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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
But those efforts might be better spent on easing caregivers’ administrative burdens than replacing their face time with patients.
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Catherine Thorbecke, Twin Cities, 25 Apr. 2026
However, that bill did not address situations in which patients are already in immigration custody.
—Claudia Boyd Barrett, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Apr. 2026
Even so, patients like Langesfeld sometimes find their treatments denied by health insurers.
—Michelle Marchante, Miami Herald, 25 Apr. 2026
Hospitals, insurance companies and doctors have been known to prematurely dump patients into hospice for financial reasons, Dorio said.
—Steve Lopez, Los Angeles Times, 25 Apr. 2026
Officials said 11 patients were inside the home at the time of Garcia's arrest.
—Ivan Taylor, CBS News, 25 Apr. 2026
Some Florida dentists say their patients on weight-loss medications report these concerns.
—Cindy Krischer Goodman, Sun Sentinel, 25 Apr. 2026
The affiliate says about 75 to 80% of its patients are on Medi-Cal, California's Medicaid program.
—Laura Fitzgerald, NPR, 25 Apr. 2026
Many of these patients require surgery.
—Mike Flynn, New York Daily News, 25 Apr. 2026
Catherine Thorbecke, Twin Cities, 25 Apr. 2026
However, that bill did not address situations in which patients are already in immigration custody.
—Claudia Boyd Barrett, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Apr. 2026
Even so, patients like Langesfeld sometimes find their treatments denied by health insurers.
—Michelle Marchante, Miami Herald, 25 Apr. 2026
Hospitals, insurance companies and doctors have been known to prematurely dump patients into hospice for financial reasons, Dorio said.
—Steve Lopez, Los Angeles Times, 25 Apr. 2026
Officials said 11 patients were inside the home at the time of Garcia's arrest.
—Ivan Taylor, CBS News, 25 Apr. 2026
Some Florida dentists say their patients on weight-loss medications report these concerns.
—Cindy Krischer Goodman, Sun Sentinel, 25 Apr. 2026
The affiliate says about 75 to 80% of its patients are on Medi-Cal, California's Medicaid program.
—Laura Fitzgerald, NPR, 25 Apr. 2026
Many of these patients require surgery.
—Mike Flynn, New York Daily News, 25 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for patients
Noun
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In some cases, people who have been required to spend 24 percent of their income toward rent will need to contribute 40 percent.—
Michael Smolens,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
26 Apr. 2026
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Both cases were scheduled for discussion for Friday’s closed-door conference.—
Jack Birle,
The Washington Examiner,
25 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Nataliia had gone to the bus station, where soldiers were spraying foam to contain the nuclear fallout, and to the hospital, where men in white coats were unloading victims on stretchers from the backs of ambulances.—
Lizzie Johnson,
New Yorker,
25 Apr. 2026
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Turkey denies the deaths constituted genocide, saying the toll has been inflated and that those killed were victims of civil war and unrest.—
City News Service,
Daily News,
25 Apr. 2026
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“Patients.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/patients. Accessed 29 Apr. 2026.
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