second opinion
noun
: advice from a second expert (such as a doctor) to make sure advice from the first such expert is correct
My doctor says I need surgery, but I'm going to get a second opinion.
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Pizzi went on to say Pembroke Park Town Manager David Lynch acted inappropriately to get a second opinion from a lawyer besides the city attorney on removing Jacobs’ from office.
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Amanda Rosa, Miami Herald, 10 Feb. 2026
But when antibiotics didn’t help, the rapper decided to get a second opinion.
—Okla Jones, Essence, 30 Jan. 2026
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Hite was recently diagnosed with breast cancer and was getting a second opinion from physicians there.
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Amanda Rosa, Miami Herald, 10 Feb. 2026
But when antibiotics didn’t help, the rapper decided to get a second opinion.
—Okla Jones, Essence, 30 Jan. 2026
The illusion of a second opinion Researchers don't yet have hard data that provides a sense of how outsourcing social tasks to AI affects relationship quality or overall well-being.
—Angela Haupt, Time, 26 Jan. 2026
Hite was recently diagnosed with breast cancer and was getting a second opinion from physicians there.
—Nathan Diller, USA Today, 24 Jan. 2026
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“Second opinion.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/second%20opinion. Accessed 14 Feb. 2026.
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