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 Repair work, limited donor supply, female pattern loss and advanced Norwood cases generally reward the planning time a boutique clinic has available. — Burak Onal, Kansas City Star, 10 Nov. 2026 The clinic also uses KE-Bot scanning as part of its assessment and planning process, giving donor evaluation a measurable rather than purely visual basis. — Burak Onal, Sacbee.com, 10 Nov. 2026 Armato expanded access to care through an integrated network of clinics, surgical and imaging centers and virtual care platforms. — Chase Jordan november 10, Charlotte Observer, 10 Nov. 2026 Researchers in 2022 found that 83% of clinics and hospitals were no longer able to serve pregnant women. — Durrie Bouscaren, NPR, 10 Nov. 2026 See All Example Sentences for clinic
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Noun
  • David Monico, local event director for the half-marathon, said none of the 15 people who were taken to the hospital from the race’s medical tent were seriously injured.
    — James Queally Follow, Los Angeles Times, 9 Nov. 2026
  • An Israeli strike on Sunday killed two Palestinians, a man and woman, in Muwasi, a tent camp area on Gaza's coast, said health officials at Nasser hospital.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 9 Nov. 2026
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  • For a festival increasingly focused on what happens to filmmakers beyond workshops and screenings, the agreement brings a federal media partner into a local film industry that directors say still has room to grow.
    — Essie Assibu, Variety, 2 Nov. 2026
  • The latest workshop is part of a broader initiative to strengthen the area’s local production workforce and build the necessary infrastructure to support a robust film and television industry in Central Kentucky.
    — Katie Campione, Deadline, 2 Nov. 2026
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  • But as a result of the election last week, the House Republican conference is smaller, with a disproportionate number of moderates and swing-district lawmakers retiring or voted out.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 11 Nov. 2026
  • The work was presented at the UbiComp/ISWC 2026 conference in Shanghai.
    — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 11 Nov. 2026
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  • Boden told The Hollywood Reporter, talking the day after his keynote speech at the annual Motion Picture Association (MPA) seminar at Tokyo International Film Festival.
    — Gavin J Blair, HollywoodReporter, 2 Nov. 2026
  • The Proof Again, Huang began sending out e-mails—more than 40 in 2023—and gave a circuit of seminar talks.
    — Lyndie Chiou, Scientific American, 29 Oct. 2026

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“Clinic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/clinic. Accessed 13 Nov. 2026.

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