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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
Some patients with bunions, hammertoes, or Morton’s neuroma (which can cause a sensation that feels like a pebble in your shoe) require boots with a wider toe box.
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Francesca Krempa, Travel + Leisure, 16 May 2026
Misael has been summoned because the hospital is being shut down and all patients discharged as the result of budget cuts.
—Vadim Rizov, IndieWire, 16 May 2026
Pasteur said the viruses detected in patients from the ship were identical to each other and about 97% similar to some Andes viruses circulating in South America, including those identified in rodents.
—CBS News, 16 May 2026
All services provided through the detransition clinic will be funded by Texas Children’s and be free of charge to patients for the first five years of the clinic, according to Paxton.
—Robert McGreevy, FOXNews.com, 16 May 2026
Camacho has been working at Bionic Prosthetics and Orthotics in Merrillville to create educational materials for patients receiving new devices.
—Doug Ross, Chicago Tribune, 16 May 2026
Today, more than 15 locations across the state are licensed to sell medical cannabis products, which serve more than 33,000 patients enrolled in the state’s medical cannabis program, according to the state’s cannabis agency.
—Dario Sabaghi, Forbes.com, 16 May 2026
But studies like this can influence whether patients feel like hope is worth chasing.
—Kathi Rigby, The Orlando Sentinel, 10 May 2026
However, it’s not routinely used for most patients.
—Daryl Austin, USA Today, 9 May 2026
Francesca Krempa, Travel + Leisure, 16 May 2026
Misael has been summoned because the hospital is being shut down and all patients discharged as the result of budget cuts.
—Vadim Rizov, IndieWire, 16 May 2026
Pasteur said the viruses detected in patients from the ship were identical to each other and about 97% similar to some Andes viruses circulating in South America, including those identified in rodents.
—CBS News, 16 May 2026
All services provided through the detransition clinic will be funded by Texas Children’s and be free of charge to patients for the first five years of the clinic, according to Paxton.
—Robert McGreevy, FOXNews.com, 16 May 2026
Camacho has been working at Bionic Prosthetics and Orthotics in Merrillville to create educational materials for patients receiving new devices.
—Doug Ross, Chicago Tribune, 16 May 2026
Today, more than 15 locations across the state are licensed to sell medical cannabis products, which serve more than 33,000 patients enrolled in the state’s medical cannabis program, according to the state’s cannabis agency.
—Dario Sabaghi, Forbes.com, 16 May 2026
But studies like this can influence whether patients feel like hope is worth chasing.
—Kathi Rigby, The Orlando Sentinel, 10 May 2026
However, it’s not routinely used for most patients.
—Daryl Austin, USA Today, 9 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for patients
Noun
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At least three people have died from the rare virus’s recent outbreak, marking a total of 11 cases as of May 13, according to the World Health Organization.—
Kate Perez,
Chicago Tribune,
16 May 2026
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The laws, which her party backed in recent years, eliminated preliminary detention in certain cases and raised the threshold for seizing criminal assets.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
16 May 2026
Noun
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Employing a cast of non-professional locals, the film playfully interrogates the brutal but bungled occupation while also allowing its actors — many of whom are descendants of the fascists’ victims — to reinterpret and reclaim a chapter in their city’s past.—
Christopher Vourlias,
Variety,
15 May 2026
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Kyiv officials announced a day of mourning on Friday to honor the victims, with national flags at half-mast across the city of three million people.—
Reuters,
NBC news,
15 May 2026
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“Patients.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/patients. Accessed 17 May. 2026.
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