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
Paramedics transported the driver of the F-150 to a hospital with serious injuries.
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Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 16 May 2026
An officer was injured during the Loop 820 encounter and was taken to a hospital.
—Emerson Clarridge, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 16 May 2026
Three men between the ages of 36 and 52 were rushed to a nearby hospital in critical condition, police said.
—Mark Prussin, CBS News, 16 May 2026
An Ebola case was also identified in the neighboring country of Uganda, where a man from the Congo died in a hospital.
—Antonio Pequeño Iv, Forbes.com, 16 May 2026
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Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 16 May 2026
An officer was injured during the Loop 820 encounter and was taken to a hospital.
—Emerson Clarridge, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 16 May 2026
Three men between the ages of 36 and 52 were rushed to a nearby hospital in critical condition, police said.
—Mark Prussin, CBS News, 16 May 2026
An Ebola case was also identified in the neighboring country of Uganda, where a man from the Congo died in a hospital.
—Antonio Pequeño Iv, Forbes.com, 16 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hospital
Noun
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What's more, some travel insurance companies don’t cover visits to ship infirmaries.—
Kelsey Glennon,
Travel + Leisure,
18 May 2026
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Word of Olena’s infirmary spread throughout Mariupol’s central district, and locals caught in shellings and crossfire and building collapses came to seek her out.—
James Verini,
The Atlantic,
12 May 2026
Noun
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The clinic was close to the partition, where Israeli soldiers often fired their weapons.—
Clayton Dalton,
New Yorker,
15 May 2026
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Many fertility clinics require the carrier’s birth records to be reviewed.—
Ann Marie Luft,
The Orlando Sentinel,
14 May 2026
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“Hospital.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hospital. Accessed 23 May. 2026.
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