as in physician
a medical professional who performs operations that involve cutting into someone's body in order to repair or remove damaged or diseased parts
a brain surgeon She worked as a surgeon for twenty years.
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Recent Examples of surgeon
By the time the true nature of Wayne Wolff’s injury was finally discovered by a vascular surgeon, amputation was necessary, the suit said.
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Tony Saavedra, Oc Register, 18 Feb. 2026
But lower-body movements may increase circulation even more, added Andrew Carbone, MD, an orthopedic surgeon and sports medicine specialist at Orlando Health.
—Allison Forsyth, Health, 17 Feb. 2026
Her own divorce, then, represented a shattering—of a home, of an identity, of a life—a process that Cusk dissects with a surgeon’s coolness and precision.
—Hayley Maitland, Vogue, 14 Feb. 2026
Aside from the frustration that Matheson felt about the earlier diagnosis, the surgeon’s words served as a reminder about the precariousness of professional football.
—Stuart James, New York Times, 14 Feb. 2026
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Tony Saavedra, Oc Register, 18 Feb. 2026
But lower-body movements may increase circulation even more, added Andrew Carbone, MD, an orthopedic surgeon and sports medicine specialist at Orlando Health.
—Allison Forsyth, Health, 17 Feb. 2026
Her own divorce, then, represented a shattering—of a home, of an identity, of a life—a process that Cusk dissects with a surgeon’s coolness and precision.
—Hayley Maitland, Vogue, 14 Feb. 2026
Aside from the frustration that Matheson felt about the earlier diagnosis, the surgeon’s words served as a reminder about the precariousness of professional football.
—Stuart James, New York Times, 14 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for surgeon
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Vietnamese refugees who arrived in the 1970s and 80s transformed a stretch of run-down shops into a vibrant commercial district, and their children entered Oklahoma’s mainstream as judges, physicians, attorneys and business owners.—
Ben Fenwick,
Oklahoma Watch,
18 Feb. 2026
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Thomas More Society filed the complaint on behalf of pregnancy centers and physicians who cannot in good conscience comply.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
18 Feb. 2026
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That includes asking questions from both the patient’s and doctor’s perspective.—
Hadas Gold,
CNN Money,
17 Feb. 2026
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Many of those mothers might otherwise have arrived at the emergency room in labor without ever seeing a doctor.—
Shane Strum,
Sun Sentinel,
17 Feb. 2026
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When the doctors and nurses refused, the agents would turn to nursing assistants or other ancillary staff who weren’t trained to handle those requests, the doctor said.—
Lauren Mascarenhas,
CNN Money,
19 Feb. 2026
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Even as his pain intensified and his leg grew worse without adequate blood flow, he was not immediately relocated to an intensive care unit, but was instead moved for several days between post-anesthesia units, despite protestations from his wife, a veteran emergency room nurse, the suit said.—
Tony Saavedra,
Oc Register,
18 Feb. 2026
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“Surgeon.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/surgeon. Accessed 23 Feb. 2026.
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