CORONER Synonyms: 43 Similar and Opposite Words

coroner

noun

Definition of coroner

as in pathologist

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Recent Examples of coroner The cause is being attributed to a tear in the spleen, but the coroner's office says the virus did not play a role. — Arkansas Online, 30 Aug. 2026 The coroner will also release the inmate’s name, according to the news release. — Tania Azhang, Sacbee.com, 29 Aug. 2026 The Pennsylvania Department of Health stated that not all deaths are referred to a coroner under state law. — Melissa Rudy, FOXNews.com, 28 Aug. 2026 He was identified Thursday afternoon as Justin Anand Shahani of Laguna Beach by the Orange County Sheriff’s Department coroner division. — Los Angeles Times, 27 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for coroner

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The former child star has been working as a licensed speech-language pathologist (SLP) since 2017, according to her Expressable profile.

— Kate Hogan, PEOPLE, 25 Aug. 2026
In both cases, the pathologists have waited for the results of toxicology tests, which can take weeks to complete.

— Dalia Faheid, CNN Money, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of pathologist

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According to the Tallahassee Democrat, Donna is estranged from Robert, who is a doctor in New York.

— Jordana Comiter, PEOPLE, 4 Sep. 2026
On a muggy Saturday afternoon in mid-August, tennis player Novak Djokovic appeared to vomit into a towel and called for a doctor to check his blood pressure before unexpectedly losing a second-round match in Cincinnati.

— Aaron Short, Curbed, 3 Sep. 2026

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Others are likely to follow in his footsteps, because docs about the worst day of someone’s life and the terrible things people do to one another is a genre of entertainment that audiences can’t get enough of.

— Addie Morfoot, Variety, 28 Aug. 2026
Producer and 10 Lives founder and CEO Daniel Catullo set the stage for such a party by introducing the film and encouraging audience members to get out of their seats during the showing and record clips of the doc.

— Chris Gardner, HollywoodReporter, 27 Aug. 2026

Definition of doc

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Harper said the driver was unresponsive, and the officer removed the driver and began to perform CPR until Sacramento Metropolitan Fire District medics arrived.

— Rosalio Ahumada, Sacbee.com, 2 Sep. 2026
The garden and museum honor military veterans, firefighters, law enforcement officers, medics, and service animals.

— Harry Bruinius, Christian Science Monitor, 31 Aug. 2026

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