as in doctor
a medical professional studying diseases and especially one who examines bodies to find out the cause of death
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Recent Examples of pathologist
Barbara Deer was a speech language pathologist for nearly two decades at Chicago Public Schools, CEO of the consulting company Metamorphosis Health and headed the nonprofit Juneteenth Illinois.
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Tess Kenny, Chicago Tribune, 15 Apr. 2026
However, her family believed she was murdered, and an independent autopsy conducted by a forensic pathologist hired by the Gilberts included findings consistent with strangulation.
—Laura Payne, Encyclopedia Britannica, 9 Apr. 2026
That would save nearly $16 million in the next fiscal year for plumbers, electricians, teachers, speech and language pathologists, and others.
—Christopher Keating, Hartford Courant, 5 Apr. 2026
Christie’s brain was subsequently examined by a pathologist at the country’s National Brain Bank.
—Jacob Whitehead, New York Times, 2 Apr. 2026
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Tess Kenny, Chicago Tribune, 15 Apr. 2026
However, her family believed she was murdered, and an independent autopsy conducted by a forensic pathologist hired by the Gilberts included findings consistent with strangulation.
—Laura Payne, Encyclopedia Britannica, 9 Apr. 2026
That would save nearly $16 million in the next fiscal year for plumbers, electricians, teachers, speech and language pathologists, and others.
—Christopher Keating, Hartford Courant, 5 Apr. 2026
Christie’s brain was subsequently examined by a pathologist at the country’s National Brain Bank.
—Jacob Whitehead, New York Times, 2 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pathologist
Noun
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There are doctors, like anaesthetists, who want to do things to patients.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
20 May 2026
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Yet doctors eventually assured her that physical activity for a recovering pediatric leukemia patient would be beneficial to his quality of life.—
Andrea Flores,
Los Angeles Times,
19 May 2026
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The attending physician said her blood pressure continues to fluctuate, in part due to damage to part of the brain that is responsible for such regulations.—
Sarah el Deeb,
Los Angeles Times,
13 May 2026
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In the indictment, federal prosecutors accused Keomisy of providing a counterfeit college diploma and using a medical license number belonging to someone else to obtain employment as a physician’s assistant.—
Matthew Adams,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
13 May 2026
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Police said the Sonoma County coroner's office will determine the man's official cause of death.—
Tim Fang,
CBS News,
18 May 2026
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Fuhrman’s death was confirmed Monday by Lynette Acebedo, the chief deputy coroner in Kootenai County, Idaho.—
Corky Siemaszko,
NBC news,
18 May 2026
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Garcia worked in patient care at Lenox Hill Hospital and hoped to become a radiologist.—
Emma Seiwell,
New York Daily News,
14 May 2026
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The radiologist told me MRIs aren’t typically used to evaluate lungs.—
Armstrong Williams,
Baltimore Sun,
1 May 2026
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However, her neurologist helped put her mind at rest.—
Gina Kalsi,
PEOPLE,
8 May 2026
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This time a neurologist ordered her immediate transfer to a hospital, the lawyer added.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
1 May 2026
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At Benjamin's next wellness check, Maggie brought up the incident to the pediatrician.—
Jordan Greene,
PEOPLE,
19 May 2026
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Co-founded in 1986 by philanthropist and child health advocate Dame Elisabeth Murdoch and pediatrician and genetics pioneer Professor David Danks, MCRI comprises 1,800 scientists, researchers and clinicians.—
Melissa Rudy,
FOXNews.com,
18 May 2026
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And writer/director/producer/cinematographer Bonfliglio won Emmys, along with Apatow, for his docs on the comedians Michael Shandling and George Carlin.—
Anne Thompson,
IndieWire,
8 May 2026
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Bruce, an airline worker, has hitherto handed off his plus-one flight privileges to Simon, who keenly exploits them to keep filming his globe-trotting doc.—
Guy Lodge,
Variety,
3 May 2026
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Michael Rose is an internist and pediatrician at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine investigating ways to improve HIV treatment and prevention.—
Michael Rose,
STAT,
3 Apr. 2026
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There are important cultural differences between an internist struggling to treat patients in a private-equity conglomerate and a John Deere machinist on strike because of layoffs.—
George Packer,
The Atlantic,
16 Mar. 2026
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“Pathologist.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pathologist. Accessed 20 May. 2026.
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