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Recent Examples of family physician
Michael Zimmerman, a family physician at Temescal Creek Medicine, a small clinic in Oakland, applauded the insurers decision.
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Grant Stringer, Mercury News, 19 Sep. 2025
And always keep your family physician in the loop.
—Hannah Yasharoff, USA Today, 17 Sep. 2025
How to Decide What's Right for Your Family Most adolescents who are interested in a piercing want them as a form of self-expression and to show their individuality, says Beth Oller, MD, a family physician with Rooks County Health Center.
—Sherri Gordon, Parents, 11 Sep. 2025
Advertisement If families come in with questions about whether their child should get the COVID-19 shot, pharmacists will probably refer them back to their pediatrician or family physician.
—Alice Park, Time, 21 Aug. 2025
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Grant Stringer, Mercury News, 19 Sep. 2025
And always keep your family physician in the loop.
—Hannah Yasharoff, USA Today, 17 Sep. 2025
How to Decide What's Right for Your Family Most adolescents who are interested in a piercing want them as a form of self-expression and to show their individuality, says Beth Oller, MD, a family physician with Rooks County Health Center.
—Sherri Gordon, Parents, 11 Sep. 2025
Advertisement If families come in with questions about whether their child should get the COVID-19 shot, pharmacists will probably refer them back to their pediatrician or family physician.
—Alice Park, Time, 21 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for family physician
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Retired family doctor Terence McCormally was heading to Arlington National Cemetery to join others walking across the Memorial Bridge that enters Washington directly in front of the Lincoln Memorial.—
Emma Burleigh,
Fortune,
18 Oct. 2025
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As both a family doctor and the county coroner, Dr. David Suetholz saw many facets of the opioid epidemic.—
Quinlan Bentley,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
25 Sep. 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
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
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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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“Family physician.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/family%20physician. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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