hospital

noun

Definition of hospitalnext
as in infirmary
a place for the treatment of those who are ill or injured She spent several days in the hospital after the accident.

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Recent Examples of hospital The woman was transported to the hospital and remains in stable condition. — Noah Haggerty, Los Angeles Times, 2 Aug. 2026 Her mother followed her toward the bathroom and knocked several times on the locked door, waiting with hospital staff for around 20 minutes before the high school senior opened the door just as a nurse was about to unlock it. — Landon Mion, FOXNews.com, 2 Aug. 2026 Her partner took her to a different hospital, where doctors immediately recognized something was seriously wrong. — Toria Sheffield, PEOPLE, 2 Aug. 2026 The Genesis singer ultimately spent seven months in the hospital recovering from his near-death ordeal. — Daniel Kreps, Rolling Stone, 2 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for hospital
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hospital
  1. infirmary
  2. clinic
Noun
  • Meanwhile, people at Hamilton mostly wanted to talk about the $55 million infirmary renovation.
    — Ann Manov, Harpers Magazine, 30 June 2026
  • John Anthony Cole, 49, is the prisoner in the video, and the incident occurred in the Adult Detention Center infirmary, Miller said.
    — Penny Weaver, Arkansas Online, 15 June 2026
Definition of infirmary
Noun
  • Employees also enjoy such benefits as preventative medical care and an on-site clinic at Progressive’s headquarters in Mayfield Village, Ohio.
    — Haniya Rae, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2026
  • Another camper introduced her family to a pain clinic at the Cleveland Clinic that was life-changing.
    — Rachel Hale, USA Today, 4 Aug. 2026
Definition of clinic

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“Hospital.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hospital. Accessed 8 Aug. 2026.

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