as in family physician
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Recent Examples of family doctor
My family doctor in Iowa, during my first major depressive episode in America, asked if I had ever been treated for depression.
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Literary Hub, 3 Sep. 2025
Their son is a North Carolina social entrepreneur and Duke faculty member, while their daughter, Katherine, works as a family doctor at the Boston Medical Center.
—Anthony Robledo, USA Today, 12 July 2025
Two years ago, Republican Sen. Justin Busch's bill to do so was changed in the House to only apply to family doctors.
—Kayla Dwyer, IndyStar, 3 July 2025
Better health outcomes today, and a blueprint for a system where the future of family doctors isn’t just secure, but sustainable.
—John Samuels, Forbes.com, 3 July 2025
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Literary Hub, 3 Sep. 2025
Their son is a North Carolina social entrepreneur and Duke faculty member, while their daughter, Katherine, works as a family doctor at the Boston Medical Center.
—Anthony Robledo, USA Today, 12 July 2025
Two years ago, Republican Sen. Justin Busch's bill to do so was changed in the House to only apply to family doctors.
—Kayla Dwyer, IndyStar, 3 July 2025
Better health outcomes today, and a blueprint for a system where the future of family doctors isn’t just secure, but sustainable.
—John Samuels, Forbes.com, 3 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for family doctor
Noun
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The editor of the local newspaper, the reporter people are familiar with, the family physician who has taken care of you and your siblings—these figures have credibility in a way that large national institutions do not.—
David Wingrave,
Harpers Magazine,
24 Oct. 2025
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Parmar is a family physician who opened the practice—officially named Ardas Family Medicine, but now better known by its location inside Mango House—in 2012.—
Helen Ouyang,
The Atlantic,
21 Oct. 2025
Noun
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And so should a family practitioner who went to osteopathic school.—
Angelica Stabile,
FOXNews.com,
11 July 2025
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The company will sell directly to potential customers, alongside clinicians and family practitioners.—
Erin Brodwin,
Axios,
24 Mar. 2025
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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
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“Family doctor.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/family%20doctor. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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