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 Customers first get a digital scan at any dental clinic and send it to Augmental, where the device then gets 3D printed and encapsulated. Maryna Holovnova, New Atlas, 3 Aug. 2026 Officer De Paula, 31, died after having surgery to remove the implants at a clinic in Santo Domingo, her family told the Dominican news outlet Noticias Sin. Roni Jacobson, New York Daily News, 3 Aug. 2026 In-lab studies track more variables but require a clinic stay. Hanna Wickes, Kansas City Star, 3 Aug. 2026 The clinic was, as the fact-checkers noted, located down the street from the shopping center. Margrét Ann Thors, PEOPLE, 2 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for clinic
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Noun
  • Wu said there are cleaning protocols hospitals and long-term care facilities can use to minimize potential spread of the fungus.
    Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 10 Aug. 2026
  • Leaders of the nonprofit hospital in Alabama’s capital blamed its collapse on financial pressures, including mounting debt, staffing shortages and Alabama’s refusal to expand Medicaid that would cover more of the state’s uninsured.
    Riley Bunch, AJC.com, 10 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • Extra credit The store calendar is packed with CPR classes, story times, music sessions, book clubs, and parenting workshops.
    Kelly Aiglon, Chicago Tribune, 5 Aug. 2026
  • Local Color, which has grown dramatically in its 11-year history, connects artists with creative opportunities (like many of the murals beautifying San Jose), as well as running workshops, providing studio space and exhibition galleries.
    Sal Pizarro, Mercury News, 5 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • His mother earned all-conference honors as a distance runner for the Bulldogs.
    Fisher Isbell, AJC.com, 4 Aug. 2026
  • The facility has family rooms and conference rooms as well as a kitchen that can serve smoothies, custom meals and assorted snacks.
    Mark Medina, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • DeForde's organization works to convince doctors and nurses to treat people with addiction, conducting online training and in-person seminars.
    Brian Mann, NPR, 6 Aug. 2026
  • Back on the home front, Nora heads to a mental-health seminar headed up by her old boss, Ed George.
    Erin Qualey, Vulture, 3 Aug. 2026

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“Clinic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/clinic. Accessed 10 Aug. 2026.

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