PHYSIOTHERAPIST Synonyms: 38 Similar and Opposite Words

physiotherapist

noun

Definition of physiotherapist

as in nurse

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Recent Examples of physiotherapist One of them, a 35 years-old physiotherapist, served in two different missions to the state between 2017 and 2024, before returning to Cuba at the end of his deployment. — Stefano Pozzebon, CNN Money, 3 June 2026 Daisy Ridley stars as a physiotherapist who travels to a remote Australian town after a mysterious explosion raises the walking dead. — K. Thor Jensen, PC Magazine, 8 May 2026 Learmont was sent to a physiotherapist and given exercises to perform for the following few weeks. — Vanessa Etienne, PEOPLE, 3 Apr. 2026 His mother is a nurse and his father is a physiotherapist. — Ken Maguire, Chicago Tribune, 30 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for physiotherapist

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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

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To prepare for her role, Byrne, who is also an executive producer on the project, met with a physical therapist who specializes in treating trauma victims like her character, Samantha.

— Savannah Walsh, Vanity Fair, 10 Sep. 2026
That kind of consistency is the foundation of any rehabilitation, said Aaron Borgmann, a former Chiefs physical therapist and athletic trainer who now runs his own company in KC, Borgmann Rehab Solutions.

— Sam McDowell, Kansas City Star, 4 Sep. 2026

Definition of physical therapist

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The separatists set fire to a number of vehicles, said residents Khaled Saleh and Hamoud Nasser.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 10 Sep. 2026
Among the residents dealing with the difficult situation in recent weeks have been the players, coaches and staff at Ceuta, who finished 11th in Spain’s second division last season.

— Dermot Corrigan, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026

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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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