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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The felony second-degree assault by strangulation charge was added by the district attorney’s office after a forensic examination by a nurse at Anschutz Medical Center.

— Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 28 July 2026
In the fall, she was set to attend the University of Missouri-Kansas City with the goal of becoming a nurse.

— Eric Adler July 28, Kansas City Star, 28 July 2026

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At the press conference, officials gave a detailed timeline of the physical therapist’s moments leading up to her disappearance.

— Sam Gillette, PEOPLE, 28 July 2026
For now, anyone noticing changes in mobility should talk with a doctor or physical therapist about the support that makes sense today.

— Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 28 July 2026

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Frank Urrutia, whose son Ezekiel Urrutia died in the January 2025 crash on Florida's Turnpike near the Red Road exit, says his son had a bright future ahead of him as a paramedic and aspiring firefighter.

— Steve Maugeri, CBS News, 31 July 2026
Once the bodies of the three children were discovered, one paramedic was left with Lindsay Clancy while three other paramedics turned their attention to the children, the captain recalled.

— Andi Babineau, CNN Money, 30 July 2026

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Unsurprisingly, residents hate the idea and are resentful that they were blindsided by the announcement.

— AJ Willingham, AJC.com, 30 July 2026
Each transit line would include 7 to 8 stops, Lake said, and would potentially get eastern Jackson County residents into Kansas City faster than would be possible by car.

— Ilana Arougheti July 30, Kansas City Star, 30 July 2026

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