clinic

Definition of clinicnext
1
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 provider took his name, and other checks built Sanford Health into a Midwest powerhouse of hospitals and clinics. Sydney Lake, Fortune, 20 July 2026 George Mark and other homes like it don't have more than 10 bedrooms, so as not to feel like a clinic. Madeline Mitchell, USA Today, 20 July 2026 As a medical research scientist at one of the top clinics in the world, I’ve been trained to pursue answers with steady urgency. Literary Hub, 20 July 2026 Organizations in suburban Cook County that would like the department to host an immunization clinic should complete a request form on the website. Francine Knowles, Chicago Tribune, 20 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for clinic
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Noun
  • Horrific news stories about hospitals making choices about who received treatment began to shape her story.
    Felicia Feaster, AJC.com, 27 July 2026
  • The other patients -- a male child, a 23-year-old man and a 39-year-old woman -- are in stable condition, according to the hospital.
    Leah Sarnoff, ABC News, 27 July 2026
Noun
  • Though the institute will host its workshops in New York, fellows can participate remotely or in person.
    Camila Grigera Naón, Fortune, 29 July 2026
  • Calligraphy and kintsugi workshops are available for an extra fee.
    Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 July 2026
Noun
  • Our expert panel consisted of roughly three dozen coaches, general managers, personnel directors, scouts and front office staffers across the country, representing every conference.
    Antonio Morales, New York Times, 21 July 2026
  • If Congress is going to filter out new provisions to the Protect College Sports Act on a daily basis to take the temperature of the fans, why can't conferences discuss enforcing their own rules.
    Trey Wallace OutKick, FOXNews.com, 21 July 2026
Noun
  • The unrelated minor, the cross-listed seminar, the summer spent on a research project outside a student’s major often foster the very adaptability, range, and connective thinking that employers want.
    Christopher Rim, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026
  • This week offers you a mini growth spurt or glow up of sorts, culminating in a Venus-Uranus trine on August 11 that may delight you with an unexpectedly good time in a foreign land or philosophy seminar.
    Steph Koyfman, Condé Nast Traveler, 29 July 2026

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“Clinic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/clinic. Accessed 1 Aug. 2026.

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