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
One person has been hospitalized and roads were closed after a chemical leak at a Port Everglades cold-storage facility Tuesday morning, Broward Sheriff’s Office Fire Rescue said.
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David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 28 Apr. 2026
Her mother sustained more serious injuries, and her younger brother remains hospitalized.
—Amelia Mugavero, CBS News, 28 Apr. 2026
According to the documents, Barash's current wife, Isabella, helped Storms get hospitalized and placed on a psychiatric hold.
—Christina Dugan Ramirez, FOXNews.com, 28 Apr. 2026
Barash alleges his current wife, Isabella, helped Storms get hospitalized.
—Charna Flam, PEOPLE, 28 Apr. 2026
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David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 28 Apr. 2026
Her mother sustained more serious injuries, and her younger brother remains hospitalized.
—Amelia Mugavero, CBS News, 28 Apr. 2026
According to the documents, Barash's current wife, Isabella, helped Storms get hospitalized and placed on a psychiatric hold.
—Christina Dugan Ramirez, FOXNews.com, 28 Apr. 2026
Barash alleges his current wife, Isabella, helped Storms get hospitalized.
—Charna Flam, PEOPLE, 28 Apr. 2026
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He was ultimately ruled out after going through pregame warmups before the Lakers’ Game 3 overtime victory against the Houston Rockets and again before their Game 4 loss on Sunday night, downgraded from questionable, still nursing his left oblique strain.—
Benjamin Royer,
Oc Register,
30 Apr. 2026
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Unable to nurse because of chemo, Sanders was gifted breast milk from two of her friends.—
Eileen Finan,
PEOPLE,
29 Apr. 2026
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Medics treated the victims at the scene, while responding officers continued to investigate.—
Alexa Ashwell,
Baltimore Sun,
1 May 2026
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The American startup’s chatbots are banned in mainland China, and Goldman’s move suggests US AI firms could increasingly treat Hong Kong as off-limits as well, the Financial Times reported.—
Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson,
semafor.com,
30 Apr. 2026
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For most of the nearly 50 years since KRAS was first discovered, scientists struggled to effectively drug the cancer protein.—
Angus Chen,
STAT,
19 Apr. 2026
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Nikitin was drugged and brutalized by his captors in the Soviet psychiatric prisons.—
David Folkenflik,
NPR,
15 Apr. 2026
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Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent hosted the meeting, which was also attended by Vice President JD Vance and White House Chief of Staff Susie Wiles.—
Christopher Cann,
USA Today,
30 Apr. 2026
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His children attend private schools.—
Ed Caesar,
New Yorker,
30 Apr. 2026
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But in 1999 the AAP recommended pausing the birth dose in babies born to mothers who tested negative for hepatitis B, because of concerns at the time about the vaccine preservative thimerosal.—
Helen Branswell,
STAT,
27 Apr. 2026
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Colostrum Powder Dosages There is no single standard dose for colostrum supplements.—
Lindsay Curtis,
Verywell Health,
20 Apr. 2026
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“Hospitalize.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hospitalize. Accessed 3 May. 2026.
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