as in physician
a person specially trained in healing human medical disorders
we called a doctor as soon as we realized the baby was sick
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as in to treat
to give medical treatment to
a pledge to doctor the burn victims until they were whole again
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as in to repair
to put into good shape or working order again
spends his spare time doctoring old clocks
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as in to tailor
to change (something) so as to make it suitable for a new use or situation
slightly doctored his standard campaign speech for a collegiate audience
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Recent Examples of doctor
Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 16 Sep. 2025
Mary Shelley traveled to Switzerland, from her home in England, in the summer of 1816 with the poets Percy Bysshe Shelley and Lord Byron; her stepsister, Claire Clairmont; and Byron’s doctor, John Polidori.
—Thomas Page McBee, Travel + Leisure, 16 Sep. 2025
John C. Moritz, Austin American Statesman, 30 July 2025
Trump has in recent days baselessly accused Obama and other Democrats of making up and doctoring Epstein files.
—Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 21 July 2025
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Noun
When one of them suddenly dies in the middle of the night, emergency services refuse to send an ambulance because the cause of death hasn’t been verified by a doctor.
—Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 16 Sep. 2025
Mary Shelley traveled to Switzerland, from her home in England, in the summer of 1816 with the poets Percy Bysshe Shelley and Lord Byron; her stepsister, Claire Clairmont; and Byron’s doctor, John Polidori.
—Thomas Page McBee, Travel + Leisure, 16 Sep. 2025
Verb
During the course of the lengthy debate, several conservative House members essentially accused Phelan of attempting to criminalize satire because the bill would make the failure to disclose such images as being doctored a Class A misdemeanor, which can carry jail time of up to a year.
—John C. Moritz, Austin American Statesman, 30 July 2025
Trump has in recent days baselessly accused Obama and other Democrats of making up and doctoring Epstein files.
—Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 21 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for doctor
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After a while, the physician gestures and a man places a pot at Ellen’s feet.—
Kimberly Roots,
TVLine,
19 Sep. 2025
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Around the turn of the 19th century, a Viennese physician named Franz Joseph Gall proposed a new, and controversial, hypothesis about the human brain.—
Kevin Dickinson,
Big Think,
19 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Morgan said the victim suffered stab wounds to his hands, chest, lung and abdomen, and was treated and released.—
Jason Green,
Mercury News,
20 Sep. 2025
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Liverpool fans were treated to a 2-1 victory over neighbors Everton in the early kickoff.—
Daniel Sperry,
Kansas City Star,
20 Sep. 2025
Verb
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What matters is whether kids learn how to repair.—
Reem Raouda,
CNBC,
21 Sep. 2025
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The clock in the nearby village has broken several times in recent years, each time taking weeks to repair.—
Rob Picheta,
CNN Money,
20 Sep. 2025
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The firm supports entries worldwide, tailoring applications to both domestic and international competitions.—
Matt Emma,
USA Today,
19 Sep. 2025
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Family-friendly Offerings andBeyond’s WILDChild program, offered at Suyian Lodge as well as at all of the company’s safari lodges, ensures there is a wide range of activities tailored to suit guests of all ages.—
Rebekah Peppler,
Travel + Leisure,
19 Sep. 2025
Verb
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This isn’t the kind of tiredness that a nap will fix.—
Julie Scott,
PEOPLE,
18 Sep. 2025
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With usability testing, users are asked to complete a series of tasks on a website or app, and then the product team evaluates the results and identifies the areas that could be improved or need to be fixed.—
Dmytro Spilka,
Forbes.com,
18 Sep. 2025
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By carefully adjusting the conditions of its trap and then releasing it briefly, the researchers could measure its velocity distribution.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
19 Sep. 2025
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Originally devised in the mid-1990s by financial adviser Bill Bengen, the rule suggested retirees could safely withdraw 4 percent of their portfolio in the first year of retirement and then continue withdrawing the same amount, adjusted for inflation, each year after.—
Aliss Higham,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 Sep. 2025
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Relaxed selection, when an environmental stressor is removed, has occurred in many organisms that adapt to dark conditions.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
20 Sep. 2025
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The conversation turned to their approaches to adapting existing material.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
20 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The Aztecs took an early lead in Pullman two weeks ago before Washington State ran off 29 straight points, including 16 in less than five minutes late in the first half to put the game away.—
Ben Verbrugge,
MSNBC Newsweek,
21 Sep. 2025
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Two goals and an assist from the Argentine were enough to secure back-to-back wins for Miami and put it on the brink of a place in the playoffs and still within a chance of retaining the Supporters’ Shield.—
The Athletic Staff,
New York Times,
21 Sep. 2025
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“Doctor.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/doctor. Accessed 22 Sep. 2025.
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