the doctor
noun
variants
or the doctor's
: the place where a doctor works
I saw her at the doctor's last week.
How long will you be at the doctor?
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For Nancy, the doctor called with good news — the lump is a cyst, not a tumor.
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Andy Swift, TVLine, 4 Nov. 2024
Perhaps a talent infusion is what the doctor ordered.
—Rob Reischel, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024
Birth control These women went to the doctor for birth control and left in agonizing pain.
—Alyssa Goldberg, USA TODAY, 25 Oct. 2024
There will be people who got sick but not sick enough to go to the doctor, so they were never tested.
—Brenda Goodman, CNN, 2 Nov. 2024
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Andy Swift, TVLine, 4 Nov. 2024
Perhaps a talent infusion is what the doctor ordered.
—Rob Reischel, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024
Birth control These women went to the doctor for birth control and left in agonizing pain.
—Alyssa Goldberg, USA TODAY, 25 Oct. 2024
There will be people who got sick but not sick enough to go to the doctor, so they were never tested.
—Brenda Goodman, CNN, 2 Nov. 2024
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“The doctor.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20doctor. Accessed 29 Nov. 2024.
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