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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 pathologists
Speech language pathologists, nurse injectors, and dental hygienists all make into the six-figures.
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Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 20 Jan. 2026
The idea is that districts could better coordinate and share some of the more expensive and difficult-to-find resources, such as speech language pathologists or school psychologists.
—Becca Savransky, Idaho Statesman, 8 Jan. 2026
More than 1,400 teachers, counselors, psychologists, speech pathologists, nurses and early childhood educators began striking Thursday over pay, benefits and staffing.
—Tim Fang, CBS News, 10 Dec. 2025
United Teachers of Richmond, which represents more than 1,400 educators, psychologists, speech pathologists and other education professionals, is demanding a 10% raise over a period of two years.
—Sierra Lopez, Mercury News, 5 Dec. 2025
The center’s goal is to expand access for care for children with apraxia of speech, and serve as a training ground for speech pathologists across the country.
—Luca Evans, Denver Post, 4 Dec. 2025
In 2022, the BLS reported that health care occupations with particularly high concentrations of women included speech-language pathologists (98 percent), dental hygienists (96 percent), dental assistants (94 percent), and nursing assistants (90 percent).
—Alice Gibbs, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Nov. 2025
In those areas that are most at risk, plant pathologists and commodity specialists encourage wheat growers to apply a fungicide during periods when the fungus is likely to grow to reduce the chances of damage to crops and the spread of mycotoxin.
—Tom W. Allen, The Conversation, 12 Nov. 2025
With the first scientific review of its kind now published, von Konrat hopes more forensic pathologists and law enforcement officials will add bryophytes to their list of potentially telltale sources of evidence.
—Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 12 Nov. 2025
Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 20 Jan. 2026
The idea is that districts could better coordinate and share some of the more expensive and difficult-to-find resources, such as speech language pathologists or school psychologists.
—Becca Savransky, Idaho Statesman, 8 Jan. 2026
More than 1,400 teachers, counselors, psychologists, speech pathologists, nurses and early childhood educators began striking Thursday over pay, benefits and staffing.
—Tim Fang, CBS News, 10 Dec. 2025
United Teachers of Richmond, which represents more than 1,400 educators, psychologists, speech pathologists and other education professionals, is demanding a 10% raise over a period of two years.
—Sierra Lopez, Mercury News, 5 Dec. 2025
The center’s goal is to expand access for care for children with apraxia of speech, and serve as a training ground for speech pathologists across the country.
—Luca Evans, Denver Post, 4 Dec. 2025
In 2022, the BLS reported that health care occupations with particularly high concentrations of women included speech-language pathologists (98 percent), dental hygienists (96 percent), dental assistants (94 percent), and nursing assistants (90 percent).
—Alice Gibbs, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Nov. 2025
In those areas that are most at risk, plant pathologists and commodity specialists encourage wheat growers to apply a fungicide during periods when the fungus is likely to grow to reduce the chances of damage to crops and the spread of mycotoxin.
—Tom W. Allen, The Conversation, 12 Nov. 2025
With the first scientific review of its kind now published, von Konrat hopes more forensic pathologists and law enforcement officials will add bryophytes to their list of potentially telltale sources of evidence.
—Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 12 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pathologists
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Hite was recently diagnosed with breast cancer and was getting a second opinion from physicians there.—
Nathan Diller,
USA Today,
24 Jan. 2026
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Black patients have better outcomes when treated by Black physicians.—
Kenji Yoshino,
Mercury News,
24 Jan. 2026
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When Glassman asked him if the burns were third-degree or second-degree, Rudd feigned being unable to recall what doctors had told him.—
Raechal Shewfelt,
Entertainment Weekly,
13 Jan. 2026
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There, doctors performed a corneal scraping.—
Jordan Greene,
PEOPLE,
13 Jan. 2026
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After seeing the boys’ shocking condition, the ACS agent called 911 and medics rushed the adolescents to Montefiore Children’s Hospital, where they were treated for three months, according to Bronx District Attorney Darcel Clark’s office.—
Emma Seiwell,
New York Daily News,
24 Jan. 2026
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Streams of firefighters, more medics and police were on their way before the crashes even stopped.—
Nichole Manna,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
23 Jan. 2026
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This technology allows clinicians to visualize tumors with greater clarity during procedures.—
Jason Phillips,
USA Today,
11 Jan. 2026
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The recommendation supports shared clinical decision-making between patients and clinicians and does not prevent timely vaccination.—
Katherine J. Wu,
The Atlantic,
10 Jan. 2026
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Starting guard Reese Dixon-Waters was a full practice participant two days after missing the 77-45 victory against Long Beach State with a corneal abrasion in his eye that necessitated a trip to the emergency room followed by appointments with ophthalmologists.—
Mark Zeigler,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
7 Nov. 2025
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To help with medical costs as the family has juggled visits to specialists, including neurosurgeons, endocrinologists and ophthalmologists, Sargent launched a GoFundMe campaign that has raised more than $5,000.—
Susan Young,
PEOPLE,
29 Oct. 2025
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Meanwhile, certified nurse-midwives deliver babies and provide prenatal and postpartum care, especially in areas where there are few obstetricians.—
Kymberlee Montgomery,
The Conversation,
7 Jan. 2026
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At the same time, her unit was becoming increasingly short-staffed as other obstetricians left and retired.—
Natalie Krebs,
NPR,
5 Nov. 2025
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The United Kingdom has already banned the use of puberty blockers to treat gender dysphoria in people younger than 18 after one of the country’s top pediatricians released a report finding that evidence in favor of puberty blockers for adolescents was weak, and that more research was needed.—
Lisa Schencker,
Chicago Tribune,
20 Jan. 2026
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Already, fewer kids get rotavirus vaccines than other routine infant immunizations, partly because kids who don’t see pediatricians regularly are less likely to receive it.—
Ben Lopman,
STAT,
17 Jan. 2026
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As always with Gibney’s docs, there’s an abundance of archival material, covering records of Rushdie’s life but also doodling animation, images and film clips that provide a visual correlation to the subject’s thoughts.—
David Rooney,
HollywoodReporter,
25 Jan. 2026
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The most powerful part of the medium of making film, and especially with docs, is holding a mirror to ourselves as people.—
Alyssa Jaffer,
Forbes.com,
21 Jan. 2026
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“Pathologists.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pathologists. Accessed 28 Jan. 2026.
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