as in cases
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
Breaking safe staffing agreements endangers patients’ lives and puts nurses in the impossible position of attempting to give optimal care to way too many people, even the most fragile.
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Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 31 Jan. 2026
More than 1,200 patients have died while waiting for evacuation, the ministry said Tuesday.
—Wafaa Shurafa, Los Angeles Times, 31 Jan. 2026
By 2022, those providers — who transported patients using large wheelchairs — were billing the state for more than $640 for every pick-up.
—The Denver Post, Denver Post, 31 Jan. 2026
Further investigation determined that the pills had been stolen from patients at a health care facility where Aljobori was employed at the time, police said.
—Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 31 Jan. 2026
Public Health staff said the affected healthcare facilities are contacting patients and employees who may have been exposed.
—Matthew Rodriguez, CBS News, 31 Jan. 2026
The team used machine learning to discover patterns linked to these processes, which were not found in healthy individuals or patients who were already diagnosed with Parkinson’s.
—Angelica Stabile, FOXNews.com, 31 Jan. 2026
Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 31 Jan. 2026
More than 1,200 patients have died while waiting for evacuation, the ministry said Tuesday.
—Wafaa Shurafa, Los Angeles Times, 31 Jan. 2026
By 2022, those providers — who transported patients using large wheelchairs — were billing the state for more than $640 for every pick-up.
—The Denver Post, Denver Post, 31 Jan. 2026
Further investigation determined that the pills had been stolen from patients at a health care facility where Aljobori was employed at the time, police said.
—Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 31 Jan. 2026
Public Health staff said the affected healthcare facilities are contacting patients and employees who may have been exposed.
—Matthew Rodriguez, CBS News, 31 Jan. 2026
The team used machine learning to discover patterns linked to these processes, which were not found in healthy individuals or patients who were already diagnosed with Parkinson’s.
—Angelica Stabile, FOXNews.com, 31 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for patients
Noun
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Interestingly, Senior Bowl players said NIL money doesn’t cause problems in most cases.—
Chris Perkins,
Sun Sentinel,
31 Jan. 2026
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People who were taking care of the infected pigs became the first human cases.—
Nicole Villalpando,
Austin American Statesman,
31 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Lawmakers complained when the Justice Department made only a limited release last month, but officials said more time was needed to review an additional trove of documents that was discovered and to scour the records to ensure no sensitive information about victims was inadvertently released.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
31 Jan. 2026
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Both victims were taken to Mount Sinai Hospital in fair condition.—
Todd Feurer,
CBS News,
30 Jan. 2026
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“Patients.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/patients. Accessed 4 Feb. 2026.
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