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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
The change affects UnitedHealthcare members enrolled in a commercial plan, Medicare Advantage plan or Medicaid who receive care at Ascension Wisconsin hospitals, clinics or other locations, as well as associated practices of Ascension Medical Group.
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Francesca Pica, jsonline.com, 5 Oct. 2025
People who run hospitals, who run clinics are saying there is a tsunami coming to this state, this nation.
—ABC News, 5 Oct. 2025
The planning commission accepted the recommendation, with a small modification related to how medical clinics are defined in the Land Development Code.
—Killian Baarlaer, Louisville Courier Journal, 3 Oct. 2025
Lujan Grisham has allocated twenty million dollars to build reproductive-health clinics, one currently under construction in Las Cruces and another planned for northern New Mexico.
—Rachel Monroe, New Yorker, 3 Oct. 2025
Some of its nearly 600 clinics have already shut down.
—CNN Money, 2 Oct. 2025
How can hospitals, clinics and health care workers make sure that breastfeeding support is available to everyone and is equitable?
—Ann Kellams, The Conversation, 2 Oct. 2025
Many of these hospitals and clinics became the target of protests or bomb threats.
—Jacob Silverman, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Oct. 2025
Phoenix Children’s Hospital offers mobile health clinics that travelto shelters and disadvantaged communities, providing free medical and behavioral health care to homeless youth from birth to age 24 across the Valley.
—Erick Trevino, AZCentral.com, 27 Sep. 2025
Francesca Pica, jsonline.com, 5 Oct. 2025
People who run hospitals, who run clinics are saying there is a tsunami coming to this state, this nation.
—ABC News, 5 Oct. 2025
The planning commission accepted the recommendation, with a small modification related to how medical clinics are defined in the Land Development Code.
—Killian Baarlaer, Louisville Courier Journal, 3 Oct. 2025
Lujan Grisham has allocated twenty million dollars to build reproductive-health clinics, one currently under construction in Las Cruces and another planned for northern New Mexico.
—Rachel Monroe, New Yorker, 3 Oct. 2025
Some of its nearly 600 clinics have already shut down.
—CNN Money, 2 Oct. 2025
How can hospitals, clinics and health care workers make sure that breastfeeding support is available to everyone and is equitable?
—Ann Kellams, The Conversation, 2 Oct. 2025
Many of these hospitals and clinics became the target of protests or bomb threats.
—Jacob Silverman, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Oct. 2025
Phoenix Children’s Hospital offers mobile health clinics that travelto shelters and disadvantaged communities, providing free medical and behavioral health care to homeless youth from birth to age 24 across the Valley.
—Erick Trevino, AZCentral.com, 27 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for clinics
Noun
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There are currently no fully functioning hospitals, according to the global health agency.—
Mary Kekatos,
ABC News,
7 Oct. 2025
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All are being treated at local hospitals, a spokesperson said.—
Christina Shaw,
FOXNews.com,
7 Oct. 2025
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Soon, a whole creative community of artists, designers, and writers followed, setting up workshops, studios, and even the Campden Trust to protect the local landscape.—
Abby Montanez,
Robb Report,
1 Oct. 2025
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The monthlong program offers virtual and in-person workshops, panels, and performances.—
Duante Beddingfield,
Freep.com,
1 Oct. 2025
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In the early nineteen-hundreds, Richard Cabot, a physician at Massachusetts General Hospital, started holding seminars to demonstrate clinical reasoning for trainees.—
Dhruv Khullar,
New Yorker,
22 Sep. 2025
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Team members become experts through extensive training programs, weekly wine tastings, and wine-producer seminars every month.—
Shawn Price,
Oc Register,
19 Sep. 2025
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Discussions about the fast-changing international TV distribution market are ten-a-penny at industry conferences, but the group made a lively and worthwhile contribution to the pantheon.—
Jesse Whittock,
Deadline,
1 Oct. 2025
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Or Miami wins, but Georgia Tech only loses one or two conferences games, then beats Georgia, in which case the ’Canes and Jackets might both get in.—
Stewart Mandel,
New York Times,
1 Oct. 2025
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“Clinics.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/clinics. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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