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 This year’s priciest offerings, which range as high as $85,000, include a gifting suite, locker-room access and private hitting clinics with tennis royalty on practice courts. Ben Ryder Howe, Curbed, 21 Aug. 2026 Tickets start at $1,500, and the hotel is also offering select stay-and-play packages that include luxe accommodations at Waldorf Astoria New York, access to exclusive tennis clinics and restorative experiences at the hotel’s Guerlain Wellness Spa. Katie Kelly Bell, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026 Tap into a slam-dunk contest, a 3v3 tournament, $10 skills clinics for kids and much more. Jennifer Day, Chicago Tribune, 20 Aug. 2026 Although the number of patients coming to the clinics has decreased over time, Mangia said, there is still concern about other issues tied to the warehouse site, such as the pests. Los Angeles Times, 20 Aug. 2026 As the rollout starts, many vaccines are already available at doctor’s offices and clinics such as CVS Minute Clinic. Eva Flowe august 19, Charlotte Observer, 19 Aug. 2026 The medical advances that improve patient outcomes in the future are being built step by step in laboratories and clinics right now. Matthew Kayser, USA Today, 18 Aug. 2026 The network’s temporary ambulance diversion for trauma, stroke and STEMI heart attack patients has also ended, according to the update, and outpatient pharmacies and community clinics have returned to normal operations. Harriet Ramos, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 15 Aug. 2026 The regulations issued in 2024 made many of those changes permanent, and more broadly, pushed clinics and state-level regulators to leave punitive, rigid attitudes in the past. Lev Facher, STAT, 14 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for clinics
Noun
  • The adult driver and child passenger were both taken to local hospitals and are expected to survive.
    Matthew Ablon, CBS News, 18 Aug. 2026
  • In online promotions, some hospitals have claimed the wristband campaigns can save lives, though many have recently launched and their impact has yet to be studied.
    Andrew Jones, CNN Money, 17 Aug. 2026
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  • For the British, the golf course and the experiences from riding to pottery workshops should appeal.
    Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 21 Aug. 2026
  • The facility is expected to convene world-class research conferences, workshops and innovation forums in Boise.
    Shannon Tyler, Idaho Statesman, 20 Aug. 2026
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  • The ambitious festival also promised a youth jazz camp and youth jazz intensive/master class, and seminars on the state of jazz in America.
    Michael Schneider, Variety, 8 Aug. 2026
  • DeForde's organization works to convince doctors and nurses to treat people with addiction, conducting online training and in-person seminars.
    Brian Mann, NPR, 6 Aug. 2026
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  • Micron expects the Boise facility to host research conferences, workshops and innovation forums alongside its laboratory work.
    Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 21 Aug. 2026
  • While the Power 4 conferences argue about schedule strength, the Group of 6 will give us a bevy of cross-conference games featuring top teams in an exciting slate.
    Chris Vannini, New York Times, 21 Aug. 2026

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“Clinics.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/clinics. Accessed 23 Aug. 2026.

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