PHYSICAL THERAPIST Synonyms: 38 Similar and Opposite Words

physical therapist

noun

as in nurse

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Recent Examples of physical therapist The Sharks have also added Cameron Burt and Tyler Holske as amateur scouts, and Scott Greenberg as the team’s head physical therapist. — Curtis Pashelka, Mercury News, 28 Aug. 2026 Typically, balance testing is done by a physical therapist who’s trained in balance and vestibular therapy (start with your primary care doctor who can refer you, if necessary). — Deborah Vankin, Los Angeles Times, 18 Aug. 2026 If your knee pain is new, severe, getting worse, or affecting your ability to walk and complete everyday activities, talk with a healthcare provider or physical therapist before starting a new routine. — Jakob Roze, HEALTH, 18 Aug. 2026 My grandma started traveling in her 40s and fell in love with it, making a career out of spending months at a time in developing countries as a physical therapist. — Anna Popp, Travel + Leisure, 14 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for physical therapist

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Noun

Tauscha went back to school when Tucker was young to become an emergency room trauma nurse working late nights.

— Matt Schneidman, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026
Many nurses and union officials said strengthening the law is essential and that the law’s language is unclear, leaving it open to different interpretations.

— Livi Stanford, Hartford Courant, 6 Sep. 2026

Definition of nurse

Noun

Gabriele Polcari, a Formula Medicine physiotherapist working with Lucchini, stated that cooling equipment is merely a last line of defense, with fitness preparation being the primary focus.

— Patrick Iversen, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2026
Randau embarked on his own research, consulting archives in Germany, and history experts, to eventually uncover the physiotherapist’s SS membership card and other damning evidence.

— Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 7 Aug. 2026

Definition of physiotherapist

Noun

RéVive was founded by a reconstructive and plastic surgeon to help stimulate skin renewal and turnover.

— ABC News, ABC News, 7 Sep. 2026
Drafting on Hermès’s cachet, a New York City plastic surgeon recently began providing a package of procedures for new moms known as the Birkin Body—lipo, a tummy tuck, breast surgery, and a butt lift.

— Lauren Collins, New Yorker, 7 Sep. 2026

Definition of plastic surgeon

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Every morning, before surfers paddled out, the longtime Venice resident described swells, winds and surf conditions to his followers, becoming for some the town’s trusted surf chronicler.

— Maddie Connors, Los Angeles Times, 14 Sep. 2026
Are staff members talking about residents in hallways instead of in private areas?

— Anna Roman, Charlotte Observer, 14 Sep. 2026

Definition of resident

Noun

Vlasac is also charged with one count of resisting an officer with violence and one count of battery on an officer, firefighter or EMT, according to online jail records.

— KC Baker, PEOPLE, 14 Sep. 2026
So, when the FDNY counted its dead – which also included an EMT, paramedic and chaplain – the 27-year-old was left out.

— Danya Gainor, CNN Money, 11 Sep. 2026

Definition of EMT

Noun

The idea fit the kind of wedding Hayley, the owner of a graphic design business Studio 444, and Tyler, a 32-year-old firefighter and paramedic, wanted from the beginning.

— Ashley Vega, PEOPLE, 15 Sep. 2026
So, when the FDNY counted its dead – which also included an EMT, paramedic and chaplain – the 27-year-old was left out.

— Danya Gainor, CNN Money, 11 Sep. 2026

Definition of paramedic

Noun

When searching online for one of the best hair transplant clinics in Turkey, patients can compare measurable factors such as surgeon involvement, licensing, graft handling and transparent follow-up.

— Malana VanTyler, Kansas City Star, 2 Sep. 2026
Then, the fatal bullets that tore through his chest and abdomen, and the fragments that surgeons removed from his intestines.

— Jeff Weiss, HollywoodReporter, 1 Sep. 2026

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