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
But Wootten was hospitalized for nearly three weeks, keeping her from breastfeeding.
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Cara Lynn Shultz, PEOPLE, 22 Oct. 2025
Vitaly Klitschko, the mayor of Kyiv, said 19 people had been injured in the city, nine of whom were hospitalized.
—Ellie Cook, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Oct. 2025
Four people were hospitalized, two of them are in serious condition, two are in moderate condition.
—Patrick Reevell, ABC News, 22 Oct. 2025
That same month in East Palo Alto, a 47-year-old woman from Mexico was hospitalized after passing out while agents tried to handcuff her.
—Jakob Rodgers, Mercury News, 22 Oct. 2025
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Cara Lynn Shultz, PEOPLE, 22 Oct. 2025
Vitaly Klitschko, the mayor of Kyiv, said 19 people had been injured in the city, nine of whom were hospitalized.
—Ellie Cook, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Oct. 2025
Four people were hospitalized, two of them are in serious condition, two are in moderate condition.
—Patrick Reevell, ABC News, 22 Oct. 2025
That same month in East Palo Alto, a 47-year-old woman from Mexico was hospitalized after passing out while agents tried to handcuff her.
—Jakob Rodgers, Mercury News, 22 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hospitalize
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Jimenez’s union, SEIU-UHW, represents thousands of frontline health care workers including nursing home caregivers, respiratory therapists and hospital staff.—
Cathie Anderson,
Sacbee.com,
24 Oct. 2025
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The evolution of the airport lounge A decade ago, lounges were quiet corners of airports where business travelers could nurse a drip coffee and catch up on emails.—
AFAR Media,
AFAR Media,
23 Oct. 2025
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Carrig and her newborn baby were pronounced dead at the scene, and Haile was taken to a local hospital to be treated for smoke inhalation, the DA said.—
Charlotte Phillipp,
PEOPLE,
26 Oct. 2025
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Several people were being treated at the scene after being knocked to the ground and trampled as those in the crowd ran for cover, CNN affiliate KYW reported, citing officials.—
Emma Tucker,
CNN Money,
26 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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Earlier in the day, Kardashian was spotted attending the All's Fair premiere in Paris wearing a baby blue vintage Dior by John Galliano gown from the house's Spring/Summer 2000 collection.—
Ingrid Vasquez,
PEOPLE,
22 Oct. 2025
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More than 67,000 students attend classes at DoDEA locations in the United States and 11 other countries.—
BrieAnna J. Frank,
USA Today,
21 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 29 Oct. 2025.
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