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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 surgeons
As demand for facial overhauls soars in Hollywood and elsewhere, surgeons have raised their fees dramatically.
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Elycia Rubin, HollywoodReporter, 19 Jan. 2026
In an episode of the Moonshots with Peter Diamandis podcast earlier this month, the Tesla CEO predicted his automatons would outnumber human surgeons within the decade.
—Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 19 Jan. 2026
From its earliest prototypes, the company invited interventional cardiologists, vascular surgeons, and interventional radiologists into the engineering process — not just to test devices, but to define what problems needed solving.
—Malana Vantyler, USA Today, 17 Jan. 2026
Direct Hair Implantation, or DHI, employs a specialized pen that extracts and implants follicles simultaneously, giving surgeons more control over the angle and direction of each graft.
—Matthew Kayser, Ascend Agency, 16 Jan. 2026
General surgeons make $423,000, but internal medicine doctors make $282,000.
—Nicole Villalpando, Austin American Statesman, 15 Jan. 2026
The new hospital also now houses Sanford’s orthopedic residency program, which will continue to train future orthopedic surgeons.
—Vanessa Carlson Bender, Sioux Falls Argus Leader, 13 Jan. 2026
Designed for spinal and orthopedic procedures, Dynamis features a multi-arm architecture that mimics human bimanual workflows, allowing surgeons to position instruments with sub-millimeter accuracy.
—Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 8 Jan. 2026
When a former colleague, a plastic surgeon with a high-profile clientele, offers her an equally challenging job that very few surgeons can succeed in, a desperate Maggie takes the gig.
—Lizz Schumer, PEOPLE, 4 Jan. 2026
Elycia Rubin, HollywoodReporter, 19 Jan. 2026
In an episode of the Moonshots with Peter Diamandis podcast earlier this month, the Tesla CEO predicted his automatons would outnumber human surgeons within the decade.
—Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 19 Jan. 2026
From its earliest prototypes, the company invited interventional cardiologists, vascular surgeons, and interventional radiologists into the engineering process — not just to test devices, but to define what problems needed solving.
—Malana Vantyler, USA Today, 17 Jan. 2026
Direct Hair Implantation, or DHI, employs a specialized pen that extracts and implants follicles simultaneously, giving surgeons more control over the angle and direction of each graft.
—Matthew Kayser, Ascend Agency, 16 Jan. 2026
General surgeons make $423,000, but internal medicine doctors make $282,000.
—Nicole Villalpando, Austin American Statesman, 15 Jan. 2026
The new hospital also now houses Sanford’s orthopedic residency program, which will continue to train future orthopedic surgeons.
—Vanessa Carlson Bender, Sioux Falls Argus Leader, 13 Jan. 2026
Designed for spinal and orthopedic procedures, Dynamis features a multi-arm architecture that mimics human bimanual workflows, allowing surgeons to position instruments with sub-millimeter accuracy.
—Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 8 Jan. 2026
When a former colleague, a plastic surgeon with a high-profile clientele, offers her an equally challenging job that very few surgeons can succeed in, a desperate Maggie takes the gig.
—Lizz Schumer, PEOPLE, 4 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for surgeons
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Hite was recently diagnosed with breast cancer and was getting a second opinion from physicians there.—
Nathan Diller,
USA Today,
24 Jan. 2026
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Black patients have better outcomes when treated by Black physicians.—
Kenji Yoshino,
Mercury News,
24 Jan. 2026
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When Glassman asked him if the burns were third-degree or second-degree, Rudd feigned being unable to recall what doctors had told him.—
Raechal Shewfelt,
Entertainment Weekly,
13 Jan. 2026
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There, doctors performed a corneal scraping.—
Jordan Greene,
PEOPLE,
13 Jan. 2026
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Hundreds of Austin nurses and community members held a candlelight vigil Wednesday night to honor Alex Pretti, who died after being shot by federal agents in Minneapolis.—
Mikala Compton,
Austin American Statesman,
29 Jan. 2026
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Two nurses at a private hospital near Kolkata, West Bengal have the virus, with one in critical condition.—
Tiffany Acosta,
AZCentral.com,
28 Jan. 2026
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“Surgeons.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/surgeons. Accessed 1 Feb. 2026.
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