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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
And younger surgeons—who grew up exposed to advanced tech and 3D animation, Hairston says—were starting to take note as word spread of her innovations.
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Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 2 Nov. 2025
Currently, surgeons operate the device manually, but the team plans to add semi-autonomous features.
—Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 29 Oct. 2025
This subspecialty—which for years compelled surgeons to seek training abroad—can now be pursued in Colombia under international standards.
—Dr. Victor Raúl Castillo Mantilla, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Oct. 2025
Tim Andrews of New Hampshire received the transplant in January, but surgeons at Mass General Brigham removed the organ Thursday because of a decline in kidney function.
—Jen Christensen, CNN Money, 27 Oct. 2025
There were barrel racers slicing turns like poetry, bull riders gripping for glory, and calf ropers moving with the precision of surgeons.
—Essence, 24 Oct. 2025
Products include microscopes used by surgeons and mass spectrometers used by molecular biologists.
—Zev Fima, CNBC, 21 Oct. 2025
As Bacon played her clarinet while undergoing DPS, this offered surgeons immediate, audible evidence of the surgery's success, the release stated.
—Becca Longmire, PEOPLE, 21 Oct. 2025
Not all surgeons are bullish on Preservé, and preach caution as its promotion ramps up.
—Jolene Edgar, Allure, 15 Oct. 2025
Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 2 Nov. 2025
Currently, surgeons operate the device manually, but the team plans to add semi-autonomous features.
—Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 29 Oct. 2025
This subspecialty—which for years compelled surgeons to seek training abroad—can now be pursued in Colombia under international standards.
—Dr. Victor Raúl Castillo Mantilla, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Oct. 2025
Tim Andrews of New Hampshire received the transplant in January, but surgeons at Mass General Brigham removed the organ Thursday because of a decline in kidney function.
—Jen Christensen, CNN Money, 27 Oct. 2025
There were barrel racers slicing turns like poetry, bull riders gripping for glory, and calf ropers moving with the precision of surgeons.
—Essence, 24 Oct. 2025
Products include microscopes used by surgeons and mass spectrometers used by molecular biologists.
—Zev Fima, CNBC, 21 Oct. 2025
As Bacon played her clarinet while undergoing DPS, this offered surgeons immediate, audible evidence of the surgery's success, the release stated.
—Becca Longmire, PEOPLE, 21 Oct. 2025
Not all surgeons are bullish on Preservé, and preach caution as its promotion ramps up.
—Jolene Edgar, Allure, 15 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for surgeons
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Her career began helping physicians through the early complexities of digital databases in the absence of information technology departments.—
Connie Etemadi,
USA Today,
3 Nov. 2025
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This can range from having physicians who gear their clinical practices to better listen to autistic patients to work-from-home and other accommodations that encourage engagement with traditional employment.—
Joshua Anbar,
CNN Money,
3 Nov. 2025
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His doctors lowered the dosage and slowed the injection time to give his body a better chance — but even that didn't work.—
Meredith Wilshere,
PEOPLE,
2 Nov. 2025
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Sleep doctors recommend several strategies parents can use to help teens.—
NPR,
NPR,
2 Nov. 2025
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Samaritan’s Purse began working in the region immediately after the fighting erupted, sending doctors, nurses and emergency aid.—
Jasmine Baehr,
FOXNews.com,
25 Oct. 2025
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What People Are Saying Twenty-seven Michigan officials signed a letter in support of the nurses in their strike against Henry Ford Genesys Hospital.—
Lauren Giella,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 Oct. 2025
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“Surgeons.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/surgeons. Accessed 5 Nov. 2025.
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