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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Recent Examples of hospitalize
Four people are dead and nearly two dozen have been hospitalized due to a listeria outbreak in several states, USA Today reports.
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Mariyam Muhammad, Cincinnati Enquirer, 2 Oct. 2025
Six people were arrested at the facility Tuesday night, with charges including assaulting law enforcement, Department of Homeland Security Assistant Secretary Tricia McLaughlin said in a statement, noting one officer was hospitalized.
—Hanna Park, CNN Money, 2 Oct. 2025
Witt Major delivered the news in a Facebook post on Monday, writing that Miss Major had at that point been hospitalized for 10 days.
—Samantha Riedel, Them., 1 Oct. 2025
Park shared an emotional post about a recent health scare, in which she was hospitalized.
—Raechal Shewfelt, Entertainment Weekly, 1 Oct. 2025
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Mariyam Muhammad, Cincinnati Enquirer, 2 Oct. 2025
Six people were arrested at the facility Tuesday night, with charges including assaulting law enforcement, Department of Homeland Security Assistant Secretary Tricia McLaughlin said in a statement, noting one officer was hospitalized.
—Hanna Park, CNN Money, 2 Oct. 2025
Witt Major delivered the news in a Facebook post on Monday, writing that Miss Major had at that point been hospitalized for 10 days.
—Samantha Riedel, Them., 1 Oct. 2025
Park shared an emotional post about a recent health scare, in which she was hospitalized.
—Raechal Shewfelt, Entertainment Weekly, 1 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hospitalize
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Prescott completed 31 of 40 passes for 319 yards and three touchdowns, all while his best playmaker in receiver CeeDee Lamb wore a walking boot on the sideline to nurse a high-ankle injury.—
Matt Schneidman,
New York Times,
29 Sep. 2025
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Before the end of the third quarter, Jackson was out of the game, nursing a hamstring according to the broadcast, and Cooper Rush, the former Dallas Cowboys’ backup, finished the game.—
Blair Kerkhoff,
Kansas City Star,
28 Sep. 2025
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Growing up, Wynter Starks didn’t trick-or-treat like other kids.—
Eve Chen,
USA Today,
5 Oct. 2025
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If Ohtani is to be treated as a normal starter, however, could that mean changes in how the Dodgers deploy him?—
Fabian Ardaya,
New York Times,
4 Oct. 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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Utah Senator Mike Lee was scheduled to attend, but pulled out due to the government shutdown.—
Alex J. Rouhandeh,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Oct. 2025
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Neytiri, Jake, Tonowari, and Ronal attend a watery council meeting of nine Tulkun whales, and Spider, a human capable of breathing on Pandora, is shown merging with Eywa.—
Jeff Spry,
Space.com,
1 Oct. 2025
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Administer the first hepatitis B vaccine dose at birth, for all infants, regardless of maternal status.—
Fiona Ma,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
25 Sep. 2025
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If you’ve been infected at birth, getting the vaccine dose one month after will not prevent that infection.—
Alexander Bolton,
The Hill,
24 Sep. 2025
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“Hospitalize.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hospitalize. Accessed 7 Oct. 2025.
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