doc
noun
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doc
1 American
[dok]
/ dɒk /
doc
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American
[dok]
/ dɒk /
noun
Informal.
DOC
3
American
abbreviation
doc.
4
American
abbreviation
DOC
1
British
abbreviation
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Denominazione di Origine Controllata: used of wines
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(in New Zealand) Department of Conservation
doc.
2
British
abbreviation
doc
3
British
/ dɒk /
noun
Etymology
Origin of doc1
First recorded in 1845–50; by shortening
Origin of doc2
By shortening
Example Sentences
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The doc will be released on streaming platform Netflix next week.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 13, 2026
With huge public interest in the film from all sides, A24 is pushing for the doc to be considered in the best picture category, which would be a first in Oscars history.
From Salon ● Sep. 9, 2026
Ms. Eshaghian has proved in earlier films, including the Afghan prison doc “Love Crimes of Kabul,” that she can get people to talk.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 25, 2026
But what makes Barker’s saga different from any other rock doc is that Barker also survived a plane crash that left his best friends dead and his body covered with terrible burns.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 13, 2026
It’s why I watch the Sullivan Ballou letter-to-his-wife scene in the Ken Burns doc The Civil War over and over—because I’m challenging my own heart to burst.
From "Love, Hate & Other Filters" by Samira Ahmed
"How much DOC finds its way to the ocean via rivers and streams is a part of the carbon cycle we don't know much about," says Rawlins.
From Science Daily ● Apr. 4, 2026
The agency said there had been “repeated false or misleading claims by DHS about DOC custody, detainers, and cooperation.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 25, 2026
A common No. 1: an under-one-hour “documentary” titled Illuminati, supposedly produced in 2019 by DOC TV.
From Slate ● Sep. 22, 2025
“I see it like a product from a DOC — where it matters deeply where you’re sourcing it from.”
From Salon ● Jul. 31, 2025
"Oh! who's a-goin' to look over your shoulder— only DOC."
From Complete Works of James Whitcomb Riley — Volume 10 by James Whitcomb Riley
“The family, like Tom says, really gave us the most important thread throughout the doc. It’s a perspective of John that no one knows,” Santos said.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 24, 2021
“Saw my doc. He said DO NOT go to the hospital,” Ryan texted a friend in an undated message, according to the accusation.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 1, 2021
"Tonight, we lost a beautiful, resilient, passionate doc. Keep singing, TO."
From Fox News ● Nov. 20, 2018
“Tonight, we lost a beautiful, resilient, passionate doc. Keep singing, TO.”
From Washington Times ● Nov. 20, 2018
“You’re a doc. You can get away with this.”
From "The Hot Zone" by Richard Preston
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