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Recent Examples of paramedic
Gimenez, who rose from paramedic to fire chief in the city of Miami before entering politics, called on the mayor to reverse course on the helicopter plan.
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Douglas Hanks, Miami Herald, 28 Aug. 2025
Hill was the quarterback for the playoff-qualifying Warhawks in 1999 and is a firefighter/paramedic for the city.
—Bobby Narang, Chicago Tribune, 20 Aug. 2025
Dowdy also called out medications and doses needed to stabilize the patient as a paramedic and nurses administered the drugs, inserted IV lines, and measured vital signs.
—Arielle Zionts. Kff Health News, CNN Money, 14 Aug. 2025
The helicopter crew lowered a paramedic to the hiker, who, with the help of other rescuers, was placed in a litter, according to the fire district.
—Daniella Segura, Sacbee.com, 4 Aug. 2025
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Douglas Hanks, Miami Herald, 28 Aug. 2025
Hill was the quarterback for the playoff-qualifying Warhawks in 1999 and is a firefighter/paramedic for the city.
—Bobby Narang, Chicago Tribune, 20 Aug. 2025
Dowdy also called out medications and doses needed to stabilize the patient as a paramedic and nurses administered the drugs, inserted IV lines, and measured vital signs.
—Arielle Zionts. Kff Health News, CNN Money, 14 Aug. 2025
The helicopter crew lowered a paramedic to the hiker, who, with the help of other rescuers, was placed in a litter, according to the fire district.
—Daniella Segura, Sacbee.com, 4 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for paramedic
Noun
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Brown will have two cameos as The Bearoness and EMT Otter.—
Yi-Jin Yu,
ABC News,
1 Sep. 2025
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Paris said Faino shot the troopers and fired dozens of rounds at their vehicles and that of EMT Carl Lawson, who was driving to the scene to assist.—
N'dea Yancey-Bragg,
USA Today,
8 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Abby quietly married Josh, an army veteran and nurse, in 2021, though news of their nuptials didn’t break until 2024.—
Toria Sheffield,
PEOPLE,
7 Sep. 2025
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Yet, bizarrely, the TV show undercuts this angle by inventing a serial killer nurse from whole cloth, a move that shifts the blame away from systemic forces and toward a motiveless scoundrel.—
Graham Hillard,
The Washington Examiner,
5 Sep. 2025
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“Paramedic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/paramedic. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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