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 The Star searched Kansas’ online district court database for other instances of hospitals, clinics, private practices and individual physicians who sent patients to collections in the last 30 years. — Kansas City Star, 11 Oct. 2026 In Binga, a poor and isolated district in northwestern Zimbabwe, funding cuts forced Population Services Zimbabwe to slow down its mobile clinics. — ABC News, 9 Oct. 2026 PhotoTat could potentially allow those marks to remain hidden until they are needed in a clinic, reducing the psychological burden of having a permanent reminder of treatment. — Mike McRae 09, New Atlas, 9 Oct. 2026 The general fund covers everything from Preckwinkle’s office to the courts and property tax system, while the health fund covers the county’s safety-net clinics and hospitals as well as its Medicaid program, CountyCare. — A.d. Quig, Chicago Tribune, 8 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for clinic
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Noun
  • Amata positions its facilities as industrial cities that include not just factories, but also living facilities like housing, schools, hospitals and shopping malls.
    — Angelica Ang, Fortune, 12 Oct. 2026
  • No one is saying what caused Journey drummer Deen Castronovo to have been assisted off stage after two songs and admitted to a Tulsa hospital Thursday night.
    — Chris Willman, Variety, 11 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • The Emerging Filmmakers Program brings middle and high school students into screenings, discussions and workshops.
    — Philip Martin, Arkansas Online, 13 Oct. 2026
  • Working with small workshops in India, the four-year-old brand operates on a see now, buy now basis, and has a corner at Le Bon Marché as well as its own Right Bank boutique.
    — Alex Wynne, Footwear News, 12 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • The program—announced at the Ai Everything conference in the capital–will give government employees hands-on experience with tools such as ChatGPT, Codex, and Microsoft 365 Copilot.
    — Melissa Hancock, Fortune, 14 Oct. 2026
  • Surveillance footage showed Alfozan approaching the conference room on several occasions despite lacking authorization to enter or participate in meetings there.
    — Claire Carter, The Washington Examiner, 13 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • Members sign up to a set of guidelines around victim protection, attend events and host seminars.
    — Max Goldbart, Deadline, 15 Oct. 2026
  • Brokers no longer face a mandatory 12-hour wait period between educational seminars and sales presentations.
    — Cindy Krischer Goodman, Sun Sentinel, 14 Oct. 2026

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“Clinic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/clinic. Accessed 17 Oct. 2026.

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