clinics

plural of clinic
1
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 Ingram said some of the concerns about ending self-attestation are overblown and people can get diagnoses to support their inability to work at many places, including charitable clinics and federally qualified health centers. — ABC News, 26 Sep. 2026 To prevent women from contracting HIV from their partners while pregnant, antenatal clinics hope to start offering vaginal rings, which slowly release a protective antiretroviral drug over the course of a month. — David Cox, NPR, 26 Sep. 2026 The withdrawal casts uncertainty over programs to combat HIV and other diseases in a country where shortages often force patients to bring basic supplies such as bandages to clinics and buy their own medicines. — Farai Mutsaka, Los Angeles Times, 25 Sep. 2026 Buk Clinic Buk Clinic is another option that patients may come across while researching the top hair-transplant clinics in Turkey. — Ascend Agency, New York Daily News, 25 Sep. 2026 Searching for the top hair-transplant clinics in Turkey often starts with a few names and quickly turns into a much bigger comparison. — Ascend Agency, The Orlando Sentinel, 25 Sep. 2026 Meanwhile, federal safety-net clinics that serve low-income populations generated the least revenue, with some operating at a net loss. — Christina Smith, Baltimore Sun, 24 Sep. 2026 Licensed cosmetologists and estheticians are building careers in luxury salons, medical spas, wellness clinics, education, content creation, and entrepreneurship. — Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 23 Sep. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for clinics
Noun
  • Images of hospitals overwhelmed with the sick and dying flooded our consciousness.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 28 Sep. 2026
  • Last year’s catastrophic southern floods, triggered by 25 inches of rain over three days, killed at least 145, inundated more than 33,000 homes and damaged critical facilities such as schools, hospitals and highways.
    — Reuters, NBC news, 28 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • The Artist Loft features artists in residence who teach workshops in various mediums, from collage to watercolor.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Sep. 2026
  • There will also be life skills and wellness education, including financial literacy, parenting workshops and substance abuse counseling.
    — Kyle Werner, Des Moines Register, 22 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • The organization hosts conferences, seminars and a mentoring program to help educators promote into leadership roles.
    — Camryn Dadey, Sacbee.com, 25 Sep. 2026
  • This year, the August days were filled with live podcasts and seminars, ranging from football analytics to responsible gaming.
    — Chad Millman, New York Times, 16 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • The organization hosts conferences, seminars and a mentoring program to help educators promote into leadership roles.
    — Camryn Dadey, Sacbee.com, 25 Sep. 2026
  • Tokenization has spent most of its life as an insider’s topic, debated at conferences and written about in trade publications that never reach the people who decide where capital goes.
    — Ivan Kan, Forbes.com, 25 Sep. 2026

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“Clinics.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/clinics. Accessed 29 Sep. 2026.

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