general practitioners

noun

plural of general practitioner
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as in generalists

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as in family practitioners

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  1. laymen
  2. physicians
  3. doctors
Noun
  • Hundreds of laymen, actuated solely by idle curiosity, received little more than a crick in the neck for their pains.
    — AJ Willingham, AJC.com, 12 Aug. 2026
  • Some prominent conservative Catholic laymen, like Fox News host Sean Hannity, have risen to Trump’s defense.
    — W. James Antle III, The Washington Examiner, 19 Apr. 2026
Definition of laymen
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  • Staffed by volunteer physicians like Eubanks, the facility provides medical and dental care to community members caught in the gap between high healthcare costs and strict income limits.
    — La'Tasha Givens, CBS News, 27 Oct. 2026
  • The study also detailed how physicians often change their referral and prescribing patterns after their practices are acquired by hospitals, sometimes requesting imaging or other procedures that are not needed.
    — Melody Petersen, Los Angeles Times, 25 Oct. 2026
Definition of physicians
Noun
  • This idea changed how doctors and scientists study cognitive health by emphasizing earlier detection and lifestyle changes.
    — Richard Sima, Washington Post, 27 Oct. 2026
  • When asked about the return of the boot, Underwood said Mirković didn’t suffer a setback but doctors wanted to be sure his foot was healing the right way.
    — Colleen Kane, Chicago Tribune, 27 Oct. 2026
Definition of doctors
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“General practitioners.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/general%20practitioners. Accessed 29 Oct. 2026.

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