second opinion
noun
: advice from a second expert (such as a doctor) to make sure advice from the first such expert is correct
My doctor says I need surgery, but I'm going to get a second opinion.
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In an attempt to address the muscular difficulties that stunted his momentum, Todibo travelled home to France in January to get a second opinion from his private doctor of eight years.
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Roshane Thomas, New York Times, 7 June 2025
An answer might be to change the law and require any president to have a concurring second opinion before starting thermonuclear war.
—Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 29 May 2025
Her father said her family has encouraged her to get a second opinion about her condition.
—Julie K. Brown, Miami Herald, 1 Apr. 2025
Carpenter contacted Nicholas Vincent, a medieval historian at the University of East Anglia, for a second opinion.
—Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 19 May 2025
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Roshane Thomas, New York Times, 7 June 2025
An answer might be to change the law and require any president to have a concurring second opinion before starting thermonuclear war.
—Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 29 May 2025
Her father said her family has encouraged her to get a second opinion about her condition.
—Julie K. Brown, Miami Herald, 1 Apr. 2025
Carpenter contacted Nicholas Vincent, a medieval historian at the University of East Anglia, for a second opinion.
—Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 19 May 2025
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“Second opinion.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/second%20opinion. Accessed 13 Jun. 2025.
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