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
Miguel Uribe Turbay, a Colombian senator and presidential hopeful who was hospitalized after being shot at a campaign event more than two months ago, has died, his wife announced on Monday.
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Gerardo Lemos, CNN Money, 11 Aug. 2025
In light of Collins recently being hospitalized for knee surgery, his fans were actually jarred and angered by an AI image of McCartney supposedly visiting him under far more dire circumstances.
—David Browne, Rolling Stone, 11 Aug. 2025
There have been eight patients hospitalized, and no deaths connected to the outbreak, health officials said.
—Kansas City Star, 8 Aug. 2025
As of Thursday, July 30, six remain hospitalized in good condition at Munson Medical Center.
—Tresa Baldas, Freep.com, 2 Aug. 2025
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Gerardo Lemos, CNN Money, 11 Aug. 2025
In light of Collins recently being hospitalized for knee surgery, his fans were actually jarred and angered by an AI image of McCartney supposedly visiting him under far more dire circumstances.
—David Browne, Rolling Stone, 11 Aug. 2025
There have been eight patients hospitalized, and no deaths connected to the outbreak, health officials said.
—Kansas City Star, 8 Aug. 2025
As of Thursday, July 30, six remain hospitalized in good condition at Munson Medical Center.
—Tresa Baldas, Freep.com, 2 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hospitalize
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With backup Marcus Mariota also nursing a lower leg strain, quarterbacks Josh Johnson and Sam Hartman will handle the offense for Washington.—
Kyle Hightower,
Baltimore Sun,
6 Aug. 2025
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Peter Phillips, the son of Britain’s Princess Anne and eldest grandchild of the late Queen Elizabeth II, announced his engagement to nurse Harriet Sperling on Friday.—
Issy Ronald,
CNN Money,
1 Aug. 2025
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The driver, who was on parole at the time of the incident, was arrested and taken to a hospital to be treated, Ernst said.—
Karen Kucher,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
14 Aug. 2025
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Instead, Musk started work on an $80 million wastewater plant down the road from his facility, which would treat sewer water and repurpose it for xAI’s uses.—
Andrew R. Chow,
Time,
13 Aug. 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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The lawsuit included depositions from 13 other women who came forward voluntarily with similar stories of being drugged and abused by Cosby.—
Lynsey Eidell,
People.com,
23 July 2025
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The remaining pages include contact information for staff members as well as the names of the 13 U.S. and Russian state leaders who attended, including phonetic pronunciation of the Russian names.—
Sarah D. Wire,
USA Today,
18 Aug. 2025
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HBCUs were first established in the mid to late 1800s, when legal segregation in the South prevented Black students from enrolling in existing colleges and schools in the North imposed quotas on the number of Black students who could attend.—
Jordan D. Brown,
CNN Money,
17 Aug. 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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But in the case of an emergency C-section, there may not be any time to stop, reevaluate, and dose extra meds.—
Erica Sloan,
SELF,
16 July 2025
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“Hospitalize.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hospitalize. Accessed 22 Aug. 2025.
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