clinics

plural of clinic
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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 Since 2004, the group has run a learning center for children, raised awareness about drug and alcohol abuse and brought doctors and mobile clinics into this neighborhood with very few basic services. Kamala Thiagarajan, NPR, 1 Aug. 2026 Witchel's team places Parva with ADHD and executive-function clinics, outpatient psychiatry practices, and therapy practices treating depression, burnout, ADHD or neurodivergence. Geri Stengel, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026 In this case, SecurityWeek reports that a threat actor has been hacking public Wi-Fi gateways at airports, conference centers, healthcare clinics, event venues, and more to intercept traffic and credentials. Alan Henry, PC Magazine, 31 July 2026 Miami-Dade County will be offering free back-to-school vaccines at clinics throughout the area, just before classes start up again. Sarah Perkel, USA Today, 31 July 2026 To better understand how common cases might be at a local level, the research team worked with four Atlanta-area hospitals and their affiliated outpatient clinics to look for potential cases from 2020 to 2024. ABC News, 29 July 2026 However, 28 percent had bypassed traditional clinics to obtain a prescription via telehealth without an in-person visit. Elise M. Brett, EverydayHealth.com, 29 July 2026 The Alzheimer’s Research Association also notes that experts at memory clinics or specialized care settings should administer the test and interpret results alongside other clinical information. Samantha Agate, Miami Herald, 25 July 2026 Whether that vision becomes reality remains to be seen, but if the stories emerging from Ghana’s rural clinics are any indication, the impact is already being felt. Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 25 July 2026
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Noun
  • At the end of 2020, hundreds of hospitals were at full capacity, and more than 90% of ICU beds were occupied in a third of all hospitals.
    Deidre McPhillips, CNN Money, 4 Aug. 2026
  • One passenger in the SUV was pronounced dead at the scene, the Illinois State Police said, while the other three occupants of the vehicle were taken to area hospitals, and two — including a 4-year-old girl — were later pronounced dead.
    Aurora Beacon-News, Chicago Tribune, 3 Aug. 2026
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  • The workshops include all ingredients and participants learn skills such as cutting and folding meats, placement and spacing for jams and honeys.
    Janice Phelan, Kansas City Star, 31 July 2026
  • Though the institute will host its workshops in New York, fellows can participate remotely or in person.
    Camila Grigera Naón, Fortune, 29 July 2026
Noun
  • Careers made and ruined, departments torn apart, writing programs turned into sensitivity seminars, political witch hunts, public opprobrium, ignorant media attacks, the whole ball of wax.
    Emily Eakin, Harpers Magazine, 28 July 2026
  • One-on-one meetings and industry seminars conclude on July 25.
    Jennie Punter, Variety, 24 July 2026
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  • There’s also the matter of whether smaller conferences, long in favor of the bill, would remain so now that their bigger competition is being allowed to directly pay players more than double what was previously allowed.
    ABC News, ABC News, 31 July 2026
  • The Playoff remains parked at 12 teams, and some G6 conferences shuffled teams, now including North Dakota State and Sacramento State.
    Jason Kirk, New York Times, 31 July 2026

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“Clinics.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/clinics. Accessed 5 Aug. 2026.

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