as in to nurse
to place (someone) in a hospital for care or treatment
The doctor wants to hospitalize her for a few days so that he can run some tests.
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The patient, a 43-year-old man from Valencia County -- located just southwest of Albuquerque -- was hospitalized with the condition but has since been discharged, the New Mexico Department of Health (NMDOH) said on Monday.
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Mary Kekatos, ABC News, 26 Aug. 2025
Prior to his stroke, the musician was hospitalized for congestive heart failure tied to viral cardiomyopathy.
—Janelle Ash , Larry Fink, FOXNews.com, 26 Aug. 2025
Almost 100 people, mostly children, were hospitalized in Texas because of complications from measles.
—Dominique Mosbergen, Time, 25 Aug. 2025
The woman has been hospitalized for mental health concerns.
—Saleen Martin, USA Today, 25 Aug. 2025
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Mary Kekatos, ABC News, 26 Aug. 2025
Prior to his stroke, the musician was hospitalized for congestive heart failure tied to viral cardiomyopathy.
—Janelle Ash , Larry Fink, FOXNews.com, 26 Aug. 2025
Almost 100 people, mostly children, were hospitalized in Texas because of complications from measles.
—Dominique Mosbergen, Time, 25 Aug. 2025
The woman has been hospitalized for mental health concerns.
—Saleen Martin, USA Today, 25 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hospitalize
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Continuing to nurse, even on a dog, is probably good for its future mental health.—
Maria Azzurra Volpe,
MSNBC Newsweek,
29 Aug. 2025
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After flashing early in camp — including an interception off Zach Wilson that could have been returned for a touchdown — Trader was held out for much of the past 3 1/2 weeks while nursing a soft-tissue injury.—
Barry Jackson,
Miami Herald,
28 Aug. 2025
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Too often, workplaces still treat caregiving as an interruption rather than a natural part of life.—
Christine Michel Carter,
Forbes.com,
1 Sep. 2025
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All were treated and released Sunday morning, officials said.—
Shambhavi Rimal,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
1 Sep. 2025
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Harrison claims to feel considerable guilt at not intervening when she was clearly drugged and being targeted by a predator.—
Louis Peitzman,
Vulture,
1 Aug. 2025
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Afterward, many were drugged and taken onto planes, from which they were dumped into the Río de la Plata.—
Graciela Mochkofsky,
New Yorker,
31 July 2025
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Besides Iran, North Korea, and Russia, heads of state or governments from more than a dozen other countries also attended the parade.—
Chad de Guzman,
Time,
3 Sep. 2025
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The number of students attending community college in the Cincinnati area is nearing the levels during the Great Recession.—
Bebe Hodges,
The Enquirer,
3 Sep. 2025
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More than nine in 10 people on the 100-mg dose experienced hallucinations.—
Ken Alltucker,
USA Today,
4 Sep. 2025
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Loyal dosed its first patient, an 11-year-old whippet named Boo, at the Animal Hospital of Dauphin County in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, in December 2023.—
Amy Feldman,
Forbes.com,
12 Aug. 2025
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“Hospitalize.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hospitalize. Accessed 5 Sep. 2025.
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