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
Terry was hospitalized and still suffers complications.
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Mark Dee, Idaho Statesman, 10 June 2026
Morgan’s father and brother, who was 10 at the time, were also hospitalized with injuries.
—Nick Ferraro, Twin Cities, 9 June 2026
Two people were injured and hospitalized after a two-vehicle crash overnight in Kansas City, police said.
—Kendrick Calfee
june 9, Kansas City Star, 9 June 2026
One person was hospitalized in critical condition, two were treated on the scene, and another person was taken to a hospital in stable condition, fire officials said.
—Jt Moodee Lockman, CBS News, 9 June 2026
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Mark Dee, Idaho Statesman, 10 June 2026
Morgan’s father and brother, who was 10 at the time, were also hospitalized with injuries.
—Nick Ferraro, Twin Cities, 9 June 2026
Two people were injured and hospitalized after a two-vehicle crash overnight in Kansas City, police said.
—Kendrick Calfee
june 9, Kansas City Star, 9 June 2026
One person was hospitalized in critical condition, two were treated on the scene, and another person was taken to a hospital in stable condition, fire officials said.
—Jt Moodee Lockman, CBS News, 9 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hospitalize
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There are also wellness rooms for visitors to nurse, conduct prayers or otherwise use in private, quiet areas on the lower level of the museum and the lower level of Home Court.—
Sara Tenenbaum,
CBS News,
9 June 2026
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Perez is nursing a sore right thumb.—
Jaylon Thompson,
Kansas City Star,
7 June 2026
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The establishment was ordered closed until a licensed pest service could treat the premises and cleaning and sanitization could take place.—
Lillie Davidson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
12 June 2026
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Too often, America still treats oral health as an afterthought—segregated from medicine, detached from justice, and absent from too much of health policy.—
Jean Paul Laurent,
Time,
11 June 2026
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On April 12, former congressman Swalwell, 45, suspended his campaign for governor of California after multiple women accused him of inappropriate behavior ranging from sending lewd, unwanted messages to drugging, raping and choking them.—
Meredith Kile,
PEOPLE,
14 May 2026
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The four-parter includes in-depth interviews with people close to Combs, from childhood friends to business associates, as well as Joi Dickerson-Neal, who accused the rapper-actor-mogul of drugging and raping her in the 1990s.—
Matthew Carey,
Deadline,
12 May 2026
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Taylor Swift attended game 4 of the NBA Finals at Madison Square Garden — her reported future wedding venue.—
Bethy Squires,
Vulture,
11 June 2026
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Last year’s Hetero Awesome Fest in downtown Boise was widely hyped but sparsely attended.—
Noah Daly,
Idaho Statesman,
11 June 2026
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The volume of crystalline API needed to dose 450 million patients with the Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine would fill just two milk gallon jugs, Asparouhov said.—
Elsa Ohlen,
CNBC,
9 June 2026
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If managing the side effects on your own isn’t effective, your doctor may also change your semaglutide dose to help reduce them.—
Samantha Agate,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
2 June 2026
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“Hospitalize.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hospitalize. Accessed 12 Jun. 2026.
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