as in hotels
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 hospices
Working with thousands of patients or 126 hospices is not against California law, but hospice industry leaders say the numbers associated with Bhuva's workload are difficult to explain.
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Grace Manthey, CBS News, 7 Apr. 2026
The counties of Los Angeles, Orange, San Bernardino, Riverside and Ventura account for nearly a quarter of the hospices in the country.
—Steve Scauzillo, Daily News, 7 Apr. 2026
It was recently extended until January 2027 after the state missed its deadline to enact new emergency regulations for hospices.
—Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times, 2 Apr. 2026
Grace Manthey, CBS News, 7 Apr. 2026
The counties of Los Angeles, Orange, San Bernardino, Riverside and Ventura account for nearly a quarter of the hospices in the country.
—Steve Scauzillo, Daily News, 7 Apr. 2026
It was recently extended until January 2027 after the state missed its deadline to enact new emergency regulations for hospices.
—Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times, 2 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hospices
Noun
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In November 2025, the Maryland Department of Human Services stopped housing children in hotels.—
Adam Thompson,
CBS News,
14 Apr. 2026
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Ellen Pompeo takes a chillier approach, always looking for hotels with cold plunges.—
Meredith Lepore,
Travel + Leisure,
13 Apr. 2026
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Infrastructure projects such as toll roads and school hostels are generating very high returns owing to high traffic volumes and massive student population in the country.—
Emele Onu,
Bloomberg,
7 Apr. 2026
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The community of backpackers moving through the Chinese hostels had the values of a slutty, hippie utopia.—
Cassandra Neyenesch,
New Yorker,
29 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Plenty of food and drink options will be available, and 16 pubs and taverns will cater to the 21-and-up crowd.—
Travis Pinson,
Dallas Morning News,
10 Apr. 2026
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Narrow, cobblestone streets take you past historic buildings filled with trinket shops, cafes, and taverns that are ideal for a quick bite.—
Stacey Leasca,
Travel + Leisure,
1 Apr. 2026
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“Hospices.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hospices. Accessed 16 Apr. 2026.
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