second opinion
noun
: advice from a second expert (such as a doctor) to make sure advice from the first such expert is correct
My doctor says I need surgery, but I'm going to get a second opinion.
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Orton has reportedly arranged for Owens to seek a second opinion from the very surgeon.
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Matt Robison, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 Apr. 2025
Backup catcher Tom Murphy has also been dealing with an oblique injury for about a week and will receive a second opinion on the injury.
—Justice Delos Santos, The Mercury News, 24 Feb. 2025
Weeks later, the Army Corps of Engineers had tagged the trees for removal, but certified arborists had inspected them as a second opinion and deemed them healthy.
—Tribune News Service, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Mar. 2025
This led me to seek a second opinion with another gynecologist.
—Jenneh Rishe, Health, 4 Mar. 2025
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Matt Robison, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 Apr. 2025
Backup catcher Tom Murphy has also been dealing with an oblique injury for about a week and will receive a second opinion on the injury.
—Justice Delos Santos, The Mercury News, 24 Feb. 2025
Weeks later, the Army Corps of Engineers had tagged the trees for removal, but certified arborists had inspected them as a second opinion and deemed them healthy.
—Tribune News Service, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Mar. 2025
This led me to seek a second opinion with another gynecologist.
—Jenneh Rishe, Health, 4 Mar. 2025
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“Second opinion.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/second%20opinion. Accessed 14 May. 2025.
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