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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
Since it was approved by the FDA three years ago, Kaiser Permanente's nuclear medicine and medical oncology experts have treated more than 150 patients with Lu-177 PSMA (Pluvicto) in Northern California alone.
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NPR, 3 Nov. 2025
At least 460 people are believed to have been killed —including staff and patients—in several waves of attacks, according to the World Health Organization.
—Rebecca Schneid, Time, 3 Nov. 2025
MaineHealth, a nonprofit system that includes hospitals, health care facilities and clinics in Maine and New Hampshire, sent letters to 531 patients, expressing condolences that included information on how next of kin could resolve their estates.
—Mary Kekatos, ABC News, 3 Nov. 2025
Carpman’s lawyer tried to minimize the number of prescriptions, pills and patients.
—Jay Weaver, Miami Herald, 3 Nov. 2025
This can range from having physicians who gear their clinical practices to better listen to autistic patients to work-from-home and other accommodations that encourage engagement with traditional employment.
—Joshua Anbar, CNN Money, 3 Nov. 2025
For patients comparing prices, the numbers speak for themselves.
—William Jones, USA Today, 3 Nov. 2025
But—despite the decline in colectomies required over time—younger patients were more likely to require intervention than the older group, with 29 percent higher odds of needing a colectomy and 58 percent higher odds of requiring percutaneous drainage.
—Hannah Millington, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Oct. 2025
For breast cancer patients, that help can be life-changing.
—Lauryn Higgins, Flow Space, 27 Oct. 2025
NPR, 3 Nov. 2025
At least 460 people are believed to have been killed —including staff and patients—in several waves of attacks, according to the World Health Organization.
—Rebecca Schneid, Time, 3 Nov. 2025
MaineHealth, a nonprofit system that includes hospitals, health care facilities and clinics in Maine and New Hampshire, sent letters to 531 patients, expressing condolences that included information on how next of kin could resolve their estates.
—Mary Kekatos, ABC News, 3 Nov. 2025
Carpman’s lawyer tried to minimize the number of prescriptions, pills and patients.
—Jay Weaver, Miami Herald, 3 Nov. 2025
This can range from having physicians who gear their clinical practices to better listen to autistic patients to work-from-home and other accommodations that encourage engagement with traditional employment.
—Joshua Anbar, CNN Money, 3 Nov. 2025
For patients comparing prices, the numbers speak for themselves.
—William Jones, USA Today, 3 Nov. 2025
But—despite the decline in colectomies required over time—younger patients were more likely to require intervention than the older group, with 29 percent higher odds of needing a colectomy and 58 percent higher odds of requiring percutaneous drainage.
—Hannah Millington, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Oct. 2025
For breast cancer patients, that help can be life-changing.
—Lauryn Higgins, Flow Space, 27 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for patients
Noun
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In some cases, actions of the British armed forces have been described as unjustified.—
Eduardo Tansley,
New York Times,
8 Nov. 2025
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In many of these cases, individual players have got caught by highly sensitive algorithms put in place by the betting companies to detect unusual activity.—
Jay Caspian Kang,
New Yorker,
7 Nov. 2025
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Other evidence released includes handwritten notes from investigators, photos of nail clippings from the victims that were tested for DNA evidence and samples from Kohberger's Hyundai Elantra that were tested at the crime lab.—
Michael Ruiz,
FOXNews.com,
3 Nov. 2025
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The ceremony will feature singer Lee Murdock and end with a wreath ceremony, each wreath representing one of the victims, per the society.—
Jenna Prestininzi,
Freep.com,
3 Nov. 2025
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“Patients.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/patients. Accessed 9 Nov. 2025.
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