coroner

noun

Definition of coronernext
as in pathologist

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Recent Examples of coroner Monday, August 17 An autopsy reveals no signs of trauma that would have contributed to her death, the coroner’s office said. — Julianna Bragg, CNN Money, 22 Aug. 2026 The star was found unresponsive at the residence, with the coroner noting that there weren’t any signs of trauma on Panettiere’s body that would’ve contributed to death. — Joey Nolfi, Entertainment Weekly, 21 Aug. 2026 The coroner’s office overseeing Panettiere autopsy indicated in a statement on Monday that there were no signs of trauma found on her body. — Mariel Turner, HollywoodReporter, 21 Aug. 2026 Anyone with information for coroner investigators can contact 408-793-1903, and reference the case number 97-165-004 or the cite UP127425, the man’s identifier in the National Missing and Unidentified Persons System. — Robert Salonga, Mercury News, 20 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for coroner
Recent Examples of Synonyms for coroner
  1. pathologist
  2. doctor
  3. physician
  4. doc
  5. medical examiner
  6. medic
Noun
  • 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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  • This plan will break up monopolies, lower medical debt, bring down the cost of prescription drugs, and ensure doctors decide what medication their patients need — not insurance companies.
    — Justin Papp, CNBC, 27 Aug. 2026
  • The baby was last, which might have been why doctors were able to briefly restart a heartbeat once he was rushed to the hospital after his father returned home.
    — Monica Hesse, Washington Post, 27 Aug. 2026
Definition of doctor
Noun
  • Most questions are screened by the office staff before they are relayed to the physician.
    — Paul Hsieh, Forbes.com, 31 Aug. 2026
  • The physician runs a social media account critical of the communist government.
    — Nora Gámez Torres, Miami Herald, 31 Aug. 2026
Definition of physician
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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
Noun
  • The cause of death for Eric Valencia, 37, was determined to be extreme heat, according to the Los Angeles County medical examiner.
    — Terry Castleman, Los Angeles Times, 29 Aug. 2026
  • The medical examiner could not determine Jones’ cause or manner of death.
    — Leigh Egan, FOXNews.com, 29 Aug. 2026
Definition of medical examiner
Noun
  • His service dog follows him everywhere, a constant and steadying presence for a man the Army sent to Iraq as a combat medic and who returned home forever changed by his service.
    — Vanessa Chism, Baltimore Sun, 23 Aug. 2026
  • An ambulance sent to rescue her was also attacked by the Israeli military, killing two medics.
    — Alex Ritman, Variety, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of medic

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