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
Health insurance companies typically raise rates based on the underlying cost of medical care and how often consumers get care from a doctor, hospital or fill prescriptions.
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Ken Alltucker, USA Today, 10 Nov. 2025
The company is already exploring applications in other high-volume settings such as hospitals, universities, and factories, and has even partnered with Ukraine’s BRAVE1 defense technology program to test autonomous meal preparation for soldiers in the field.
—Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 10 Nov. 2025
This person will also work with a local medical team and in partnership with a local clinic, hospital and Ministry of Health and help hire more local people for the Envision lifeguard team that keeps watch over the festival’s beach area.
—Katie Bain, Billboard, 10 Nov. 2025
She was then brought by ambulance to another hospital, since the one LaValle delivered in didn't have a neonatal intensive care unit (NICU).
—Hannah Sacks, PEOPLE, 10 Nov. 2025
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Ken Alltucker, USA Today, 10 Nov. 2025
The company is already exploring applications in other high-volume settings such as hospitals, universities, and factories, and has even partnered with Ukraine’s BRAVE1 defense technology program to test autonomous meal preparation for soldiers in the field.
—Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 10 Nov. 2025
This person will also work with a local medical team and in partnership with a local clinic, hospital and Ministry of Health and help hire more local people for the Envision lifeguard team that keeps watch over the festival’s beach area.
—Katie Bain, Billboard, 10 Nov. 2025
She was then brought by ambulance to another hospital, since the one LaValle delivered in didn't have a neonatal intensive care unit (NICU).
—Hannah Sacks, PEOPLE, 10 Nov. 2025
See All Example Sentences for hospital
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hospital
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Fred Singleton passed away Monday at the Kirkland Correctional Institution’s infirmary, the South Carolina Department of Corrections announced on Friday.—
Greg Norman,
FOXNews.com,
11 Oct. 2025
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Despite that, he was not taken to the jail’s infirmary.—
Kelly Davis,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
10 Oct. 2025
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Under her plan, the county’s network of Live Well centers would be prime sites to house clinics and pharmacies for those unable to access public health care coverage.—
Lucas Robinson,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
5 Nov. 2025
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My mother’s disappointment with the wound clinic.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
5 Nov. 2025
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“Hospital.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hospital. Accessed 14 Nov. 2025.
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