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
  • The majority of the Venezuelans sent to El Salvador had pending cases in U.S. immigration courts.
    Jonathan Blitzer, New Yorker, 2 May 2025
Adjective
  • His dad was a stiff-upper-lip kind of guy, and Clint became known as the stoic kid with the sleepy brown eyes.
    Jenni Carlson, USA Today, 19 Apr. 2025
  • Sidhwa, a stoic man with short hair, woke up when the pressure wave from an explosion blew the door open.
    Clayton Dalton, New Yorker, 18 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • There are medications available to help with persistent skin conditions, Cortright said.
    Phaedra Trethan, USA Today, 26 Apr. 2025
  • But persistent homophobia and an anti-LGBTQ+ political climate have still made too many companies, Disney included, skittish about capitalizing on that trend.
    Ana Osorno, Them., 25 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • That fight for victim's rights has shaped all their lives.
    Erin Moriarty, Liza Finley, CBS News, 4 May 2025
  • These good samaritans often crack cold cases and use dogs, drones and helicopters to rescue everyone from natural disaster victims to missing children.
    N'dea Yancey-Bragg, USA Today, 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
  • Understanding LinkedIn post psychology transforms passive readers into active participants.
    Jodie Cook, Forbes.com, 25 Apr. 2025
  • However, there are the passive form of a desire to get high regardless of potentially fatal consequences.
    Dr. Yifrah Kaminer, Hartford Courant, 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 6 May. 2025.

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