MEDICS Synonyms: 46 Similar and Opposite Words

medics

noun

plural of medic

as in doctors

a person specially trained in healing human medical disorders the wounded soldier called for a medic

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Recent Examples of medics Rodriguez, a security guard heading home from his job, was rushed by medics to Bellevue Hospital but could not be saved. — Rocco Parascandola, New York Daily News, 22 Oct. 2026 According to police, medics arrived on the scene and pronounced the victim dead. — Karma Sabbah, CBS News, 22 Oct. 2026 After Palestinian medics took Levine away, the attackers charged again and hit several journalists with rocks. — Arkansas Online, 17 Oct. 2026 Across the West Bank, the Palestine Red Crescent Society said that its medics had tended to 14 wounded people in six locations, while local officials reported at least four injuries in two additional villages. — Sam Metz, Los Angeles Times, 16 Oct. 2026 Police provided first aid for the children until Denton County medics arrived. — Harriet Ramos, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 Oct. 2026 Officers rendered emergency medical aid to Cromwell until medics arrived, police said. — Rosalio Ahumada, Sacbee.com, 29 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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