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 In 2023, when the Kipps had their accident, the couple already been coming to their clinic for treatments for many years. — Eric Adler, Kansas City Star, 21 Sep. 2026 Wellness clinics and celebrity endorsements have turned whole-body imaging into one of the hottest add-ons in preventive health. — Hanna Wickes, Miami Herald, 21 Sep. 2026 Metze would retire at the end of the school year, and McDonald would be promoted as the clinic’s new director. — Benjamin Wofford, New Yorker, 21 Sep. 2026 Post-treatment communication with your clinic via messaging or email is essential in case any recovery questions arise. — Anna Haines, Condé Nast Traveler, 21 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for clinic
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Noun
  • Israeli strikes in central and southern Gaza killed two Palestinians and wounded several others, according to hospital officials.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 28 Sep. 2026
  • Cherished relatives died alone in hospital rooms surrounded by sterile machines and an ever-rotating set of masked medical personnel.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 28 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • Attendees explored hands-on stations offering activities like Yutnori games, Korean calligraphy, Hanbok fittings, traditional tea ceremonies, K-Beauty demonstrations and martial arts workshops.
    — Madeleine Wright, CBS News, 21 Sep. 2026
  • More than 74,000 people attend the eight-day festival each year, which packs SCAD’s historic theaters and studio spaces with competition titles, features, documentaries, shorts, animation, panels and workshops.
    — Clayton Davis, Variety, 21 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • Within a few short months of the conference, by intertwining human insight with AI scale, the decades-old mystery would collapse.
    — Lyndie Chiou, Scientific American, 22 Sep. 2026
  • This year’s conference will feature a moderated conversation between Obama and Peter Mallouk, the company’s president and chief financial officer.
    — Jack Harvel, Kansas City Star, 22 Sep. 2026
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  • This year, the August days were filled with live podcasts and seminars, ranging from football analytics to responsible gaming.
    — Chad Millman, New York Times, 16 Sep. 2026
  • Apprisen Learn More Highlights Founded in 1955, Apprisen offers budgeting workshops, debt management plans, credit counseling, housing seminars and bankruptcy education in person and online.
    — Dan Avery, CNBC, 15 Sep. 2026

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“Clinic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/clinic. Accessed 29 Sep. 2026.

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