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
The man had regained a pulse by the time he was transferred to Newport Beach Fire Department medics.
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Laylan Connelly, Oc Register, 11 Oct. 2025
One young woman was seen by medics at the event and did not return to the area where the incident occurred, NBC News reported.
—Kevin Dolak, HollywoodReporter, 10 Oct. 2025
Safe Haven Baby Boxes are the brainchild of Monica Kelsey, a former medic who founded the company after seeing a baby box on a trip to South Africa in 2015.
—Alana Semuels, Time, 8 Oct. 2025
Robinson is Henry, a runaway slave from a plantation in southern Texas; Quijada is Carlos, a former medic in the Mexican army who rescues Henry from drowning in the Rio Grande but remains suspicious of him.
—Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 8 Oct. 2025
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Laylan Connelly, Oc Register, 11 Oct. 2025
One young woman was seen by medics at the event and did not return to the area where the incident occurred, NBC News reported.
—Kevin Dolak, HollywoodReporter, 10 Oct. 2025
Safe Haven Baby Boxes are the brainchild of Monica Kelsey, a former medic who founded the company after seeing a baby box on a trip to South Africa in 2015.
—Alana Semuels, Time, 8 Oct. 2025
Robinson is Henry, a runaway slave from a plantation in southern Texas; Quijada is Carlos, a former medic in the Mexican army who rescues Henry from drowning in the Rio Grande but remains suspicious of him.
—Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 8 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for medic
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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“Medic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/medic. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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