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paramedic

noun

variants also paramedical
Definition of paramedicnext
as in EMT

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Recent Examples of paramedic The police officer, paramedic, nurse and construction worker who answered a call for help. — Larry D. Johnson Jr, New York Daily News, 11 Sep. 2026 The family of a Pittsburgh-area paramedic killed in the line of duty got their mortgage paid in full on Friday by the Tunnel to Towers Foundation. — Madeline Bartos, CBS News, 11 Sep. 2026 Now, researchers at the University of Queensland in collaboration with the University of New South Wales (UNSW) have taken the idea even further and turned cockroaches into … paraborgs – paramedic cyborgs. — Maryna Holovnova, New Atlas, 9 Sep. 2026 The woman who is accused of killing a Kansas City Fire Department firefighter-paramedic inside an ambulance is set to undergo a mental competency examination. — Ben Wheeler, Kansas City Star, 5 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for paramedic
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  1. EMT
  2. nurse
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  • Vlasac is also charged with one count of resisting an officer with violence and one count of battery on an officer, firefighter or EMT, according to online jail records.
    — KC Baker, PEOPLE, 14 Sep. 2026
  • So, when the FDNY counted its dead – which also included an EMT, paramedic and chaplain – the 27-year-old was left out.
    — Danya Gainor, CNN Money, 11 Sep. 2026
Definition of EMT
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  • But for the registered nurse, who dons a Hello Kitty badge reel at work, nostalgia was part of the card’s appeal.
    — Iris Kwok, Los Angeles Times, 19 Sep. 2026
  • Aesthetic nurse specialist Roxette Romanes of SkinSpirit’s Roslyn Heights location said ZO’s economics are broadly similar to those of other professional skincare brands the clinic carries.
    — Bilin Lin, Fortune, 19 Sep. 2026
Definition of nurse

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“Paramedic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/paramedic. Accessed 24 Sep. 2026.

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