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
The next day, a forensic pathologist at the Tarrant County Medical Examiner’s Office performed an autopsy on Maurice.
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Emerson Clarridge, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 6 June 2026
Nowak died at the scene, and a pathologist found that nothing could have saved his life, even if officers hadn’t handcuffed him, the police statement added.
—Issy Ronald, CNN Money, 3 June 2026
Older ligustrum trees become susceptible to what pathologist call cankers.
—Tom MacCubbin, The Orlando Sentinel, 23 May 2026
She was subsequently also directed not to practice as a speech-language pathologist in California, where she has been licensed since 2016, while the criminal case is pending.
—City News Service, Daily News, 19 May 2026
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Emerson Clarridge, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 6 June 2026
Nowak died at the scene, and a pathologist found that nothing could have saved his life, even if officers hadn’t handcuffed him, the police statement added.
—Issy Ronald, CNN Money, 3 June 2026
Older ligustrum trees become susceptible to what pathologist call cankers.
—Tom MacCubbin, The Orlando Sentinel, 23 May 2026
She was subsequently also directed not to practice as a speech-language pathologist in California, where she has been licensed since 2016, while the criminal case is pending.
—City News Service, Daily News, 19 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pathologist
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Nurses, doctors and pharmacists, as well as health groups such as the American Heart Association (AHA) and American Cancer Society (ACS), had the broad support of 80 percent or more of respondents.—
Jackie Flynn Mogensen,
Scientific American,
9 June 2026
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Ferguson explained that Brown would be assigned a medical doctor who will evaluate him.—
Sarah Rumpf-Whitten , Chelsea Torres,
FOXNews.com,
9 June 2026
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The effort, led by Mitchell, was also supported by a coalition of medical clinics, labor unions and physician groups.—
Steve Scauzillo,
Daily News,
10 June 2026
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Rubio has served for more than 28 years as an Army aviator, physician and astronaut.—
Chelsea Jones,
CBS News,
10 June 2026
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Woman was reported missing from the Bronx A farmer found a woman’s remains on June 3, 1992, while working in a field in Berks County, about 27 miles west of Allentown, the coroner’s office said in the news release.—
Saleen Martin,
USA Today,
8 June 2026
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The DeKalb County coroner determined the cause of death was an irregular heartbeat triggered by coronary artery disease.—
Carrie Teegardin,
AJC.com,
8 June 2026
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But radiologist Elizabeth McDonald at the University of Pennsylvania, who co-authored that study, says the protective effects with GLP-1s appear greater than with other treatments or lifestyle changes.—
Yuki Noguchi,
NPR,
9 June 2026
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Several lines of research presented at ASCO offer evidence of the drugs’ protective effect against cancer, including several not typically associated with weight, such as leukemia and lung cancer, says Elizabeth McDonald, radiologist at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania.—
Lori Youmshajekian,
Scientific American,
8 June 2026
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Most treatment options are up to a neurologist.—
Kerry Breen,
CBS News,
6 June 2026
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After the concerts on Monday and Tuesday, there will be an audience talkback with Rock and neurologist Dee Silver.—
Pam Kragen,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
4 June 2026
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Graham is likely to face Democratic frontrunner, Annie Andrews, a pediatrician looking to flip the reliably red seat.—
Phillip M. Bailey,
USA Today,
9 June 2026
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Some pediatricians’ offices delayed placing orders for the shots by months, and multiple states encountered issues when trying to order them through the VFC program.—
Katherine J. Wu,
The Atlantic,
7 June 2026
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The news comes with the BBC recently agreeing a deal to make shows for YouTube for the first time, which includes documentary channels like BBC3’s Deepwatch (working title), featuring new and existing docs.—
Max Goldbart,
Deadline,
11 June 2026
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Feed it your technical docs, tone of voice and examples of your best agents handling hard tickets.—
Expert Panel®,
Forbes.com,
11 June 2026
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Cara developed new symptoms over the course of the summer, including unexplained vomiting, and so her parents took her to see an internist in August.—
Toria Sheffield,
PEOPLE,
6 June 2026
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Vanessa Grubbs, a nephrologist and internist and founder of the nonprofit Black Doc Village, writes in a First Opinion column that the problem may lie with residency programs.—
Allison DeAngelis,
STAT,
1 June 2026
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“Pathologist.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pathologist. Accessed 13 Jun. 2026.
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