as in doctors
a person specially trained in healing human medical disorders
you should always consult a physician if you develop a high fever
Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
Example Sentences
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Recent Examples of physicians
Her career began helping physicians through the early complexities of digital databases in the absence of information technology departments.
—
Connie Etemadi, USA Today, 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
At the time, ABC News reported that physicians said Clinton narrowly avoided a major heart attack.
—Emma Bussey, FOXNews.com, 2 Nov. 2025
In fact, the brand collaborated with over 20 physicians and doctors in biomechanics, vision, physical therapy, and ergonomics to perfect this chair.
—Julia Harrison, Architectural Digest, 30 Oct. 2025
In an email, the Missouri Board of Healing Arts and the state Board of Nursing, which oversee physicians and nurses respectively, said there is no requirement for state boards to verify collaborative practice agreements.
—Meg Cunningham, Kansas City Star, 30 Oct. 2025
In addition to lowering costs, accelerated medical programs seek to address health care workforce shortages by training physicians more quickly.
—Kff Health News, Oc Register, 29 Oct. 2025
The hope is that by having AI do the heavy lifting of documenting patient visits, the ambient scribes will reduce the administrative burden on physicians and their resulting burnout, thus stemming the tide of critical staffing shortages by keeping more doctors practicing medicine.
—Adam Mills, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Oct. 2025
For hundreds of years, physicians and scientists wrote treatises on its health benefits.
—Aleksandra Crapanzano, The Atlantic, 27 Oct. 2025
Connie Etemadi, USA Today, 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
At the time, ABC News reported that physicians said Clinton narrowly avoided a major heart attack.
—Emma Bussey, FOXNews.com, 2 Nov. 2025
In fact, the brand collaborated with over 20 physicians and doctors in biomechanics, vision, physical therapy, and ergonomics to perfect this chair.
—Julia Harrison, Architectural Digest, 30 Oct. 2025
In an email, the Missouri Board of Healing Arts and the state Board of Nursing, which oversee physicians and nurses respectively, said there is no requirement for state boards to verify collaborative practice agreements.
—Meg Cunningham, Kansas City Star, 30 Oct. 2025
In addition to lowering costs, accelerated medical programs seek to address health care workforce shortages by training physicians more quickly.
—Kff Health News, Oc Register, 29 Oct. 2025
The hope is that by having AI do the heavy lifting of documenting patient visits, the ambient scribes will reduce the administrative burden on physicians and their resulting burnout, thus stemming the tide of critical staffing shortages by keeping more doctors practicing medicine.
—Adam Mills, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Oct. 2025
For hundreds of years, physicians and scientists wrote treatises on its health benefits.
—Aleksandra Crapanzano, The Atlantic, 27 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for physicians
doctors
Noun
-
His doctors lowered the dosage and slowed the injection time to give his body a better chance — but even that didn't work.—
Meredith Wilshere,
PEOPLE,
2 Nov. 2025
-
Sleep doctors recommend several strategies parents can use to help teens.—
NPR,
NPR,
2 Nov. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Physicians.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/physicians. Accessed 9 Nov. 2025.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
Share