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  • D.M.S.
    D.M.S.
    abbreviation
    Director of Medical Services.
  • DMS
    DMS
    abbreviation
    Diploma in Management Studies
  • DMs
    DMs
    abbreviation
    Doc Martens

D.M.S.

American  

abbreviation

  1. Director of Medical Services.

  2. Doctor of Medical Science.


DMS 1 British  

abbreviation

  1. Diploma in Management Studies

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

DMs 2 British  

abbreviation

  1. Doc Martens

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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"All Roth has done is to disrupt some people's thinking, and for that he's been jailed and defrocked," says D.M.S.

From Time Magazine Archive

The parishioners accused him of devoting more attention to D.M.S. than to his flock's spiritual needs.

From Time Magazine Archive

Meanwhile, Lutheran investigations have begun of parishioners' complaints against two other D.M.S. clergy: William Rex Jr. of Trafford and Daniel Solberg of Allison Park.

From Time Magazine Archive

Another arrested squatter was Lutheran Pastor William Rex, a D.M.S. activist who faces additional troubles.

From Time Magazine Archive

At the suggestion of the D.M.S. of the army, Major Rankin made a survey of the army area for anopheles mosquitoes.

From On the Fringe of the Great Fight by Nasmith, George G. (George Gallie)

From the surface layer of the Earth's oceans, DMS, which is a volatile chemical, escapes into the air, joining the atmospheric cycling of sulfur.

From Salon May 31, 2025

DMS also results from kraft pulping, producing a ghastly, retch-inducing smell you’ll have noticed if you’ve ever driven by a paper processing plant.

From Salon May 31, 2025

As the perfumer Laudamiel told Salon, DMS is “often used in perfumery, but not for its low-tide, rotten egg facet.”

From Salon May 31, 2025

These tiny organism exist in abundance, which is why DMS is responsible for most of that smell we associate with the seaside.

From Salon May 31, 2025

Yes, the friend confirmed it was indeed a DMS 100 exchange at a US military base.

From Underground by Dreyfus, Suelette

Jesse said that his and Ashley’s DMs had been flooded not only with messages of support but also dozens of confessions from strangers who had been through the same experience.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 5, 2026

“I got a lot of DMs after the videos from last night,” he told me.

From Slate May 29, 2026

“The women in my DMs, they are stay-at-home moms, and they are also executives and attorneys,” she added.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 17, 2026

You wrote in from inboxes and DMs and social feeds with questions about everything from drink quandaries to annoying cousins.

From Salon Nov. 25, 2025

That was when I checked Twitter and saw some DMs from Bren and Mop.

From "The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora" by Pablo Cartaya

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