for observation
idiom
: for the purpose of being watched carefully (as by doctors in a hospital)
They're keeping him at the hospital for observation for another few days.
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Fetterman wrote, while apparently still hospitalized for observation.
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Terry Collins, USA Today, 13 Nov. 2025
The Bears later announced he was evaluated in the stadium medical tent and then transported to a local hospital, where he was kept overnight for observation.
—Rowan Fisher-Shotton, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Oct. 2025
Scout stayed at the vet for observation, coughing and vomiting throughout the period, and had her vitals rechecked several hours later.
—Kelli Bender, PEOPLE, 30 Sep. 2025
Basically, all the stuff Prodigy just worked so hard to delete is the very first thing that Nibs hears about upon waking, because no steps were taken whatsoever to either brief the other hybrids or isolate her for observation.
—Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
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Terry Collins, USA Today, 13 Nov. 2025
The Bears later announced he was evaluated in the stadium medical tent and then transported to a local hospital, where he was kept overnight for observation.
—Rowan Fisher-Shotton, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Oct. 2025
Scout stayed at the vet for observation, coughing and vomiting throughout the period, and had her vitals rechecked several hours later.
—Kelli Bender, PEOPLE, 30 Sep. 2025
Basically, all the stuff Prodigy just worked so hard to delete is the very first thing that Nibs hears about upon waking, because no steps were taken whatsoever to either brief the other hybrids or isolate her for observation.
—Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
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“For observation.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/for%20observation. Accessed 30 Nov. 2025.
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