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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Instead of treating scent as a short-term fix, the brand focuses on control, longevity, and reusability; three elements that are often missing from traditional air fresheners.—
Jon Stojan,
USA Today,
27 Apr. 2026
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Greater weight should be given to longitudinal treatment records and the opinions of treating mental health professionals.—
Jeffrey Freedman,
Sun Sentinel,
27 Apr. 2026
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Meanwhile, outfielder Austin Hays, who also is nursing a hamstring injury, is ready for a rehab assignment starting Saturday at Triple-A Charlotte.—
Jeff Vorva,
Chicago Tribune,
25 Apr. 2026
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Luka Doncic, nursing a left hamstring injury, even took off his white jacket during the dramatic overtime.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
25 Apr. 2026
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And that ambiguous statement raised alarms not just with workers but also with human rights groups such as Amnesty International, which issued a World Cup travel advisory for visitors planning on attending the tournament.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
1 May 2026
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The romancer, which bowed in SXSW, follows Julia (Hawke), a frustrated video game designer, and Charlie (Pullman), a struggling musician, having supernatural impacts on the world after attending a couples therapy seminar to repair their volatile relationship.—
Etan Vlessing,
HollywoodReporter,
1 May 2026
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“Hospitalizing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hospitalizing. Accessed 3 May. 2026.
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