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 systems have to opt-in to participate in Cosmos, and the database currently includes information from more than 1,760 hospitals and 300 million patients.
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Ashley Capoot, CNBC, 20 Aug. 2025
Public outreach and social media The wildlife hospital and center are not open to the public.
—Charlotte Observer, 20 Aug. 2025
Copen was immediately transported to a local hospital, then transferred to the University of Michigan hospital in Ann Arbor, more than 110 miles away.
—Fabian Ardaya, New York Times, 20 Aug. 2025
Three people were injured and transported to the hospital.
—Charna Flam, People.com, 20 Aug. 2025
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Ashley Capoot, CNBC, 20 Aug. 2025
Public outreach and social media The wildlife hospital and center are not open to the public.
—Charlotte Observer, 20 Aug. 2025
Copen was immediately transported to a local hospital, then transferred to the University of Michigan hospital in Ann Arbor, more than 110 miles away.
—Fabian Ardaya, New York Times, 20 Aug. 2025
Three people were injured and transported to the hospital.
—Charna Flam, People.com, 20 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for hospital
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hospital
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But will the octogenarian, who resides in the prison infirmary, never having fully recovered from COVID-19 and needing oxygen to breathe, live long enough to get that chance? Perhaps.—
Gail Hollenbeck,
The Orlando Sentinel,
15 Aug. 2025
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Some died from other forms of violence, like Robert Brooks, an inmate who died after being violently beaten by multiple officers while handcuffed in a New York prison infirmary.—
N'dea Yancey-Bragg,
USA TODAY,
27 Feb. 2025
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Conrad admitted to his brother and father that he’d been fired from his summer job at the clinic and is staying at Cousin’s before returning to Stanford in the fall.—
Monica Mercuri,
Forbes.com,
19 Aug. 2025
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Love added that nurses are needed not just in hospitals, but in nursing homes, clinics and schools as well.—
Ciara McCarthy,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
18 Aug. 2025
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“Hospital.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hospital. Accessed 2 Sep. 2025.
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