as in doctor
a person specially trained in healing human medical disorders
the wounded soldier called for a medic
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Recent Examples of medic
On top of serving in World War II as a Marine Corps medic, over the past 100 years Dr. Richard Rucoba was Lansing’s only write-in trustee, won more than 200 medals in the Senior Olympic Games and distributed countless pairs of eyeglasses to people in need.
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Olivia Stevens, Chicago Tribune, 7 Aug. 2025
Tanabe’s great-great uncle became the first president of Hiroshima University after World War II, while Kelly’s late grandfather served as a medic in Nagasaki, starting just 45 days after that city was bombed.
—Andre Mouchard, Oc Register, 7 Aug. 2025
Lifesaving measures were taken, but medics pronounced him dead at the scene.
—Noelle Alviz-Gransee, Kansas City Star, 3 Aug. 2025
Not only are daily deaths linked to starvation continuing in Gaza, local medics and international aid groups say, but the United Nations reported that since May more than 800 people have been killed while trying to access food from distribution sites run by the GHF.
—Willem Marx, NPR, 1 Aug. 2025
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Olivia Stevens, Chicago Tribune, 7 Aug. 2025
Tanabe’s great-great uncle became the first president of Hiroshima University after World War II, while Kelly’s late grandfather served as a medic in Nagasaki, starting just 45 days after that city was bombed.
—Andre Mouchard, Oc Register, 7 Aug. 2025
Lifesaving measures were taken, but medics pronounced him dead at the scene.
—Noelle Alviz-Gransee, Kansas City Star, 3 Aug. 2025
Not only are daily deaths linked to starvation continuing in Gaza, local medics and international aid groups say, but the United Nations reported that since May more than 800 people have been killed while trying to access food from distribution sites run by the GHF.
—Willem Marx, NPR, 1 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for medic
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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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“Medic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/medic. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.
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