as in hotel
a place that provides rooms and usually a public dining room for overnight guests
the monks run a hospice for travelers in their mountain retreat
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Recent Examples of hospice
Reviewing her incoming and outgoing calls in the days leading up to her death, Sarah found that Mihich had been in touch with multiple hospice coordinators and loan agencies, as well as a Washington State pharmacist who runs a compounding pharmacy out of a gift shop.
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Elizabeth Bruenig, The Atlantic, 4 Feb. 2026
On that day, Kate spent time with children who are cared for at the hospice, as well as their families.
—Simon Perry, PEOPLE, 4 Feb. 2026
The musician had been in hospice care, according to The New York Times.
—Raechal Shewfelt, Entertainment Weekly, 4 Feb. 2026
John Helmick hurried to book a flight to San Antonio from his home in Las Vegas after learning his former cross-country coach at Texas had entered the end-of-life stage of hospice care.
—Tom Orsborn, San Antonio Express-News, 1 Feb. 2026
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Elizabeth Bruenig, The Atlantic, 4 Feb. 2026
On that day, Kate spent time with children who are cared for at the hospice, as well as their families.
—Simon Perry, PEOPLE, 4 Feb. 2026
The musician had been in hospice care, according to The New York Times.
—Raechal Shewfelt, Entertainment Weekly, 4 Feb. 2026
John Helmick hurried to book a flight to San Antonio from his home in Las Vegas after learning his former cross-country coach at Texas had entered the end-of-life stage of hospice care.
—Tom Orsborn, San Antonio Express-News, 1 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hospice
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The proposal comes after a push to increase the hotel worker minimum wage to $30 over time and ahead of a June ballot that could potentially leave voters tax fatigued amid the city’s budget struggles.—
Sandra McDonald,
Los Angeles Times,
11 Feb. 2026
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People used to come to my hotel and leave tombstones and pictures of dead babies.—
Jon Blistein,
Rolling Stone,
11 Feb. 2026
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Other travel brands, like Generator Hotels and Zoku, feature hostel-style accommodations or bunk bed rooms for travelers that are willing to share a room.—
Ramsey Qubein,
Forbes.com,
30 Jan. 2026
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Queensland authorities told reporters that the victim had spent the past six weeks working at a backpacker’s hostel with a friend who was also from Canada.—
Brian Niemietz,
New York Daily News,
20 Jan. 2026
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Don’t leave without ordering a Bar X plate of fries and dipping sauce to enjoy while soaking up the tavern’s wide range of cocktails, beers, and wines.—
Joey Skladany,
Travel + Leisure,
1 Feb. 2026
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The tavern was a main gathering point at the start of the Revolutionary War, and once held Nathaniel Hawthorne and Theodore Roosevelt.—
Paige Moore,
AZCentral.com,
30 Jan. 2026
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“Hospice.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hospice. Accessed 12 Feb. 2026.
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