doctoring

verb

Definition of doctoringnext
present participle of doctor
1
as in treating
to give medical treatment to a pledge to doctor the burn victims until they were whole again

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2
as in repairing
to put into good shape or working order again spends his spare time doctoring old clocks

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3
as in adjusting
to change (something) so as to make it suitable for a new use or situation slightly doctored his standard campaign speech for a collegiate audience

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for doctoring
  1. treating
  2. adjusting
  3. healing
  4. fixing
  5. adapting
  6. reconstructing
  7. rebuilding
  8. putting
Verb
  • Its treating its legends better than ever.
    Alfred Konuwa, Forbes, 8 Jan. 2025
  • The purpose of treating the disease of obesity is not weight loss but health gain.
    Kevin Lynn, Newsweek, 7 Jan. 2025
Definition of treating
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  • The complication only needs adjusting every 122 years—an ageless classic bursting with joie de vivre just like Goldblum.
    Paige Reddinger, Robb Report, 6 Jan. 2025
  • The On the Basis of Sex actress previously opened up about adjusting to motherhood after the birth of her first child.
    Jane LaCroix, People.com, 4 Jan. 2025
Definition of adjusting
Verb
  • An Interview with Diane Wilson Sarah Neilson Talking to the author of The Seed Keeper about the tragedies of modern agriculture, and restoring Indigenous foods to communities as one way of healing historical trauma.
    Max Ufberg, hazlitt.net, 4 Jan. 2025
  • Relieve the holiday stress with a sound healing class at the San Antonio Museum of Art, 9-10am.
    Megan Stringer, Axios, 3 Jan. 2025
Definition of healing
Verb
  • There’s some anomaly at play here that needs fixing.
    Prakhar Khanna, Forbes, 7 Jan. 2025
  • Watson had battled soft-tissue injuries in his first two seasons before seeing a specialist after the 2023 season and fixing his hamstrings.
    Matt Schneidman, The Athletic, 6 Jan. 2025
Definition of fixing
Verb
  • His story emphasizes the importance of versatile tools in fostering creativity and adapting to ever-evolving demands.
    Cassell Ferere, Forbes, 24 Dec. 2024
  • In adapting this game that takes place between Raiders of the Lost Ark and The Last Crusade, there seems to be a lot of freedom in terms of exploring iconic and new locales or adding more to Indiana Jones’ personality.
    Destiny Jackson, Deadline, 23 Dec. 2024
Definition of adapting
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  • These data points are critical in reconstructing a timeline of events, particularly in cases where physical witnesses or traditional evidence may be limited.
    Lars Daniel, Forbes, 21 Dec. 2024
  • These interactions, logged by cellular providers, form a historical timeline that can be invaluable for reconstructing events and verifying claims about where someone—or at least their phone—was at a specific moment.
    Lars Daniel, Forbes, 18 Dec. 2024
Definition of reconstructing
Verb
  • In September, six months after the tornado, the community was still rebuilding, the Dispatch previously reported.
    Chad Murphy, The Enquirer, 23 Dec. 2024
  • For any leader, rebuilding trust and strengthening connections can reinvigorate organizational culture and drive performance.
    Julian Hayes II, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
Definition of rebuilding
Verb
  • Andy Reid isn’t going to change his grinding approach, putting points at a premium.
    Hank Gola, New York Daily News, 3 Jan. 2025
  • The aviation analytics firm found that less than 75% of JetBlue's flights arrived on schedule, putting the airline behind all the major domestic carriers, including some of its low-cost rivals.
    Kate Gibson, CBS News, 3 Jan. 2025
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