1
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.
Related Words
Relevance
2
as in workshop
an intensive educational or training program
This winter, Shelley will attend a softball clinic to prepare herself for the upcoming season.
Related Words
Example Sentences
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Recent Examples of clinic
Four bus passengers survived the crash and were taken to a nearby health clinic, including three who suffered severe burn injuries and one who sustained minor injuries, Mugono said.
—
ABC News, 6 May 2026
Through the daily rhythms of an urban hospital’s emergency ward and clinics, HOSPITAL reveals the intricate systems, urgent decisions, and human encounters at the heart of modern medicine.
—Matthew Carey, Deadline, 6 May 2026
Personalized assessments are where luxury wellness retreats start to look less like spas and more like clinics.
—Lauren Schuster, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 6 May 2026
That called forsignificant efforts by clinic staff to coordinate and communicate with patients, as well as a little bit of luck.
—Deidre McPhillips, CNN Money, 6 May 2026
See All Example Sentences for clinic
ABC News, 6 May 2026
Through the daily rhythms of an urban hospital’s emergency ward and clinics, HOSPITAL reveals the intricate systems, urgent decisions, and human encounters at the heart of modern medicine.
—Matthew Carey, Deadline, 6 May 2026
Personalized assessments are where luxury wellness retreats start to look less like spas and more like clinics.
—Lauren Schuster, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 6 May 2026
That called forsignificant efforts by clinic staff to coordinate and communicate with patients, as well as a little bit of luck.
—Deidre McPhillips, CNN Money, 6 May 2026
See All Example Sentences for clinic
Recent Examples of Synonyms for clinic
Noun
-
The family and foundation of Iranian Nobel Peace Prize laureate Narges Mohammadi say the human rights activist has been denied proper treatment and has not gotten better since being transferred from prison to a hospital.—
Mitchell McCluskey,
CNN Money,
2 May 2026
-
He was later taken in an ambulance by first responders to a local hospital for treatment.—
Claire Murphy,
Chicago Tribune,
2 May 2026
Noun
-
For Pau, the idea to turn to historical footage came from a workshop held by German media artist Hartmut Jahn at the Goethe-Institut Hongkong in late 1989.—
Pauline J. Yao,
Artforum,
2 May 2026
-
The county will hold a series of public workshops and hearings on the budget throughout May and June before the Board of Supervisors approves a final budget in June.—
Luis Melecio-Zambrano,
Mercury News,
2 May 2026
Noun
-
At the end of Jefferson’s and Adams’s lives, their Hispanophone counterpart Simón Bolívar invited the United States to a conference of American nations in Panama.—
Daniel Immerwahr,
New Yorker,
4 May 2026
-
The Heat have done enough in recent years to merit the right to step back, reset, not desperately chase fool’s gold in the belief of seizing on the perception of a down conference.—
Ira Winderman,
Sun Sentinel,
4 May 2026
Noun
-
The church said there were roughly 30 people in the group and the disruption endangered staff, parishioners and visitors, and a seminar was underway at the time of the incident.—
Joe Kottke,
NBC news,
3 May 2026
-
The romancer, which bowed in SXSW, follows Julia (Hawke), a frustrated video game designer, and Charlie (Pullman), a struggling musician, having supernatural impacts on the world after attending a couples therapy seminar to repair their volatile relationship.—
Etan Vlessing,
HollywoodReporter,
1 May 2026
Cite this Entry
“Clinic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/clinic. Accessed 8 May. 2026.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
