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
Adra said that one of his brothers was run over by a settler riding an ATV and had to be hospitalized.
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Max Saltman, CNN Money, 13 Sep. 2025
The Associated Press later reported he was hospitalized in critical condition.
—Zachary Folk, Forbes.com, 12 Sep. 2025
Additionally, 1 in 5 of those people end up hospitalized, according to the CDC.
—Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA Today, 12 Sep. 2025
The condition led the singer to be frequently hospitalized with pneumonia and bronchitis in the final years of his life, according to Rolling Stone.
—Lynsey Eidell, People.com, 12 Sep. 2025
The son, in his 20s, was hospitalized with minor injuries, according to the source.
—Jake Goodrick, Sacbee.com, 12 Sep. 2025
The infant remains hospitalized with serious injuries.
—Judith Kohler, Denver Post, 12 Sep. 2025
He was hospitalized with depression at 18.
—Jan Goldsmith, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Sep. 2025
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.
—Isadora Wandermurem, Time, 5 Sep. 2025
Max Saltman, CNN Money, 13 Sep. 2025
The Associated Press later reported he was hospitalized in critical condition.
—Zachary Folk, Forbes.com, 12 Sep. 2025
Additionally, 1 in 5 of those people end up hospitalized, according to the CDC.
—Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA Today, 12 Sep. 2025
The condition led the singer to be frequently hospitalized with pneumonia and bronchitis in the final years of his life, according to Rolling Stone.
—Lynsey Eidell, People.com, 12 Sep. 2025
The son, in his 20s, was hospitalized with minor injuries, according to the source.
—Jake Goodrick, Sacbee.com, 12 Sep. 2025
The infant remains hospitalized with serious injuries.
—Judith Kohler, Denver Post, 12 Sep. 2025
He was hospitalized with depression at 18.
—Jan Goldsmith, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Sep. 2025
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.
—Isadora Wandermurem, Time, 5 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hospitalized
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When Early walked off the mound for the last time, the Fenway Faithful treated him to his first standing ovation.—
Gabrielle Starr,
Boston Herald,
17 Sep. 2025
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The basic logic of the case is that college athletes ought to be treated as well as their work-study classmates, some of whom work at games played by students who are also athletes.—
Michael McCann,
Sportico.com,
16 Sep. 2025
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Much of the audience is clearly children, the Gen Alpha tweens nursed on Cocomelon and Baby Shark hi-jinks.—
Kieran Press-Reynolds,
Pitchfork,
10 Sep. 2025
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Kershaw nursed the one-run lead through six innings.—
Bill Plunkett,
Oc Register,
16 Aug. 2025
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DeMelo was attended to on the field before being taken to a nearby hospital, the National Women’s Soccer League confirmed in a post on X (formerly known as Twitter) on Sunday.—
Gabrielle Rockson,
PEOPLE,
15 Sep. 2025
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The same goes for Beyonce, though the megastar hasn't attended an Emmys ceremony in her life despite past and present nominations.—
Nick Romano,
Entertainment Weekly,
15 Sep. 2025
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“Hospitalized.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hospitalized. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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