as in doctor
a person specially trained in healing human medical disorders
currently completing a residency as an emergency room doc
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Recent Examples of doc
But it could just as easily be argued that the entire film is a nature doc, as humans are ultimately a single species whose impacts on the environment are as much a part of nature as any other animal.
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Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 29 July 2025
Their date of separation is listed as June 27, 2024, in the court docs filed on Monday.
—Angel Saunders, People.com, 23 July 2025
The nu-metal revival predated Creed’s and Nickelback’s comebacks by a few years; there were multiple Woodstock ‘99 docs, the repopularization of the JNCO brand, and a big Deftones collaboration with Heaven by Marc Jacobs that starred It-girl model Gabbriette in its campaign.
—Brittany Spanos, Rolling Stone, 21 July 2025
Mundy-Castle, who directed and produced the BAFTA Television-winning doc White Nanny, Black Child in 2024, met Williams – who is known for his Academy Award-winning short film Music By Prudence and other docs such as Life Animated – at the Sheffield DocFest in the same year.
—Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 30 July 2025
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Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 29 July 2025
Their date of separation is listed as June 27, 2024, in the court docs filed on Monday.
—Angel Saunders, People.com, 23 July 2025
The nu-metal revival predated Creed’s and Nickelback’s comebacks by a few years; there were multiple Woodstock ‘99 docs, the repopularization of the JNCO brand, and a big Deftones collaboration with Heaven by Marc Jacobs that starred It-girl model Gabbriette in its campaign.
—Brittany Spanos, Rolling Stone, 21 July 2025
Mundy-Castle, who directed and produced the BAFTA Television-winning doc White Nanny, Black Child in 2024, met Williams – who is known for his Academy Award-winning short film Music By Prudence and other docs such as Life Animated – at the Sheffield DocFest in the same year.
—Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 30 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for doc
Noun
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After removing the orb interloper, doctors treated the man with corticosteroids—both oral and eye drop forms—to help with the inflammation.—
Beth Mole,
ArsTechnica,
13 Aug. 2025
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Since the 2014 inspection, FDA records show, the agency has received thousands of reports from doctors and others noting concerns about the drugs that Sun makes at the Halol factory and at other plants.—
Megan Rose,
ProPublica,
12 Aug. 2025
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In fact, one study estimated that U.S. physician practices spend over $15 billion annually on quality reporting, much of it due to manual abstraction and fragmented systems.—
Zameer Rizvi,
Forbes.com,
8 Aug. 2025
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The accelerated curriculum will assist students in getting both degrees needed by addressing physician shortages while making medical education accessible.—
Christina Shaw,
FOXNews.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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“Doc.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/doc. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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