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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
The clinic accepts a steady volume of international patients and packages most procedures with hotel and translation services.
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Ascend Agency, Mercury News, 18 June 2026
This has included perpetrators pretending to administer a survey in their car, posing as a social worker giving away free baby items at their home, accompanying victims to a doctor’s appointment at a nonexistent clinic, and luring them to fake baby showers.
—Elizabeth Yuko, Rolling Stone, 18 June 2026
Kennedy’s influence could lead to new policy, said Paul Knoepfler, a stem cell biologist and unofficial watchdog of stem cell clinics, to the outlet.
—Theara Coleman, TheWeek, 18 June 2026
Dunn and Price were doing contact tracing and quarantine checks, in addition to keeping the clinic open.
—Imani Cruzen, Twin Cities, 7 June 2026
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Ascend Agency, Mercury News, 18 June 2026
This has included perpetrators pretending to administer a survey in their car, posing as a social worker giving away free baby items at their home, accompanying victims to a doctor’s appointment at a nonexistent clinic, and luring them to fake baby showers.
—Elizabeth Yuko, Rolling Stone, 18 June 2026
Kennedy’s influence could lead to new policy, said Paul Knoepfler, a stem cell biologist and unofficial watchdog of stem cell clinics, to the outlet.
—Theara Coleman, TheWeek, 18 June 2026
Dunn and Price were doing contact tracing and quarantine checks, in addition to keeping the clinic open.
—Imani Cruzen, Twin Cities, 7 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for clinic
Noun
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The man suffered a gunshot wound to the right arm and self-transported to the hospital in good condition.—
Jeramie Bizzle,
CBS News,
14 June 2026
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Pines police said the four people on board were taken to the hospital with non-life threatening injuries.—
David J. Neal,
Miami Herald,
13 June 2026
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Laboratories, workshops, offices, and scientific workspaces are integrated throughout the ship, enabling RV11000 to reach and analyze nearly every corner of the world's oceans.—
Dea Jusufi,
Forbes.com,
13 June 2026
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Edwin Weaver, the president of Fighting Back Santa Maria Valley, said he was rocked by news of the crash, which took place days after the nonprofit organization had conducted a DUI awareness workshop at a local high school.—
Clara Harter,
Los Angeles Times,
12 June 2026
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The video was obviously not received well, and officials at Texas Tech were enduring a tremendous amount of backlash from opposing conference leaders from across the Big 12.—
Trey Wallace,
FOXNews.com,
16 June 2026
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Williams, who remains in custody at the Placer County Jail, is scheduled to return to court July 9 for a trial confirming conference.—
Rosalio Ahumada,
Sacbee.com,
16 June 2026
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The concept is a bit like a smartphone app that identifies trees or flowers from an uploaded photo, said Solomon Diamond, an associate engineering professor at Dartmouth College who was among several experts at a recent online seminar about the legislation.—
David A. Lieb,
Fortune,
15 June 2026
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Many critics said that its picture of discourse was too becalmed, resembling a university seminar.—
Alex Ross,
New Yorker,
15 June 2026
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“Clinic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/clinic. Accessed 20 Jun. 2026.
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