general practitioner

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Recent Examples of general practitioner Rory Collins, emeritus professor of medicine and epidemiology at Oxford Population Health and a senior author of The Lancet paper, recalled asking his general practitioner to put him on a statin. Elizabeth Cooney, STAT, 5 Feb. 2026 Two years later, Isla’s general practitioner became concerned that Isla had breast cancer, and referred her for urgent care at a breast clinic, where her case was downgraded. Cara Lynn Shultz, PEOPLE, 29 Jan. 2026 Created by Liz Tuccillo (Alaska Daily), Best Medicine centers on Martin Best, a standoffish but talented Boston surgeon who’s abruptly taken a post as Port Wenn’s new general practitioner. Angie Han, HollywoodReporter, 2 Jan. 2026 But just as common are the tales of maddening, hourslong waits in overstretched emergency rooms, or weeklong delays just to see a community general practitioner. Alexander Smith, NBC news, 5 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for general practitioner
Recent Examples of Synonyms for general practitioner
Noun
  • According to The Brooklyn Daily Eagle, this year’s festival was stuffed like a generalist’s backpack.
    Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 19 Mar. 2026
  • One major challenge is the generalist-versus-specialist trap.
    Ruth Umoh, Fortune, 9 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • And so should a family practitioner who went to osteopathic school.
    Angelica Stabile, FOXNews.com, 11 July 2025
  • The company will sell directly to potential customers, alongside clinicians and family practitioners.
    Erin Brodwin, Axios, 24 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • Davis encourages patients to view their family physician as a partner in maintaining good health.
    NBC news, NBC news, 1 Apr. 2026
  • The country is experiencing a significant shortage of doctors in primary care, leaving millions without a family physician and contributing to longer emergency room waits and poorer health outcomes.
    Ahmad Mukhtar, CBS News, 10 Dec. 2025
Noun
  • From Busywork to Strategic Command The solo founder was historically a jack-of-all-trades and master of none.
    Kuo Zhang, Fortune, 23 Mar. 2026
  • The jokes that really stood out, though, were all about our changing media landscape, whether the not-so-gentle ribbing of Netflix co-CEO Ted Sarandos finally embracing theaters, or Amazon being too much of a jack-of-all-trades, master of none.
    Marcus Jones, IndieWire, 16 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • In addition to getting yearly flu and Covid-19 shots, talk to your family doctor about other vaccines recommended based on your age, family history and other factors.
    NBC news, NBC news, 1 Apr. 2026
  • The family doctor doesn’t talk to the physical therapist.
    Mehmet Oz, STAT, 24 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • The pipeline will provide up to 185,000 dekatherms per day of natural gas, an industry term that Fore admitted was difficult to explain for laymen.
    Joseph States, Chicago Tribune, 30 Jan. 2026
  • From my layman’s perspective, this seemed promising, plus the attorney seemed invested.
    Jasper Craven, Harpers Magazine, 27 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • At four months old, doctors diagnosed him with a large ventricular septal defect (VSD) between the left and right ventricles in his heart, as well as pulmonary hypertension.
    David Oliver, USA Today, 1 Apr. 2026
  • After Fowler was taken to the hospital, doctors found antifreeze in his system — causing significant damage to his internal organs.
    Rick Sobey, Boston Herald, 31 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • When the test showed microscopic blood loss, his physician recommended a colonoscopy.
    Melissa Rudy, FOXNews.com, 1 Apr. 2026
  • Florida nonprofit Veterans Cannabis Care addresses this directly, absorbing 100% of both physician and state certification fees for qualifying veterans.
    Peter Su, Rolling Stone, 1 Apr. 2026

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“General practitioner.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/general%20practitioner. Accessed 6 Apr. 2026.

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