1
as in treating
to give medical treatment to
a pledge to doctor the burn victims until they were whole again
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as in repairing
to put into good shape or working order again
spends his spare time doctoring old clocks
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as in adjusting
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 doctoring
Subscribers of the adult forum allegedly harvested images of women from social media websites or public sources, before doctoring them and posting them along with misogynistic descriptions.
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Sophie Tanno, CNN Money, 29 Aug. 2025
Sophie Tanno, CNN Money, 29 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for doctoring
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While technology has always played a role in diagnosing and treating disease, the health care industry as a whole has been slower to adopt innovative digital platforms for analyzing data to change how care is delivered.—
Alice Park,
Time,
18 Sep. 2025
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Alnylam’s therapeutics are being explored for treating genetic, heart and neurological diseases.—
Brett Owens,
Forbes.com,
18 Sep. 2025
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The brand’s signature protein-repairing peptide simultaneously takes a journey into the individual hair shaft to repair any damage, helping tackle a lack of volume on a long-term basis.—
Sophia Panych,
Allure,
16 Sep. 2025
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For three decades, the shuttles flew 135 missions critical to helping astronauts reach space, constructing the International Space Station and launching, recovering and repairing satellites.—
Eric Lagatta,
USA Today,
15 Sep. 2025
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Nonetheless, with policy in restrictive territory, the baseline outlook and the shifting balance of risks may warrant adjusting our policy stance.—
Adeola Adeosun
Robert Birsel,
MSNBC Newsweek,
16 Sep. 2025
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Adaptation shapes responses to match the level of risk, guiding users in the moment, and adjusting trust dynamically.—
Steve Riley,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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The country is home to its own richly-layered history of healing techniques and traditions dating back thousands of years to indigenous people groups like the Aztecs and Mayas.—
Carley Rojas Ávila,
Forbes.com,
17 Sep. 2025
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Robert Redford directed this 1998 drama about a mother (Kristin Scott Thomas) trying to help her daughter overcome trauma from a riding accident by bringing her to Montana, where Redford's rancher has a gift for healing horses and human hearts.—
Alex Apatoff,
PEOPLE,
16 Sep. 2025
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The 80/20 principle brings clarity to what’s truly worth fixing.—
Jon Stojan,
Forbes.com,
18 Sep. 2025
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But the airport is in the middle of a massive $9 billion modernization effort that includes fixing or replacing hundreds of escalators, elevators and walkways.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
17 Sep. 2025
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And more importantly, the Bulldogs should remain atop the SEC power rankings after adapting to and thriving against Tennessee’s frenetic style.—
Nicole Fallert,
USA Today,
15 Sep. 2025
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Injection wells may play a part in adapting Arizona infrastructure for a future under climate change, or at least a future of cheap renewable power.—
Austin Corona,
AZCentral.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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Humans have largely succeeded in digitally reconstructing the Earth in order to ask what the future holds.—
Zack Savitsky,
Quanta Magazine,
15 Sep. 2025
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In living tissue, light scattering is common, signal contrast is often low, and reconstructing intricate features across a large volume presents a significant computational challenge.—
Bojan Stojkovski,
Interesting Engineering,
13 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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Local brands are adopting global sales events, such as Black Friday, but tailoring them with region-specific messaging, languages and channels.—
Ivan Ostojić,
Forbes.com,
16 Sep. 2025
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“Doctoring.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/doctoring. Accessed 21 Sep. 2025.
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