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as in hospitals
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 workshops
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 clinics
Nicklaus Children’s also offers post-fracture follow-up with an orthopedic specialist in one of its many locations, including orthopedic clinics, pediatric urgent care facilities, and emergency rooms throughout Miami-Dade, Broward, and Palm Beach counties, within just two days.
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Jp Shaffer, Miami Herald, 22 June 2026
The shutdown remained in effect Monday, and impacted some of the clinics that remained open.
—Lauren Victory, CBS News, 22 June 2026
The first phase of the US drawdown has already led to more than 8,000 job losses, disrupting services in 40% of public clinics in KwaZulu-Natal.
—Tiisetso Motsoeneng, semafor.com, 22 June 2026
The hotels that win, Debelov predicts, will be the ones that offer fair prices or something the standalone clinics can’t.
—Christopher Elliott, Forbes.com, 21 June 2026
This 2026 ranking looks at Turkey’s leading clinics through that aftercare lens.
—Ascend Agency, New York Daily News, 21 June 2026
For decades, medical wisdom was dispensed exclusively within exam rooms and clinics.
—Cindy Krischer Goodman, Sun Sentinel, 20 June 2026
Some clinics isolate stem cells from a patient’s fat or bone marrow.
—Phoebe Quinton, AJC.com, 15 June 2026
There's also fewer staff to shuttle the life-saving product from central storage facilities to smaller clinics, like Diouf's.
—Jonathan Lambert, NPR, 13 June 2026
Jp Shaffer, Miami Herald, 22 June 2026
The shutdown remained in effect Monday, and impacted some of the clinics that remained open.
—Lauren Victory, CBS News, 22 June 2026
The first phase of the US drawdown has already led to more than 8,000 job losses, disrupting services in 40% of public clinics in KwaZulu-Natal.
—Tiisetso Motsoeneng, semafor.com, 22 June 2026
The hotels that win, Debelov predicts, will be the ones that offer fair prices or something the standalone clinics can’t.
—Christopher Elliott, Forbes.com, 21 June 2026
This 2026 ranking looks at Turkey’s leading clinics through that aftercare lens.
—Ascend Agency, New York Daily News, 21 June 2026
For decades, medical wisdom was dispensed exclusively within exam rooms and clinics.
—Cindy Krischer Goodman, Sun Sentinel, 20 June 2026
Some clinics isolate stem cells from a patient’s fat or bone marrow.
—Phoebe Quinton, AJC.com, 15 June 2026
There's also fewer staff to shuttle the life-saving product from central storage facilities to smaller clinics, like Diouf's.
—Jonathan Lambert, NPR, 13 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for clinics
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Most 'dangerous' national parks Kühl's analysis was based on seven criteria, including total deaths, missing people, search and rescue missions, park ranger presence, proximity to hospitals, trail alerts and visitor data all from National Park Service websites and Google maps.—
Kathleen Wong,
USA Today,
22 June 2026
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Police said the sergeant and multiple officers were taken to local hospitals to be treated for various injuries.—
Jenna DeAngelis,
CBS News,
22 June 2026
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Pools overlook the Sea of Cortez, and the resort offers activities like pool games, ping pong, art workshops, and cooking classes.—
Chelsea Adams,
USA Today,
20 June 2026
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The anatomy of 19th-century downtown is now on full view as builders deconstruct the remains of an old railroad station, a restaurant, a barber shop and jewelers’ workshops on a prominent Baltimore corner.—
Jacques Kelly,
Baltimore Sun,
20 June 2026
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The center offers first-year seminars for new students and a yearlong, co-curricular residential program for undergraduates that helps people learn to be open-minded, recognize personal cognitive biases and work collaboratively with others even if there are disagreements, according to its website.—
Kate Perez,
Chicago Tribune,
16 June 2026
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State officials are hosting a series of seminars about the STAR program throughout New York state this July.—
Jesse Zanger,
CBS News,
16 June 2026
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The anti-expansion provision in the bill now includes the Big 12 and ACC, with the senators changing the language that now includes conferences that bring in $700 million in revenue from not being allowed to join forces like the Avengers.—
Trey Wallace,
FOXNews.com,
18 June 2026
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Beginning in the mid-1990s, LGBTQ activists from leading Fortune 100 corporations would meet at yearly Out & Equal conferences to network and share strategies for creating LGBTQ-inclusive workplace cultures.—
Tamar Carroll,
The Conversation,
18 June 2026
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“Clinics.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/clinics. Accessed 23 Jun. 2026.
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