as in doctor
a medical professional studying diseases and especially one who examines bodies to find out the cause of death
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Recent Examples of pathologist
Barbara Deer was a speech language pathologist for nearly two decades at Chicago Public Schools, CEO of the consulting company Metamorphosis Health and headed the nonprofit Juneteenth Illinois.
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Tess Kenny, Chicago Tribune, 15 Apr. 2026
However, her family believed she was murdered, and an independent autopsy conducted by a forensic pathologist hired by the Gilberts included findings consistent with strangulation.
—Laura Payne, Encyclopedia Britannica, 9 Apr. 2026
That would save nearly $16 million in the next fiscal year for plumbers, electricians, teachers, speech and language pathologists, and others.
—Christopher Keating, Hartford Courant, 5 Apr. 2026
Christie’s brain was subsequently examined by a pathologist at the country’s National Brain Bank.
—Jacob Whitehead, New York Times, 2 Apr. 2026
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Tess Kenny, Chicago Tribune, 15 Apr. 2026
However, her family believed she was murdered, and an independent autopsy conducted by a forensic pathologist hired by the Gilberts included findings consistent with strangulation.
—Laura Payne, Encyclopedia Britannica, 9 Apr. 2026
That would save nearly $16 million in the next fiscal year for plumbers, electricians, teachers, speech and language pathologists, and others.
—Christopher Keating, Hartford Courant, 5 Apr. 2026
Christie’s brain was subsequently examined by a pathologist at the country’s National Brain Bank.
—Jacob Whitehead, New York Times, 2 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pathologist
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When Danh was initially hospitalized overseas on April 9, doctors diagnosed her with acute liver failure, among other serious health issues.—
Ashlyn Robinette,
PEOPLE,
12 May 2026
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The ship’s only doctor—a very nice guy who has been running around taking care of people—is sick.—
Akash Kapur,
New Yorker,
12 May 2026
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Already, more than 80% of physicians are using AI tools, according to a recent survey published by the American Medical Association, mostly for lower stakes use cases like combing through medical research and documentation.—
John Kell,
Fortune,
6 May 2026
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Green Tea Green tea is packed with plant compounds called catechins, which help reduce oxidative stress and inflammatory markers in the body, said Meena Malhotra, MD, ABOM, ABIM, a functional and integrative medicine physician and medical director at Heal n Cure.—
Stephanie Anderson Witmer,
Health,
6 May 2026
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Smythe died Saturday at 53 after suffering a cardiac emergency on a hiking trail, according to the coroner’s online database.—
Assistant Editor,
Los Angeles Times,
11 May 2026
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Officers are still trying to determine what happened to Kubasiewicz and her child, and a file is being prepared for the coroner.—
Adam England,
PEOPLE,
11 May 2026
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The radiologist told me MRIs aren’t typically used to evaluate lungs.—
Armstrong Williams,
Baltimore Sun,
1 May 2026
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The White House has dropped its nomination of Casey Means to be the next surgeon general, opting instead for Nicole Saphier, a radiologist and Fox News contributor.—
O. Rose Broderick,
STAT,
1 May 2026
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This time a neurologist ordered her immediate transfer to a hospital, the lawyer added.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
1 May 2026
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So read the ad for Freud’s first foray into private practice as a neurologist.—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
24 Apr. 2026
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Recess may look like downtime, but pediatricians say cutting it could cost kids far more than a few minutes on the playground.—
Stephen Sorace,
FOXNews.com,
11 May 2026
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Senior pediatrician Shanthala Koujalgi confirmed her death, per The Hindu.—
Desiree Anello,
PEOPLE,
10 May 2026
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Bruce, an airline worker, has hitherto handed off his plus-one flight privileges to Simon, who keenly exploits them to keep filming his globe-trotting doc.—
Guy Lodge,
Variety,
3 May 2026
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Revealing docs may tip the win to Musk Thousands of pages of internal documents have already been shared, and both Musk and Altman have given depositions ahead of the trial’s start.—
Ashley Belanger,
ArsTechnica,
27 Apr. 2026
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Michael Rose is an internist and pediatrician at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine investigating ways to improve HIV treatment and prevention.—
Michael Rose,
STAT,
3 Apr. 2026
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There are important cultural differences between an internist struggling to treat patients in a private-equity conglomerate and a John Deere machinist on strike because of layoffs.—
George Packer,
The Atlantic,
16 Mar. 2026
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“Pathologist.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pathologist. Accessed 13 May. 2026.
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