as in nurses
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 hospitalizes
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates this virus alone hospitalizes up to 80,000 children annually.
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Michael Cromer, The Orlando Sentinel, 6 Feb. 2026
Measles still hospitalizes children.
—Korin Miller, SELF, 24 Nov. 2025
Michael Cromer, The Orlando Sentinel, 6 Feb. 2026
Measles still hospitalizes children.
—Korin Miller, SELF, 24 Nov. 2025
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Her father — struggling with poverty and the grief over his wife's death — wants to shoot it, but Jessica secretly nurses the animal back to health, bringing her closer to her father in the process.—
Domenica Bongiovanni,
IndyStar,
25 Nov. 2025
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Modern medicine treats diseases one-by-one, but what if aging itself is the root cause?—
Ryan Lattanzio,
IndieWire,
16 Apr. 2026
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Even Troy, who treats Josh well, will complain about soggy squash blossoms from the club kitchen.—
Television Critic,
Los Angeles Times,
16 Apr. 2026
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Karrueche Tran attends the NYLON House in the Desert presented by Matrix at Coachella in California on April 10.—
Toria Sheffield,
PEOPLE,
12 Apr. 2026
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About 30 minutes into the film, Reef attends a meeting assembled by his crisis PR agent, Ira Slitz (Hill).—
Wesley Stenzel,
Entertainment Weekly,
11 Apr. 2026
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“Hospitalizes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hospitalizes. Accessed 19 Apr. 2026.
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