DOCS Synonyms: 46 Similar and Opposite Words

docs

noun

plural of doc

as in doctors

a person specially trained in healing human medical disorders currently completing a residency as an emergency room doc

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Recent Examples of docs One of the docs, Father’s House, uses actors, namely Trine Dyrholm, David Dencik and Emma Sehested Høeg, for reenactments of former members’ experiences inside the controlling Christian sect. — Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 21 Oct. 2026 As a result, there are usually at least two international docs nominated each year; in the 2023 lineup, all five nominees were from outside the United States. — Nate Jones, Vulture, 16 Oct. 2026 Someone has to connect product changes to the content that describes them, so the docs update when the product does. — Han Wang, Fortune, 9 Oct. 2026 The second Crave documentary in our Dozen, this four-parter has been selected to satisfy the hunger for sports access docs. — Max Goldbart, Deadline, 7 Oct. 2026 From adaptations to biopics to docs, here are some of the key literary offerings to watch out for this festival season. — Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 16 Sep. 2026 As true-crime docs and procedurals frequently remind us, female serial killers are far, far harder to find than their male counterparts, so this series is already starting from a road less traveled. — Will Harris, Entertainment Weekly, 15 Sep. 2026 Critical systems live in one person’s head instead of being documented, and it never gets prioritized because docs don’t hit deadlines. — Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 14 Sep. 2026 The company, an all-in-one workplace app used for tasks, docs, and projects, had already built something people liked. — Lyssanoel Frater, USA Today, 9 Sep. 2026

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The arrangement also permitted Cuba to pay for some of the oil by sending doctors, athletic trainers, engineers, and other specialists to Venezuela, marking a significant step in the growing political and economic alliance between the two countries.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 20 Oct. 2026
The most egregious perpetrators of fraud in the industry were corrupt doctors who were paid by patients to send insurance companies medical examination reports that omitted unfavorable findings.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 20 Oct. 2026

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In Uganda, for example, Kerry says that her group has partnered with the Ministry of Health to build up emergency medicine by training 30 emergency medicine physicians.

— Diane Cole, NPR, 20 Oct. 2026
The film centers on three American physicians – one Jewish, one Muslim, and one Zoroastrian – who volunteered their expertise in Gaza to treat Palestinian children severely wounded by Israeli armaments.

— Matthew Carey, Deadline, 19 Oct. 2026

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