PLASTIC SURGEONS Synonyms: 45 Similar and Opposite Words

plastic surgeons

noun

plural of plastic surgeon

as in family physicians

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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

Definition of surgeons

Noun

In 2025, the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reported that Ascension, a nonprofit chain of Wisconsin hospitals, was replacing some of its critical care doctors with physicians from a national staffing agency, including telehealth doctors.

— Alana Semuels, Time, 10 Nov. 2026
Patients and physicians need to understand where the data behind a recommendation came from and why that recommendation was made.

— MSNBC Newsweek, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Nov. 2026

Definition of physicians

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At the time, doctors were treating a child in Williams' care for life-threatening injuries.

— Joe Holden, CBS News, 10 Nov. 2026
As the outbreak continues to grow, doctors and health officials are concerned about a rising number of cases among pregnant women, posing a risk to both mom and baby.

— Dr. Jade Cobern, ABC News, 10 Nov. 2026

Definition of doctors

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Speaking a few weeks after the launch of Tom Cruise-starring satirical polemic Digger, Wishart feels docs and features about this subject matter have become overly preachy.

— Max Goldbart, Deadline, 27 Oct. 2026
Charging docs show Stafford's bond was denied, citing danger to a person or the community.

— CBS News, CBS News, 27 Oct. 2026

Definition of docs

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Later, several protesters were seen lying on the ground being treated by street medics, with blood flowing from the head of an older man.

— Soph Warnes, CNN Money, 5 Nov. 2026
Deputies began life-saving measures and called for medics from the Sacramento Metropolitan Fire District.

— Rosalio Ahumada, Sacbee.com, 4 Nov. 2026

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