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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 pathologists
Speech-language pathologists work with people who have disorders involving speech, language and swallowing, sometimes from injuries, medical conditions or developmental delays.
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Daniel De Visé, USA Today, 31 Mar. 2026
Government pathologists conducted autopsies Thursday to determine the cause of death, though the identities of the victims have not been released.
—Greg Wehner, FOXNews.com, 29 Mar. 2026
Government pathologists conducted autopsies on Thursday to determine the cause of death.
—ABC News, 26 Mar. 2026
Speech-language pathologists are the health care professionals who evaluate and treat swallowing disorders.
—Sundeep Venkatesan, The Conversation, 23 Mar. 2026
Speech-language pathologists would move to a higher pay scale.
—Sacbee.com, 23 Mar. 2026
Through a microscope, pathologists can see a great deal about a tumor.
—Angus Chen, STAT, 18 Feb. 2026
One physician shared that the tool found critical information buried in the records of a cancer patient, which helped a team including six pathologists to give a definitive diagnosis.
—Hilke Schellmann, Scientific American, 17 Feb. 2026
Tarrant County Medical Examiner’s Office pathologists concluded that asphyxiation caused Moussa’s death.
—Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 Feb. 2026
Daniel De Visé, USA Today, 31 Mar. 2026
Government pathologists conducted autopsies Thursday to determine the cause of death, though the identities of the victims have not been released.
—Greg Wehner, FOXNews.com, 29 Mar. 2026
Government pathologists conducted autopsies on Thursday to determine the cause of death.
—ABC News, 26 Mar. 2026
Speech-language pathologists are the health care professionals who evaluate and treat swallowing disorders.
—Sundeep Venkatesan, The Conversation, 23 Mar. 2026
Speech-language pathologists would move to a higher pay scale.
—Sacbee.com, 23 Mar. 2026
Through a microscope, pathologists can see a great deal about a tumor.
—Angus Chen, STAT, 18 Feb. 2026
One physician shared that the tool found critical information buried in the records of a cancer patient, which helped a team including six pathologists to give a definitive diagnosis.
—Hilke Schellmann, Scientific American, 17 Feb. 2026
Tarrant County Medical Examiner’s Office pathologists concluded that asphyxiation caused Moussa’s death.
—Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pathologists
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Another problem was that Claustro hired a doctor who had been previously convicted of federal fraud to do the evaluations and falsely submit them under the names of other physicians.—
Tony Saavedra,
Oc Register,
4 Apr. 2026
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The three-year agreement covers more than 600 Allina doctors, physicians’ assistants and nurse practitioners in primary and urgent care.—
Imani Cruzen,
Twin Cities,
3 Apr. 2026
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The American Jewish community responded to the Yom Kippur War, which killed nearly three thousand Israeli soldiers, by flooding Israel with donations; doctors and students volunteered to join the war effort.—
Eyal Press,
New Yorker,
30 Mar. 2026
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However, in a pair of letters to the editor published in the Journal of Pediatrics, doctors criticized the article as hyped.—
David Hilzenrath,
USA Today,
29 Mar. 2026
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The committee working on the legislation includes seven county coroners and a deputy coroner; representatives of city, county and state law enforcement agencies; a deputy county prosecutor; a county commissioner and a tribal member.—
Audrey Dutton,
ProPublica,
24 Mar. 2026
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Deputy coroners have medical degrees and have higher salaries than the coroner, whose salary is set by the state.—
Erin Glynn,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
3 Feb. 2026
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Combat medics, optometrists, doctors, veterinarians and other medical personnel simulated a mass casualty event in combat conditions in underground tunnels on the Fort Hood base.—
Chelsea Torres,
FOXNews.com,
2 Apr. 2026
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State police said a female passenger was found in the Accord and was pronounced dead at the scene by medics.—
Justin Muszynski,
Hartford Courant,
2 Apr. 2026
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For many clinicians, advocates, and experts, micro-betting has emerged as a key battleground in the fight to reign in gambling addiction.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
27 Mar. 2026
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This level of control could allow clinicians to guide the robots to specific sites and adjust their behavior in real time.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
27 Mar. 2026
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The practice’s board‑certified ophthalmologists and experienced optometrists bring more than 75 years of combined professional experience and have performed over 18,000 major ophthalmic surgeries and laser procedures, utilizing current surgical and laser techniques.—
Community's Choice Awards,
jsonline.com,
7 Mar. 2026
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Located in Oklahoma City near the OU Health Sciences Center, Dean McGee Eye Institute also conducts vision research and trains future ophthalmologists through its residency and fellowship programs.—
Community's Choice Awards,
Oklahoman,
7 Mar. 2026
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Meanwhile, certified nurse-midwives deliver babies and provide prenatal and postpartum care, especially in areas where there are few obstetricians.—
Kymberlee Montgomery,
The Conversation,
7 Jan. 2026
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At the same time, her unit was becoming increasingly short-staffed as other obstetricians left and retired.—
Natalie Krebs,
NPR,
5 Nov. 2025
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The investigator also provided affidavits from child abuse pediatricians at Cook Children's and from a gastroenterologist at Children's Medical Center Dallas.—
Amelia Mugavero,
CBS News,
1 Apr. 2026
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Parents couldn’t afford the vaccines given at pediatricians’ offices.—
Patricia Callahan,
ProPublica,
19 Mar. 2026
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“Pathologists.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pathologists. Accessed 5 Apr. 2026.
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