clinic

Definition of clinicnext
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as in hospital
a place for the treatment of those who are ill or injured After working as a city emergency room physician for many years, he started a small clinic in a remote village.

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as in workshop
an intensive educational or training program This winter, Shelley will attend a softball clinic to prepare herself for the upcoming season.

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Recent Examples of clinic No clinic visit captures the whole story, usually the nuances only become visible to someone watching closely. Dr. Shaheena Janjuha-Jivraj, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026 Children taking part in the clinic will learn bike-safety skills, including how to properly wear a helmet, use hand signals and safely navigate streets before receiving bicycles of their own. Jamal Goss, CBS News, 18 Aug. 2026 The Pentagon has since sought to speed up the process through streamlined reviews and a surge of medical personnel, including Army Reservists sent to help staff screening clinics. Steven Beynon, ABC News, 17 Aug. 2026 Investments in the businesses, which run clinics’ billing and operations, have plummeted from a high of 851 deals in 2021 to just 105 in the first half of 2026, according to new data from PitchBook. Tara Bannow, STAT, 17 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for clinic
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Noun
  • Since 2021, nearly 50 North Carolina hospitals and the state’s health department have begun distributing the wristbands, to give mothers and care providers a visual reminder of the life-threatening health risks after birth.
    Andrew Jones, CNN Money, 17 Aug. 2026
  • More than a dozen people were taken to a government hospital for treatment, said Shailendra Kumar, a civil official.
    ABC News, ABC News, 17 Aug. 2026
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  • This summer market will bring together more than 130 craft vendors and feature workshops, photo opportunities and workshops.
    Abby Hamblin, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Aug. 2026
  • Louis Vuitton’s La Fabrique du Temps workshop in Switzerland developed a removable mechanical timepiece inspired by the Tambour watch that can be taken from the car and used as a desk clock.
    Michael Harley, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • The nine-game conference slate is going to hit some SEC teams like a linebacker.
    Ralph D. Russo, New York Times, 18 Aug. 2026
  • Fucci added at the news conference that the camp does have an annual tree plan.
    Matt Schooley, CBS News, 18 Aug. 2026
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  • The clinics have over five years helped support over 500 filmmaking teams to date, and some of the early interest in this edition of the seminar is already surpassing last year’s edition.
    Brian Welk, IndieWire, 11 Aug. 2026
  • The Mary Kay seminar, which has called the Kay Bailey Hutchison Center home for years, is on tour while the convention center undergoes those remodels.
    Bo Evans, CBS News, 10 Aug. 2026

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“Clinic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/clinic. Accessed 20 Aug. 2026.

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