as in treating
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 hospitalizing
Last night, an Air Canada airplane collided with a fire truck on a runway at New York’s LaGuardia Airport, killing two pilots and hospitalizing scores of passengers.
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Juliette Kayyem, The Atlantic, 23 Mar. 2026
Low levels of vaccination across the country mean measles outbreaks will continue to occur, needlessly hospitalizing and killing the unvaccinated.
—Andrea Uhlig, The Conversation, 12 Mar. 2026
Derek Borsody, a first-year medical student at UC, remains unconscious, unresponsive and in intensive care months after a balcony fell about 20 feet from a Stetson Street condominium, hospitalizing 10 people, according to a recent lawsuit filed in Hamilton County Common Pleas Court.
—David Ferrara, Cincinnati Enquirer, 20 Jan. 2026
Statewide, the virus seems to be hospitalizing more children than in past years, Graham said.
—Madeline Heim, jsonline.com, 9 Jan. 2026
As of Thursday evening, a manhunt was underway for the man who shot Beam near the Oakland, California community college’s football field, hospitalizing Beam in critical condition and sending the school into lockdown.
—Glenn Garner, Deadline, 13 Nov. 2025
Flu season was particularly brutal last year, sickening at least 47 million Americans, hospitalizing 610,000 and killing 27,000, according to the CDC.
—Liz Szabo, NBC news, 25 Oct. 2025
Trump’s order isn’t just about hospitalizing people.
—Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN Money, 30 Sep. 2025
That outbreak spanned July to November of last year and sickened 61 people across 19 states, hospitalizing 60 and killing 10.
—Beth Mole, ArsTechnica, 11 Aug. 2025
Juliette Kayyem, The Atlantic, 23 Mar. 2026
Low levels of vaccination across the country mean measles outbreaks will continue to occur, needlessly hospitalizing and killing the unvaccinated.
—Andrea Uhlig, The Conversation, 12 Mar. 2026
Derek Borsody, a first-year medical student at UC, remains unconscious, unresponsive and in intensive care months after a balcony fell about 20 feet from a Stetson Street condominium, hospitalizing 10 people, according to a recent lawsuit filed in Hamilton County Common Pleas Court.
—David Ferrara, Cincinnati Enquirer, 20 Jan. 2026
Statewide, the virus seems to be hospitalizing more children than in past years, Graham said.
—Madeline Heim, jsonline.com, 9 Jan. 2026
As of Thursday evening, a manhunt was underway for the man who shot Beam near the Oakland, California community college’s football field, hospitalizing Beam in critical condition and sending the school into lockdown.
—Glenn Garner, Deadline, 13 Nov. 2025
Flu season was particularly brutal last year, sickening at least 47 million Americans, hospitalizing 610,000 and killing 27,000, according to the CDC.
—Liz Szabo, NBC news, 25 Oct. 2025
Trump’s order isn’t just about hospitalizing people.
—Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN Money, 30 Sep. 2025
That outbreak spanned July to November of last year and sickened 61 people across 19 states, hospitalizing 60 and killing 10.
—Beth Mole, ArsTechnica, 11 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hospitalizing
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In addition to treating the girl, her specialist doctors are also studying the tumor to better understand what caused it and tailor her treatment accordingly.—
Nicole Acevedo,
NBC news,
18 May 2026
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For enterprise document processing, this means treating AI as infrastructure, not a feature.—
Alberto Gimeno,
Forbes.com,
18 May 2026
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Its appointment-only showrooms in NoHo and Midtown are each equipped with full bars, so that patrons can deliberate over their ideal garment while nursing a cocktail on tap.—
Eric Twardzik,
Robb Report,
20 May 2026
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Last week Miami’s offensive coaches had vaguely said Achane, who missed the season finale because of a shoulder injury, was nursing an injury.—
Omar Kelly,
Miami Herald,
19 May 2026
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Broadcaster Jack Brickhouse in 1967 recalled attending a 1944 celebration for Siwash at The Drake.—
Kori Rumore,
Chicago Tribune,
23 May 2026
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The 12-year-old royal will begin attending boarding school full time in September.—
Chanel Vargas,
InStyle,
22 May 2026
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“Hospitalizing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hospitalizing. Accessed 24 May. 2026.
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