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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 patients
These devices are expensive, often costing up to $3,000, and require patients to remain seated during therapy, limiting flexibility and daily activity.
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Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 21 Mar. 2026
But the organization is retaining its wider prohibition against receiving transfusions of others' blood -- a procedure routinely used with patients after accidents, violence or other blood loss.
—Arkansas Online, 21 Mar. 2026
For the first year after a Ross procedure, patients need to carefully monitor their blood pressure as the pulmonary valve adjusts.
—Kerry Breen, CBS News, 21 Mar. 2026
Pettersen, the doula working with Torres, said she’s been in delivery rooms where doctors have dismissed patients’ concerns about certain medical interventions because of language barriers.
—Zinhle Essamuah, NBC news, 21 Mar. 2026
In 2023, the Assembly passed the David Hall Act, recognizing both that patients with an immediately life-threatening diagnosis sometimes need out-of-state specialists and that telehealth can be the difference between life-saving treatment and no meaningful options at all.
—Rees Empey, Oc Register, 21 Mar. 2026
Communication with patients matters just as much.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 21 Mar. 2026
Nurses in Los Angeles bargained for the right to override AI decisions that would be bad for their patients.
—Alexander McCoy, The Orlando Sentinel, 21 Mar. 2026
These clinics would provide routine and preventive care, pain management, mental health services, genetic counseling and coordination of social support such as transportation, housing and nutrition for SCD patients in need.
—Teanika D. Hoffman, Baltimore Sun, 21 Mar. 2026
Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 21 Mar. 2026
But the organization is retaining its wider prohibition against receiving transfusions of others' blood -- a procedure routinely used with patients after accidents, violence or other blood loss.
—Arkansas Online, 21 Mar. 2026
For the first year after a Ross procedure, patients need to carefully monitor their blood pressure as the pulmonary valve adjusts.
—Kerry Breen, CBS News, 21 Mar. 2026
Pettersen, the doula working with Torres, said she’s been in delivery rooms where doctors have dismissed patients’ concerns about certain medical interventions because of language barriers.
—Zinhle Essamuah, NBC news, 21 Mar. 2026
In 2023, the Assembly passed the David Hall Act, recognizing both that patients with an immediately life-threatening diagnosis sometimes need out-of-state specialists and that telehealth can be the difference between life-saving treatment and no meaningful options at all.
—Rees Empey, Oc Register, 21 Mar. 2026
Communication with patients matters just as much.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 21 Mar. 2026
Nurses in Los Angeles bargained for the right to override AI decisions that would be bad for their patients.
—Alexander McCoy, The Orlando Sentinel, 21 Mar. 2026
These clinics would provide routine and preventive care, pain management, mental health services, genetic counseling and coordination of social support such as transportation, housing and nutrition for SCD patients in need.
—Teanika D. Hoffman, Baltimore Sun, 21 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for patients
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At the beginning of the fall semester this school year, UT Arlington’s Department of Criminology and Criminal Justice started a new course in partnership with Arlington police to give students the opportunity to review APD cold cases and try to develop new leads.—
Emerson Clarridge
Updated March 21,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
22 Mar. 2026
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Mueller became a federal prosecutor and relished the work of handling criminal cases.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
22 Mar. 2026
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Family members of victims Diego Cardoso de Oliveira and his wife, Matilde Ramos Pinto, wanted guilty pleas instead of no contest pleas.—
Da Lin,
CBS News,
21 Mar. 2026
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During his time working for Epstein, Indyke was implicated in emails about erasing hard drives, and FBI interviews show that Epstein referred victims to Indyke in the event they were contacted by law enforcement, according to Department of Justice documents.—
Ava Berger,
NPR,
20 Mar. 2026
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“Patients.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/patients. Accessed 22 Mar. 2026.
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