hospitalized

past tense of hospitalize
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 Six of those firefighters have been hospitalized, Marc Vermeulen, director of Gironde’s Fire and Rescue Service said. Issy Ronald, CNN Money, 25 July 2026 No deaths have been reported, but 26 people have been hospitalized. ABC News, 24 July 2026 Kyle Busch died at age 41 after he was hospitalized with severe pneumonia that progressed into sepsis. Anna Lazarus Caplan, PEOPLE, 23 July 2026 At least 300 have been hospitalized, the public health agency said Tuesday. Bloomberg, Mercury News, 23 July 2026 Wake County cyclosporiasis cases have risen to at least 236 with five people hospitalized as of Thursday, July 16 (up about 28%, from 185 on Tuesday, July 14). Charlotte Observer, 17 July 2026 At least 102 people in the state have been hospitalized since June 22, according to the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services. Mike Snider, USA Today, 17 July 2026 Cyclosporiasis is typically not fatal or life-threatening, but some people with the infection are hospitalized for help managing symptoms. Mary Whitfill Roeloffs, Forbes.com, 17 July 2026 The patient ended up hospitalized for two weeks and now has a permanent scar on her face. Michelle Marchante july 10, Miami Herald, 10 July 2026
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  • In an email sent to hospital technology officials, McCrary wrote that Konza would provide CPSC with records when a patient is treated in the ER for any of more than 10,000 conditions.
    CNN Money, CNN Money, 27 July 2026
  • The leftover brine is treated with the bipolar membrane electrodialysis (BPMED) process that uses electricity and specialized membranes to split the ultra-salty solution into acidic and alkaline streams.
    New Atlas, New Atlas, 27 July 2026
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  • Zookeepers nursed him and gave him the toy to develop his gripping ability, something newborn macaques need to survive.
    ABC News, ABC News, 25 July 2026
  • Utah politicians felt very slighted and upset by the designation and nursed that grudge along for 20 years.
    Natalie Krebs, Outdoor Life, 16 July 2026
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  • Last month, the Department of Justice greenlit the Paramount-Warners Brothers merger, the same month David Ellison attended an Ultimate Fighting Championship celebration at the White House.
    Lia Russell, Sacbee.com, 25 July 2026
  • Every president since Calvin Coolidge in 1924, when the annual dinner was established, has attended it at least once during their term.
    Karissa Waddick, USA Today, 25 July 2026

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“Hospitalized.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hospitalized. Accessed 29 Jul. 2026.

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