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as in generalist
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as in family practitioner
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Recent Examples of general practitioner
The doctor was a general practitioner and not a neurologist.
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Bella Waters, Kansas City Star, 10 July 2025
Doctors stabilized her and scheduled her for an appointment with a general practitioner the next day.
—Danielle Battaglia, Charlotte Observer, 24 June 2025
Lowe went to his general practitioner at the time, who recommended a colonoscopy.
—Lisa Schencker, Chicago Tribune, 28 Apr. 2025
Part of that, yes, is the fact that a big-time New York City neurosurgeon becoming a general practitioner in small town Everwood, Colorado, means Andy can instantly and intimately interact and oftentimes clash with his new neighbors.
—Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 21 Apr. 2025
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Bella Waters, Kansas City Star, 10 July 2025
Doctors stabilized her and scheduled her for an appointment with a general practitioner the next day.
—Danielle Battaglia, Charlotte Observer, 24 June 2025
Lowe went to his general practitioner at the time, who recommended a colonoscopy.
—Lisa Schencker, Chicago Tribune, 28 Apr. 2025
Part of that, yes, is the fact that a big-time New York City neurosurgeon becoming a general practitioner in small town Everwood, Colorado, means Andy can instantly and intimately interact and oftentimes clash with his new neighbors.
—Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 21 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for general practitioner
Noun
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Eventually the pieces start fitting together and the manager becomes a generalist.—
Shivaram Rajgopal,
Forbes.com,
6 Sep. 2025
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From there, generalists help to refine and adapt projects, while specialists elevate execution in their domains.—
Jason Phillips,
USA Today,
3 Sep. 2025
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And so should a family practitioner who went to osteopathic school.—
Angelica Stabile,
FOXNews.com,
11 July 2025
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The company will sell directly to potential customers, alongside clinicians and family practitioners.—
Erin Brodwin,
Axios,
24 Mar. 2025
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How to Decide What's Right for Your Family Most adolescents who are interested in a piercing want them as a form of self-expression and to show their individuality, says Beth Oller, MD, a family physician with Rooks County Health Center.—
Sherri Gordon,
Parents,
11 Sep. 2025
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Advertisement If families come in with questions about whether their child should get the COVID-19 shot, pharmacists will probably refer them back to their pediatrician or family physician.—
Alice Park,
Time,
21 Aug. 2025
Noun
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He’ll also be involved in the offense and will return kicks as a jack-of-all-trades.—
Charles Baggarly,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
30 Aug. 2025
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Agee was and is something of a jack-of-all-trades.—
Brian Davids,
HollywoodReporter,
22 Aug. 2025
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Goldenberg, who is based in Cleveland, had initially picked up the extra job a few years ago to help pay down the massive student debt he and his wife, a family doctor, had accumulated during medical school.—
Duaa Eldeib,
ProPublica,
10 Sep. 2025
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My family doctor in Iowa, during my first major depressive episode in America, asked if I had ever been treated for depression.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
3 Sep. 2025
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In laymen’s terms, said Peterson, the city was relying on $37 million in temporary American Rescue Plan Act pandemic relief funding for recurring programs and initiatives, and redirecting funding from one fund to another.—
Denise Crosby,
Chicago Tribune,
31 Aug. 2025
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In layman’s terms that means the period cycles app on your watch and phone, the ECG monitor on your watch, the app that measures your blood oxygen levels…the list goes on.—
Natasha Pearlman,
Glamour,
29 Aug. 2025
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This includes reducing the documentation burden for doctors and cutting different types of paperwork that nurses have to do.—
Lauren Giella,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Sep. 2025
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Abnormal liver function tests, otherwise known as LFTs, can prompt your doctor to check your liver more carefully.—
Bruce Y. Lee,
Forbes.com,
16 Sep. 2025
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Hospitals must disclose how and when AI is used, and physicians must remain accountable for its insights.—
Nia Bowers,
USA Today,
12 Sep. 2025
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Stanford Health Care has launched an AI assistant that helps its physicians draft interpretations of clinical tests and lab results to send to patients.—
Kate Ruder,
NPR,
11 Sep. 2025
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“General practitioner.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/general%20practitioner. Accessed 19 Sep. 2025.
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