PHYSICAL THERAPISTS Synonyms: 38 Similar and Opposite Words

physical therapists

noun

plural of physical therapist

as in physiotherapists

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An umbrella review of global nurse burnout research found oncology nurses reporting the highest depersonalization rates of any specialty studied.

— Annette Logan-Parker, Forbes.com, 30 Oct. 2026
To make sure that's the case, there's long been a strict firewall between the doctors and nurses trying to save patients in the hospital, and the organ retrieval teams standing by to try to procure their organs.

— Brittney Melton, NPR, 30 Oct. 2026

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Following a community meeting attended by more than 200 Laramie County residents, Google and its partners are establishing a Community Council to address concerns about the effects of data center expansion on Cheyenne and surrounding communities.

— Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 6 Nov. 2026
That's three times Saline County's library levy and five times Craighead County's, which residents halved in 2022.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 6 Nov. 2026

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That method was not dissimilar to what physicians, ship surgeons, and military officials did in the first half of the 19th century when an epidemic erupted.

— Jim Downs, STAT, 30 Oct. 2026
But many bioethicists and even some transplant surgeons and patient and organ donation advocates say relaxing the firewall between care and organ retrieval teams is dangerous.

— Brittney Melton, NPR, 30 Oct. 2026

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