general practitioner

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Recent Examples of general practitioner The general practitioner murdered his wife, Isabella, and their nursemaid, Mary, before dismembering them and scattering their body parts in an attempt to thwart the investigation into their murders, according to the BBC. Sean Neumann, People.com, 8 Dec. 2024 Seasonal tax delivery manager – global employer services All of the top five positions paying over the $200,000 benchmark are in the medical field, with dentistry roles appearing the most frequently and general practitioners nabbing the top spot. Brooke Seipel, Fortune, 4 Dec. 2024 O’Hara visited his general practitioner and was immediately admitted to the hospital. Scott McDonald, Fox News, 9 Oct. 2024 Start by working with a primary care provider or general practitioner. Amber J. Tresca, Verywell Health, 21 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for general practitioner 
Recent Examples of Synonyms for general practitioner
Noun
  • Advertising Needs To Be Grounded In Data And Research A strong creative is also a cultural generalist—someone who understands people and has a pulse on society, from geopolitical to pop-cultural and behavioral trends.
    Expert Panel®, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024
  • Good consultants are typically generalists and future-focusers.
    Christine Y. Cruzvergara, Forbes, 16 Dec. 2024
Noun
  • If a referral is needed, ask your regular healthcare provider, such as a family practitioner, primary care provider, or, in some cases, a gynecologist.
    Amber J. Tresca, Verywell Health, 25 Nov. 2024
  • Robert Jeffrey Zimmer was born on Nov. 5, 1947, in New York City to Dr. Max Zimmer, a family practitioner in the West Village of Manhattan, and Harriet (Brokaw) Mr. Zimmer, who managed her husband’s medical office.
    Sam Roberts, BostonGlobe.com, 25 May 2023
Noun
  • Robert told his family physician the truth around the same time.
    Michelle Orange, Harper's Magazine, 14 Dec. 2023
  • There are two parts of the nervous system — the sympathetic and the parasympathetic, said Beth Oller, M.D., a family physician with Rooks County Health Center in Stockton, Kansas.
    Erica Lamberg, Fox News, 8 Dec. 2024
Noun
  • Can Dilute Marketing Impact In the world of marketing, a jack-of-all-trades is a master of none.
    Expert Panel®, Forbes, 15 Jan. 2025
  • Use Case Specific Testing While an LLM is often a jack-of-all-trades, an organization often needs it to master just one or two.
    Margarita Simonova, Forbes, 27 Dec. 2024
Noun
  • Based on my conversations with health care workforce experts, the US probably has too many surgeons and not enough family doctors.
    Dylan Scott, Vox, 7 Dec. 2018
  • The country’s medical system has also been strained for years, with a growing shortage of family doctors.
    Kate Linthicum, Los Angeles Times, 12 Dec. 2024
Noun
  • His seductive and affable manner of describing the essence of a budding romance in layman’s terms is inviting.
    Priscella Vega, Los Angeles Times, 4 Jan. 2025
  • In layman’s terms, there are fewer entry points for threat actors since Meet operates entirely in your browser (on the desktop).
    PCMAG, PCMAG, 12 Dec. 2024
Noun
  • Researchers differ on telehealth services’ quality, with some saying telehealth companies offer little follow-up and inconsistent care from a revolving cast of doctors.
    Darius Tahir, CNN, 21 Jan. 2025
  • Beattie has continued to raise awareness of self-checks, regular doctors’ appointments and the importance of early detection.
    Ali Rampling, The Athletic, 21 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • At the same time, AI could also further erode physician autonomy.
    Spencer Dorn, Forbes, 17 Jan. 2025
  • Despite growing progress, women still only made up 38% of the US physician workforce as of 2023, according to a recent data report.
    Jenna Ryu, SELF, 17 Jan. 2025

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“General practitioner.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/general%20practitioner. Accessed 1 Feb. 2025.

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