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
Both men were hospitalized after the shooting; community members describe Eatherly as someone whose provocative actions have intensified tensions and dangerous confrontations.
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Kristin M. Hall, Los Angeles Times, 14 May 2026
Authorities began their investigation this past May, after police heard that one of the infants had been hospitalized with severe injuries.
—Ava Kofman, New Yorker, 14 May 2026
Hemingway had to be hospitalized for alcoholism in his later years.
—Luis Parrales, The Atlantic, 14 May 2026
Fourteen tenants were hospitalized after the fire, five with critical injuries.
—Emma Seiwell, New York Daily News, 14 May 2026
The male driver of the second vehicle, 72, was hospitalized with serious injuries.
—Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 14 May 2026
Brown is hospitalized, along with two victims who have life-threatening injuries.
—Kristina Rex, CBS News, 13 May 2026
And on average, people living in ZIP codes with the lowest average income are more than twice as likely to be hospitalized due to heat than people in the wealthiest areas.
—Theresa Gaffney, STAT, 13 May 2026
Giuliani was previously hospitalized last September after suffering a fractured vertebra and other injuries in a car crash in New Hampshire.
—ABC News, 13 May 2026
Kristin M. Hall, Los Angeles Times, 14 May 2026
Authorities began their investigation this past May, after police heard that one of the infants had been hospitalized with severe injuries.
—Ava Kofman, New Yorker, 14 May 2026
Hemingway had to be hospitalized for alcoholism in his later years.
—Luis Parrales, The Atlantic, 14 May 2026
Fourteen tenants were hospitalized after the fire, five with critical injuries.
—Emma Seiwell, New York Daily News, 14 May 2026
The male driver of the second vehicle, 72, was hospitalized with serious injuries.
—Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 14 May 2026
Brown is hospitalized, along with two victims who have life-threatening injuries.
—Kristina Rex, CBS News, 13 May 2026
And on average, people living in ZIP codes with the lowest average income are more than twice as likely to be hospitalized due to heat than people in the wealthiest areas.
—Theresa Gaffney, STAT, 13 May 2026
Giuliani was previously hospitalized last September after suffering a fractured vertebra and other injuries in a car crash in New Hampshire.
—ABC News, 13 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hospitalized
Verb
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The tech is terrifying, but it’s treated matter-of-factly, played for barked laughs.—
Inkoo Kang,
New Yorker,
17 May 2026
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When unhoused people are treated as criminals, they are pushed into an identity of exclusion rather than belonging.—
Shianne LeClaire,
Hartford Courant,
17 May 2026
Verb
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Luke Kennard scored 23 points for Los Angeles, which nursed a small lead throughout the fourth quarter of Game 2.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
21 Apr. 2026
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On Wednesday, SeaWorld personnel released five birds and two sea lions that had been nursed back to health back into the ocean.—
Karen Kucher,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
16 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Brunson's former The Help colleagues Octavia Spencer and Allison Janney attended the ceremony.—
Caroline Blair,
PEOPLE,
13 May 2026
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Thirty-four people were sickened after several people with hantavirus attended a variety of social events, including a birthday party.—
Rebecca Cohen,
NBC news,
12 May 2026
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“Hospitalized.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hospitalized. Accessed 20 May. 2026.
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