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
Elon Musk now talks of robots intelligent enough to do the shopping and take the place of surgeons.
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Kamal Ahmed, Fortune, 12 Mar. 2026
Reviewing before and after photographs and speaking openly with the surgeon about goals and expectations can also help ensure a natural outcome.
—Carlos Wolf, Miami Herald, 12 Mar. 2026
Expected to recur next season is Austin Nichols who did a cameo at the end of the Season 7 finale as Eli, the pediatric cardiothoracic surgeon operating on Mel and Jack’s adopted newborn son who had worked with Mel during her time in Nurses Without Borders.
—Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 12 Mar. 2026
New generations of workers, whether skilled tradespeople or surgeons and corporate lawyers, are also citizens.
—James Cramer, Baltimore Sun, 11 Mar. 2026
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Kamal Ahmed, Fortune, 12 Mar. 2026
Reviewing before and after photographs and speaking openly with the surgeon about goals and expectations can also help ensure a natural outcome.
—Carlos Wolf, Miami Herald, 12 Mar. 2026
Expected to recur next season is Austin Nichols who did a cameo at the end of the Season 7 finale as Eli, the pediatric cardiothoracic surgeon operating on Mel and Jack’s adopted newborn son who had worked with Mel during her time in Nurses Without Borders.
—Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 12 Mar. 2026
New generations of workers, whether skilled tradespeople or surgeons and corporate lawyers, are also citizens.
—James Cramer, Baltimore Sun, 11 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for surgeon
Noun
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However, physician care and home health care costs were tame.—
Bloomberg Wire,
Dallas Morning News,
18 Mar. 2026
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Black female physicians have the highest mortality rate among doctors.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
18 Mar. 2026
Noun
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The next morning, doctors noted that his tongue had become swollen, DHS said.—
Fousia Abdullahi,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
18 Mar. 2026
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While some doctors had already been recommending levels below 100 or 70 mg/dL for intermediate and high risk, respectively, the new recommendation to get LDL down to 55 mg/dL for people at very high risk is new and more aggressive.—
Tom Gavin,
EverydayHealth.com,
17 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Liz, who has taught biblical studies, pulled double duty as the school nurse while coaching the cheerleaders.—
Rick Armstrong,
Chicago Tribune,
19 Mar. 2026
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This laser goes significantly deeper, penetrating up to 10 millimeters into the dermis, Eunice Louis-Jacques, registered nurse and aesthetic lead at SEV Laser, told the AJC.—
Avery Newmark,
AJC.com,
18 Mar. 2026
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“Surgeon.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/surgeon. Accessed 20 Mar. 2026.
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