hospitalizing

present participle of hospitalize
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 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
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  • The new information suggested at least modest progress in an investigation into a killing that law enforcement was treating as the latest instance of political violence to convulse the United States across the ideological spectrum.
    Jesse Bedayn, Fortune, 11 Sep. 2025
  • Breakthroughs like this new discovery give the field fresh momentum, offering hope that phages could one day join or even replace antibiotics in treating stubborn infections.
    Alice Gibbs, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Sep. 2025
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  • Brandon Aiyuk is recovering from a torn ACL, and up until recently, Jauan Jennings had been nursing a calf issue.
    Matthew Schmidt, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Sep. 2025
  • Mission Viejo was playing without Miami committed receiver Vance Spafford, who is nursing an ankle injury.
    Michael Huntley, Oc Register, 6 Sep. 2025
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  • Ryan DeVries, who works in property management and volunteers as a first responder, left his firearm in his car before attending Kirk’s event, anticipating metal detectors.
    Rachel Wolf , Pilar Arias, FOXNews.com, 11 Sep. 2025
  • Both parents frequently share photos on Facebook of the family attending sporting games together, spending holidays together and going on vacations.
    Caroline Blair, PEOPLE, 11 Sep. 2025

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“Hospitalizing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hospitalizing. Accessed 13 Sep. 2025.

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