hospital

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 Lillian Smart, who lived in Ruston in northern Louisiana, died in the hospital over the weekend, shortly after turning 8, according to her parents. Diego Mendoza, CNN Money, 24 Aug. 2026 The government said Khan’s supporters had begun gathering outside the private hospital in violation of the court order, which required them to stay away from the medical facility to avoid inconveniencing other patients. ABC News, 24 Aug. 2026 Responding to calls for improved nutrition education for physicians, these stores could partner with city hospitals to provide continuing education to clinicians. Marian Flaxman, New York Daily News, 23 Aug. 2026 She was transported to a Chicago hospital where she was listed as stable. Post-Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 23 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for hospital
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Noun
  • Polly had spent years moving between workhouses and infirmaries, sometimes returning to her father’s house.
    Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 26 Aug. 2026
  • Meanwhile, people at Hamilton mostly wanted to talk about the $55 million infirmary renovation.
    Ann Manov, Harpers Magazine, 30 June 2026
Noun
  • Free and charitable clinics scramble to absorb uninsured patients even as Florida’s healthcare squeeze becomes a defining campaign issue, exposing a broader national failure to rein in medical costs.
    Ali Swenson, Los Angeles Times, 25 Aug. 2026
  • Their arrival quickly caught the attention of a man who had parked nearby and was walking toward the clinic.
    Mathew Miranda, Sacbee.com, 25 Aug. 2026

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“Hospital.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hospital. Accessed 29 Aug. 2026.

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