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 On September 17, Kardashian revealed that she was previously hospitalized for the same illness related to her father Robert Kardashian’s death. Chanel Vargas, InStyle, 18 Sep. 2026 One man was killed and two people were hospitalized after their fishing boat struck rocks and capsized beneath the Golden Gate Bridge on Thursday, according to the Marin County Sheriff’s Office. Los Angeles Times, 18 Sep. 2026 Five people were hospitalized and three dogs died after a fire in a Riverside apartment building on Thursday morning. Nicole Comstock, CBS News, 18 Sep. 2026 Suddenly struggling mightily to breathe, Walker had been taken to the emergency room by his mother, Shaunteshia Brown, and would be hospitalized for days. Kansas City Star, 18 Sep. 2026 At least 13 people in the Bronx have tested positive for Legionnaires’ disease, of whom two are currently hospitalized and nine have been discharged following treatment, according to officials. Colin Mixson, New York Daily News, 18 Sep. 2026 Rolly Doane Aquino, a provincial disaster response official in South Cotabato province, said three people were killed and six others were hospitalized after the shooting at Banga National High School in the town of Banga. ABC News, 18 Sep. 2026 Party crashers Local health officials became alerted to the outbreak nine days after the event, when a 12-year-old boy was hospitalized for a skin infection. Beth Mole, ArsTechnica, 11 Sep. 2026 Torres Perdomo and Ridoel Averhoff Diaz, 32, remain hospitalized. David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 11 Sep. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hospitalized
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  • For a long time, sleep research has treated the cerebral cortex as a passive follower reacting to signals from the deep brain.
    Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 18 Sep. 2026
  • She was treated with such indifference by the Bordens that, with the exception of Abby, no one bothered to learn her name, calling her by the name of their last servant, Maggie, instead.
    Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 18 Sep. 2026
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  • Plastic water bottles pile up at shrines to Difunta Correa, who legend says miraculously nursed her infant son after dying of thirst in the desert.
    ABC News, ABC News, 8 Sep. 2026
  • Eli wore skateboard shoes and nursed a giant bottle of Diet Mountain Dew.
    Harvard Business Review, Harvard Business Review, 3 Sep. 2026
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  • Until this year, her three children attended Horizon West public schools — but then her family became part of the declining enrollment trend.
    Steven Walker, The Orlando Sentinel, 19 Sep. 2026
  • In the 1950s, Longwood started hosting evening lectures and short courses that thousands of amateur and professional horticulturists have attended over the past several decades.
    Madeline Buiano, Martha Stewart, 19 Sep. 2026

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“Hospitalized.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hospitalized. Accessed 23 Sep. 2026.

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