patient 1 of 2

as in case
an individual awaiting or under medical care and treatment the nurse asked the patient to change into a paper gown

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Recent Examples of patient
Noun
Fighting the disease for over 30 years, Peters and his charity fundraised and sought to raise awareness on new treatments for cancer patients. Ethan Millman, HollywoodReporter, 29 Apr. 2025 Medical students frequently opt against going into primary care, and that’s not good for patients. Bernard J. Wolfson and Vanessa G. Sánchez, Los Angeles Times, 28 Apr. 2025
Adjective
Stay patient if the Denver Nuggets come out firing again. Janis Carr, Oc Register, 26 Apr. 2025 Be patient with differences in communication or behavior. Lindsay Curtis, Verywell Health, 24 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for patient
Recent Examples of Synonyms for patient
Noun
  • Across the country in Virginia, where there are more than 350 active missing person cases, Billy Chrimes has been struggling with recruitment since the economic downturn triggered by the COVID-19 pandemic.
    N'dea Yancey-Bragg, USA Today, 3 May 2025
  • In March, 91% of cases closed by the office were dismissed without an investigation, and 89% were dismissed outright in April, according to internal case data obtained by ProPublica.
    Jennifer Smith Richards, ProPublica, 2 May 2025
Adjective
  • By placing both Washington and the camera filming him in close-up on a moving dolly outside the ballroom, Lee created the impression that Malcolm was floating through space, in a trance of stoic anticipation.
    CBS News, CBS News, 2 May 2025
  • Since the org partnered with Three Camel Lodge in 2020 to expand the breeding program, visitors to the camp can meet the stoic (but still quite cute and fluffy) guardian dogs.
    AFAR Media, AFAR Media, 25 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • There are medications available to help with persistent skin conditions, Cortright said.
    Phaedra Trethan, USA Today, 26 Apr. 2025
  • Over 1 million children in Haiti are facing critical levels of food insecurity in Haiti amid persistent armed violence and forced displacements.
    Sarah Ferguson, Forbes.com, 25 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • That fight for victim's rights has shaped all their lives.
    Erin Moriarty, Liza Finley, CBS News, 4 May 2025
  • In search of a motive, detectives got a search warrant for the victim’s CSUN email account, court records show.
    Matthew Ormseth, Los Angeles Times, 3 May 2025
Adjective
  • The twist offered in this tale is that this dutiful and obedient AI proceeds to gobble up all the available resources on earth to maximally achieve this goal.
    Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 4 Apr. 2025
  • The twist offered in this tale is that this dutiful and obedient AI proceeds to gobble up all the available resources on earth to maximally achieve this goal.
    Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 4 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • In a small conference room of a Manhattan hotel, Nicolás García is insistent.
    Adam Crafton, New York Times, 25 Apr. 2025
  • But David also kind of forced Kyle to repeatedly defend her by being way too insistent that Kamilla be the one to go.
    Dalton Ross, EW.com, 17 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • And that course gave me the knowledge to buy investment properties and make passive income.
    Carly Tagen-Dye, People.com, 25 Apr. 2025
  • The study found that certain human activities at sea, such as fishing and particularly underwater spearfishing and the management of passive fish traps, are associated with this type of bite.
    Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • Whatever else is printed—articles about religion, Israel, humor pieces—is subordinate to the obituaries.
    David Bezmozgis, New Yorker, 6 Apr. 2025
  • Mechthild Heil, who leads a group of women in Mr. Merz’s Christian Democratic Union, is concerned about the subordinate role women play in the party.
    Christopher F. Schuetze, New York Times, 25 Mar. 2025

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“Patient.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/patient. Accessed 7 May. 2025.

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