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doctor

[dok-ter] / ˈdɒk tər /
NOUN
medical practitioner
Synonyms
STRONGEST
expert physician professor scientist specialist surgeon
STRONG
MD bones doc healer intern medic medico quack
WEAK
general practitioner medical person
Antonyms
WEAK
patient
VERB
fix up, treat
Synonyms
STRONGEST
medicate reconstruct revamp
STRONG
administer attend fix mend overhaul rebuild recondition repair supply
WEAK
apply medication do up give treatment patch up
Antonyms
STRONG
hurt ignore neglect
WEAK
harm injure
VERB
adulterate, tamper with
Synonyms
STRONGEST
add to alter falsify fudge misrepresent tamper with
STRONG
change cut deacon debase dilute disguise gloss load sophisticate spike weight
WEAK
dope up mix with water down
Antonyms
STRONG
reveal
WEAK
clean harm hurt injure purify

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Scott-Wright told the BBC she has "never claimed to be a medical doctor" and her role with families is "complementary to - not a replacement for - medical advice from qualified healthcare professionals".

From BBC • May 5, 2026

I worked with the doctor, took my medicine, and used the time to train my mind.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 4, 2026

It was built for 170 passengers in 80 cabins, and can take 57 crew, 13 guides and one doctor.

From Barron's • May 4, 2026

“If all six have hantavirus, that’s very worrisome,” said Gregory Mertz, an infectious-disease doctor at the University of New Mexico’s Health Sciences Center who has studied hantavirus for 33 years.

From MarketWatch • May 4, 2026

Good thing you live with a doctor, huh?

From "Boy 2.0" by Tracey Baptiste

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