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
Abby, the daughter of the surgeon Joel killed to save Ellie’s life, is on a quest for revenge, and has finally found Joel.
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Barry Levitt, Time, 11 Apr. 2025
Just as a surgeon uses a scalpel to cut out a tumor, a similar approach is needed for federal, state and local governments.
—Willie Wilson, Chicago Tribune, 27 Mar. 2025
Editor’s note: Dr. Jamin Brahmbhatt is a urologist and robotic surgeon with Orlando Health and an assistant professor at the University of Central Florida’s College of Medicine.
—Dr. Jamin Brahmbhatt, CNN Money, 26 Mar. 2025
For example, how would a non-expert determine the essential skills of—say—a brain surgeon?
—Nolan Hout, Forbes, 24 Mar. 2025
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Barry Levitt, Time, 11 Apr. 2025
Just as a surgeon uses a scalpel to cut out a tumor, a similar approach is needed for federal, state and local governments.
—Willie Wilson, Chicago Tribune, 27 Mar. 2025
Editor’s note: Dr. Jamin Brahmbhatt is a urologist and robotic surgeon with Orlando Health and an assistant professor at the University of Central Florida’s College of Medicine.
—Dr. Jamin Brahmbhatt, CNN Money, 26 Mar. 2025
For example, how would a non-expert determine the essential skills of—say—a brain surgeon?
—Nolan Hout, Forbes, 24 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for surgeon
Noun
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In perpetrator countries, most people were passive witnesses, but there was also considerable participation by elites including artists, university professors, Catholic and Protestant clergy, media moguls, business leaders, and even physicians.—
Robert Williams,
Time,
24 Apr. 2025
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To provide the best maternity care, nurses and physicians have to listen to their patients.—
Ross Rosenfeld,
MSNBC Newsweek,
23 Apr. 2025
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My doctors have warned me to pay attention to symptoms for any long-term effects.—
Cara Lynn Shultz,
People.com,
27 Apr. 2025
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Frequent bouts of rheumatic fever left the kid’s heart so weakened that one childhood doctor predicted a lifespan of 16 years.—
Greg Evans,
Deadline,
26 Apr. 2025
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Doctors and nurses were wheeling his wife, 33-year-old Hailey Okula, to the intensive care unit shortly after giving birth to their son, Crew, by cesarean section at Orange Coast Medical Center in Fountain Valley, California.—
Adrianna Rodriguez,
USA Today,
25 Apr. 2025
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Expanding the number of doctors and nurses serving Illinois and the nation.—
Dick Durbin,
Chicago Tribune,
23 Apr. 2025
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“Surgeon.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/surgeon. Accessed 5 May. 2025.
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