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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In his recovery process, the doctor explained the importance of taking things slow – starting with just 30 minutes a day of getting used to his prosthetics and building up from there.
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Julia Andersen, CNN Money, 12 July 2025
Antioxidant tests normally require going to the doctor and having your blood drawn, so this will certainly be a much simpler and less invasive way to get that information.
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Jon Ruggiero, Guardian Service’s vice president of sales, compared home repairs to going to the doctor for a checkup, getting your car’s oil changed, or its tires rotated.
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Peggy ends up being courted by the doctor who treats her, and learns that his family is prominent in Newport's Black community.
—Olivia B. Waxman, Time, 8 July 2025
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Julia Andersen, CNN Money, 12 July 2025
Antioxidant tests normally require going to the doctor and having your blood drawn, so this will certainly be a much simpler and less invasive way to get that information.
—PC Magazine, 11 July 2025
Jon Ruggiero, Guardian Service’s vice president of sales, compared home repairs to going to the doctor for a checkup, getting your car’s oil changed, or its tires rotated.
—Rachel Barber, USA Today, 11 July 2025
Peggy ends up being courted by the doctor who treats her, and learns that his family is prominent in Newport's Black community.
—Olivia B. Waxman, Time, 8 July 2025
See All Example Sentences for the doctor
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“The doctor.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20doctor. Accessed 21 Jul. 2025.
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