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Recent Examples of physical therapist
Mark Van Riper, a physical therapist at Kaiser’s Antioch Medical Center, estimated the starting salary for a Kaiser physical therapist at about $100,000 a year.
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Grant Stringer, Mercury News, 27 Jan. 2026
Lindsay Haycraft is a former professional kickboxer and physical therapist, who is teaching kickboxing to Parkinson's patients at this Louisville gym.
—Ray Padilla, Louisville Courier Journal, 27 Jan. 2026
Melton’s character, Austin, is a former athlete and aspiring physical therapist who has a bit of a himbo vibe, but his heart is in the right place—at the start of the series, anyway.
—Rebecca Ford, Vanity Fair, 21 Jan. 2026
According to Joseph Hribick, PT, DPT, DSc(c), COMT, FAAOMPT, a physical therapist and clinical assistant professor of physical therapy at Lebanon Valley College, squats target your quadriceps, glutes, hamstrings, and core.
—Sherri Gordon, Health, 13 Jan. 2026
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Grant Stringer, Mercury News, 27 Jan. 2026
Lindsay Haycraft is a former professional kickboxer and physical therapist, who is teaching kickboxing to Parkinson's patients at this Louisville gym.
—Ray Padilla, Louisville Courier Journal, 27 Jan. 2026
Melton’s character, Austin, is a former athlete and aspiring physical therapist who has a bit of a himbo vibe, but his heart is in the right place—at the start of the series, anyway.
—Rebecca Ford, Vanity Fair, 21 Jan. 2026
According to Joseph Hribick, PT, DPT, DSc(c), COMT, FAAOMPT, a physical therapist and clinical assistant professor of physical therapy at Lebanon Valley College, squats target your quadriceps, glutes, hamstrings, and core.
—Sherri Gordon, Health, 13 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for physical therapist
Noun
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One brain scan showed a metal pellet, which had partially blinded a nurse after she was shot in the head while exiting the hospital.—
Cora Engelbrecht,
New Yorker,
11 Feb. 2026
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In 2014, the Navy threatened to court-martial one of its nurses at Guantánamo who refused to force-feed prisoners on hunger strike, who were protesting inhumane treatment and indefinite detention.—
Amy Maxmen,
Miami Herald,
11 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Work with a postpartum-aware physiotherapist or trainer for individualized programming and reassurance.—
Hannah Silverman,
Parents,
8 Feb. 2026
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This is not an ethical or moral issue, but more akin to someone going to the physiotherapist and discovering their neck pain arises from an imbalance elsewhere in their body that can be addressed through exercise.—
Mary Crossan,
Forbes.com,
21 Jan. 2026
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Alexander does not possess Hall’s je ne sais quoi,which goes beyond the mathematical proportions a plastic surgeon might recommend and toward an innate sense of style.—
Jackson McHenry,
Vulture,
4 Feb. 2026
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At that time, there was only one plastic surgeon in Philadelphia.—
Patricia Tortolani,
Allure,
29 Jan. 2026
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Valparaíso colorful houses and civic buildings reflect the diversity of its residents—an international mix of merchants and sailors has occupied the town for hundreds of years.—
Annabelle Dufraigne,
Architectural Digest,
15 Feb. 2026
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Local leaders often do their best to preserve open space and defray the costs that new residents and businesses will inevitably bring.—
Orlando Sentinel Editorial Board,
The Orlando Sentinel,
15 Feb. 2026
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His stint as an EMT, which ended as an instructor, will certainly help as a firefighter.—
Thomas Tracy,
New York Daily News,
10 Feb. 2026
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Trevor Gillian is a Stockton firefighter and EMT and is rooting for the Seahawks.—
Charlie Lapastora,
CBS News,
9 Feb. 2026
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The name of trooper, who was also a paramedic, was not immediately released.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
6 Feb. 2026
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Authorities have not yet released the identities of the pilot and paramedic.—
Stephen Sorace , Michael Sinkewicz,
FOXNews.com,
5 Feb. 2026
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All of the surgeons seem tied up.—
Maggie Fremont,
Vulture,
13 Feb. 2026
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The doctors have been amazing – my surgeons and that stuff.—
Ryan Gaydos,
FOXNews.com,
11 Feb. 2026
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“Physical therapist.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/physical%20therapist. Accessed 18 Feb. 2026.
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