as in infirmary
a place for the treatment of those who are ill or injured
She spent several days in the hospital after the accident.
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Recent Examples of hospital
Anthony Stolarz was expected to get the start but took a puck to the throat during warm-ups and was sent to hospital for precautionary imaging putting Joseph Woll back in action.
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ABC News, 21 Mar. 2026
Backers warn that without the billionaire tax, dozens of hospitals and emergency departments could also be forced to close.
—Ben Paviour, Sacbee.com, 21 Mar. 2026
Outpatient visits increased by 377%, emergency department visits dropped by 63% and hospital admissions fell by 41%.
—Teanika D. Hoffman, Baltimore Sun, 21 Mar. 2026
For more than a decade, a variety of studies have shown that people who suffer AKI in the hospital are considerably more likely to experience chronic kidney disease and end-stage renal disease later in life.
—Jyoti Madhusoodanan, Scientific American, 17 Mar. 2026
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ABC News, 21 Mar. 2026
Backers warn that without the billionaire tax, dozens of hospitals and emergency departments could also be forced to close.
—Ben Paviour, Sacbee.com, 21 Mar. 2026
Outpatient visits increased by 377%, emergency department visits dropped by 63% and hospital admissions fell by 41%.
—Teanika D. Hoffman, Baltimore Sun, 21 Mar. 2026
For more than a decade, a variety of studies have shown that people who suffer AKI in the hospital are considerably more likely to experience chronic kidney disease and end-stage renal disease later in life.
—Jyoti Madhusoodanan, Scientific American, 17 Mar. 2026
See All Example Sentences for hospital
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hospital
Noun
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Nurses attended to mill workers in the infirmary, laying patients on the floor as hospital beds filled to capacity.—
Ella Whitman,
The Conversation,
19 Mar. 2026
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He was euthanized after 11 days in the zoo infirmary.—
Susanne Rust
Follow,
Los Angeles Times,
6 Mar. 2026
Noun
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But the origins of vasectomies becoming linked to March Madness appear to trace back to a marketing campaign by an Oregon urology clinic, which took out a radio advertisement in the late 2000s.—
Miriam Fauzia,
Dallas Morning News,
20 Mar. 2026
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The clinic will remain closed for the rest of the week while the investigation continues.—
Dan Raby,
CBS News,
19 Mar. 2026
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“Hospital.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hospital. Accessed 25 Mar. 2026.
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