as in treated
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 hospitalized
Advertisement Later that year, while hospitalized for an alleged appendicitis, Sobhraj took advantage of a blackout caused by the Indo-Pakistani war to escape, slipping out through the drainage pipes.
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Isadora Wandermurem, Time, 5 Sep. 2025
Winters calls being hospitalized the best thing that ever happened to him.
—Nate Jones, Vulture, 5 Sep. 2025
Jorma Taccone, one part of the comedy trio The Lonely Island, was hospitalized after shattering his pelvis upon falling 20 feet off a ladder at his home.
—Anthony Robledo, USA Today, 5 Sep. 2025
Several have been hospitalized.
—Hadas Gold, CNN Money, 5 Sep. 2025
Grossberg fell sick after returning to her dorm at the University of Delaware and needed to be hospitalized.
—Adam Sabes, FOXNews.com, 5 Sep. 2025
Miller was hospitalized that same day while her three surviving children were sent to live with relatives.
—Chris Spargo, PEOPLE, 4 Sep. 2025
Once hospitalized, Roberts received the official diagnosis.
—Vanessa Etienne, People.com, 28 Aug. 2025
Trigg Kiser died after he was hospitalized in critical condition for several days, police have said.
—Rebecca Cohen, NBC news, 28 Aug. 2025
Isadora Wandermurem, Time, 5 Sep. 2025
Winters calls being hospitalized the best thing that ever happened to him.
—Nate Jones, Vulture, 5 Sep. 2025
Jorma Taccone, one part of the comedy trio The Lonely Island, was hospitalized after shattering his pelvis upon falling 20 feet off a ladder at his home.
—Anthony Robledo, USA Today, 5 Sep. 2025
Several have been hospitalized.
—Hadas Gold, CNN Money, 5 Sep. 2025
Grossberg fell sick after returning to her dorm at the University of Delaware and needed to be hospitalized.
—Adam Sabes, FOXNews.com, 5 Sep. 2025
Miller was hospitalized that same day while her three surviving children were sent to live with relatives.
—Chris Spargo, PEOPLE, 4 Sep. 2025
Once hospitalized, Roberts received the official diagnosis.
—Vanessa Etienne, People.com, 28 Aug. 2025
Trigg Kiser died after he was hospitalized in critical condition for several days, police have said.
—Rebecca Cohen, NBC news, 28 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hospitalized
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At one point, Haggard said fire rescue treated Kehl, who had been acting erratically.—
David Goodhue,
Miami Herald,
3 Sep. 2025
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Depending on the cause and severity of hearing loss, which can also occur due to ear wax buildup, the issue can be treated and hearing restored.—
Jennifer E. Mabry,
USA Today,
3 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Kershaw nursed the one-run lead through six innings.—
Bill Plunkett,
Oc Register,
16 Aug. 2025
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In the team's preseason opener on the road against the Carolina Panthers, Sanders received the start due to injuries being nursed by Kenny Pickett and Dillon Gabriel.—
Evan Massey,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 Aug. 2025
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Former Opa-locka mayor Matthew Pigatt and former Miami-Dade County police department director Stephanie Daniels also attended the program.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
9 Sep. 2025
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The premiere was attended by Johansson along with costars Squibb, 95, Hecht, 60, Chiwetel Ejiofor and Erin Kellyman.—
Escher Walcott,
PEOPLE,
9 Sep. 2025
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“Hospitalized.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hospitalized. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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