as in hotel
a place that provides rooms and usually a public dining room for overnight guests
the monks run a hospice for travelers in their mountain retreat
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Recent Examples of hospice
The Department of Public Health found that only 19 of the hospices at that location are licensed by the state and eligible to bill Medi-Cal.
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Jason Henry, Daily News, 9 Apr. 2026
The defendants were accused of running sham hospice care facilities that defrauded Medicare by using people without terminal illnesses as beneficiaries, according to the California Justice Department.
—Rena Rowe, The Washington Examiner, 2 Apr. 2026
In 2024, James co-authored a new law to expand her ability to prosecute deed theft, then used that law last year to charge two people with stealing the home of a widow on hospice care in Queens.
—Tim McNicholas, CBS News, 2 Apr. 2026
One report detailed a staff member bathing a senior who was in hospice care with the window blinds open so that anyone in the garden outside could see.
—Carol Marbin Miller, Miami Herald, 2 Apr. 2026
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Jason Henry, Daily News, 9 Apr. 2026
The defendants were accused of running sham hospice care facilities that defrauded Medicare by using people without terminal illnesses as beneficiaries, according to the California Justice Department.
—Rena Rowe, The Washington Examiner, 2 Apr. 2026
In 2024, James co-authored a new law to expand her ability to prosecute deed theft, then used that law last year to charge two people with stealing the home of a widow on hospice care in Queens.
—Tim McNicholas, CBS News, 2 Apr. 2026
One report detailed a staff member bathing a senior who was in hospice care with the window blinds open so that anyone in the garden outside could see.
—Carol Marbin Miller, Miami Herald, 2 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hospice
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Police said witness accounts indicate that the couple arrived at Zuri Hotel in Zanzibar on April 4 and had been quarreling frequently until the night of April 8, when hotel management separated them and asked McCann to move to a separate villa about a 10-minute walk away.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
16 Apr. 2026
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If approved, the plan is to turn the land into a mix of housing and retail space, with a proposal that includes a hotel, a food hall and a two-acre park.—
Michele Gile,
CBS News,
16 Apr. 2026
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Infrastructure projects such as toll roads and school hostels are generating very high returns owing to high traffic volumes and massive student population in the country.—
Emele Onu,
Bloomberg,
7 Apr. 2026
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The community of backpackers moving through the Chinese hostels had the values of a slutty, hippie utopia.—
Cassandra Neyenesch,
New Yorker,
29 Mar. 2026
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Named for a ferry operator and tavern along the Schuylkill River, Grays Ferry straddles the river, just below University City.—
Kaitlyn McCormick,
USA Today,
9 Apr. 2026
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Taverna Platanos Lachania Under the shade of giant green platanos trees, tuck into Greek tavern classics like pastitsio and moussaka at Taverna Platanos Lachania, located on the island’s western tip.—
Sarah Souli,
Travel + Leisure,
8 Apr. 2026
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“Hospice.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hospice. Accessed 17 Apr. 2026.
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