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
His salvation is described in the doc-feature as the biggest rescue operation of Jews in WWII.
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John Hopewell, Variety, 15 Oct. 2025
Its powered by an Intel Celeron dual-core chip with 4GB RAM, which breezes through docs, Zoom meets, or YouTube tabs.
—PC Magazine, 14 Oct. 2025
While all the Grey Sloan docs get reinstated, Mer decides to fund her Alzheimer’s research independently.
—Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 9 Oct. 2025
The singer's filmography goes far beyond concert docs.
—Janey Tracey, Entertainment Weekly, 2 Oct. 2025
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John Hopewell, Variety, 15 Oct. 2025
Its powered by an Intel Celeron dual-core chip with 4GB RAM, which breezes through docs, Zoom meets, or YouTube tabs.
—PC Magazine, 14 Oct. 2025
While all the Grey Sloan docs get reinstated, Mer decides to fund her Alzheimer’s research independently.
—Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 9 Oct. 2025
The singer's filmography goes far beyond concert docs.
—Janey Tracey, Entertainment Weekly, 2 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for doc
Noun
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After the second hanging, the town doctor cut Hooch’s head off, apparently looking for signs of syphilis (brain involvement is often an indicator), which might seem to explain his erratic behavior.—
Graham Averill,
Outside,
28 Oct. 2025
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Gatwa’s final episode ended with the Doctor regenerating into the form of Rose Tyler (Billie Piper), the companion of the ninth and 10th doctors (Christopher Eccleston and David Tennant), but the BBC hasn’t confirmed whether Piper will, in fact, play the next Doctor.—
Rick Porter,
HollywoodReporter,
28 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Wen is an emergency physician and adjunct clinical associate professor at the George Washington University.—
Katia Hetter,
CNN Money,
24 Oct. 2025
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Emergency physicians treat anyone in need of care, regardless of their insurance status or ability to pay.—
Dr. Bryce Pulliam,
Time,
24 Oct. 2025
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“Doc.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/doc. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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