Thesaurus results for CLINIC

clinic

noun

Definition of clinic

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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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 Leon is still working at a legal clinic and The Drop isn’t always sure how to bring him into the new show. — Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 7 Sep. 2026 Khalifa’s businesses reportedly include a cosmetic surgery clinic and an event planning company. — Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 7 Sep. 2026 Callie Barr talks about how there are three different OBGYN birth delivery clinics that have had to close there. — NBC news, 6 Sep. 2026 Gary’s Boys & Girls Club is part of the Tolleston Opportunity Campus, which includes the Gary YMCA and a Methodist Hospitals clinic. — Doug Ross, Chicago Tribune, 6 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for clinic

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Noun

Dotson was taken to a hospital and died about nine hours after he was shot.

— Emerson Clarridge, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 6 Sep. 2026
Siby and a few other surviving coworkers searched hospitals and waited for news.

— Faith Karimi, CNN Money, 6 Sep. 2026

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Noun

In a women's cooperative in Morocco's High Atlas Mountains, members weave wedding blankets, and at a workshop in Bagru in India, artisans pound block prints onto fabric.

— Jen Murphy, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 Sep. 2026
The four applicants will attend online sessions, tailored mentorship through specialist seminars and workshops, and in-person intensives in London.

— Hikmat Mohammed, ARTnews.com, 2 Sep. 2026

Definition of workshop

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The decision means tight end Dae’Quan Wright and defensive end Zxavian Harris will not suit up for the Tigers this fall after weeks of legal drama, the furthest test yet of a conference attempting some self-governance.

— Chris Vannini, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026
Both rebounded last week with wins, but only one will enter conference play with a winning record.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 9 Sep. 2026

Definition of conference

Noun

While his hit-and-run is investigated as a hate crime, the narrator, who is teaching a seminar on autofiction, is more focused on his entanglement with his colleague, Lucie.

— Jasmine Vojdani, Vulture, 3 Sep. 2026
The four applicants will attend online sessions, tailored mentorship through specialist seminars and workshops, and in-person intensives in London.

— Hikmat Mohammed, ARTnews.com, 2 Sep. 2026

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