeles Times, 4 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • Hyper-specialized cardiac surgeons, for example, have fewer complications than their less-specialized peers.
    Rachel Barr, Big Think, 29 Jan. 2026
  • There was no Bravo show about Housewives of New York or LA, no Botched on TV, no best-facelift surgeons lists in magazines or online.
    Patricia Tortolani, Allure, 29 Jan. 2026
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“Nurse-practitioners.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nurse-practitioners. Accessed 5 Feb. 2026.

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