PARAMEDICS Synonyms: 45 Similar and Opposite Words

paramedics

noun

variants also paramedicals

plural of paramedic

as in EMTs

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Recent Examples of paramedics Rainn Wilson, known to many as Dwight Schrute from The Office, put in hours with paramedics, EMTs and the South Central Los Angeles Fire Department to prepare for his new paramedic role in the film Code 3, set to hit theaters Friday. — Mandy Taheri, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Sep. 2025

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nurses

Noun

Doctors, nurses, and therapists work alongside counselors, while kids swim, climb rock walls, and spend a few weeks simply being kids.

— Dana Taylor, USA Today, 25 Aug. 2026
The company donates diapers and wipes, develops hospital hugger programs and partners with neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) nurses to design products.

— BestReviews, Chicago Tribune, 25 Aug. 2026

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