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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
Nutrafol Skin Clear Skin Nutraceutical is not meant to replace the traditional treatment options that exist, but instead to be one of the tools that can help patients target acne’s causes.
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Megan McIntyre, Allure, 16 Sep. 2025
Rather than invasive procedures, patients undergo a simple blood draw — a liquid biopsy.
—Trefis Team, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
More commonly, however, patients have minor, bothersome symptoms that creep up over time.
—Dr. Jamin Brahmbhatt, CNN Money, 15 Sep. 2025
After evaluating 200 hospital patients participating in the King's College London Oral, Dental, and Craniofacial Biobank, researchers found that those adhering most closely to a Mediterranean diet had the lowest levels of gum disease.
—New Atlas, 15 Sep. 2025
Megan McIntyre, Allure, 16 Sep. 2025
Rather than invasive procedures, patients undergo a simple blood draw — a liquid biopsy.
—Trefis Team, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
More commonly, however, patients have minor, bothersome symptoms that creep up over time.
—Dr. Jamin Brahmbhatt, CNN Money, 15 Sep. 2025
After evaluating 200 hospital patients participating in the King's College London Oral, Dental, and Craniofacial Biobank, researchers found that those adhering most closely to a Mediterranean diet had the lowest levels of gum disease.
—New Atlas, 15 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for patients
Noun
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In some cases, triglyceride levels rose by factors of 100 or more.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
13 Sep. 2025
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The three names all have an overweight rating, market capitalizations below $20 billion and could offer upside between 20% to 50% based on Morgan Stanley analysts’ base and bull cases.—
Lisa Kailai Han,
CNBC,
12 Sep. 2025
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The motion is still pending, and families of the crash victims urged the court to reject it.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
15 Sep. 2025
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Pep Guardiola’s City have been creating and exploiting pockets of space for many seasons now, and their neighbours were just the latest victims.—
Ahmed Walid,
New York Times,
15 Sep. 2025
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“Patients.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/patients. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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