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
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.
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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
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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Investors have largely shrugged off bouts of geopolitical brinkmanship, treating recent episodes, including the standoff over Greenland, as noise rather than a lasting risk.—
Lee Ying Shan,
CNBC,
26 Jan. 2026
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Teams benefit most from treating an athlete’s symptoms, not tying recovery to external factors.—
Troy Renck,
Denver Post,
26 Jan. 2026
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Some moms specifically pump for the milk bank while nursing their baby, knowing their supply is adequate to do both.—
Nicole Villalpando,
Austin American Statesman,
30 Jan. 2026
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Weaver has been occupied with playing board games with his kids and nursing them in their battle against strep throat.—
Jessica Ma,
Dallas Morning News,
29 Jan. 2026
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The American, who was expected to be one of the biggest stars of the Games, limped into a tent for medical attention before being airlifted away by helicopter, dangling from a hoist cable with two people attending her.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
30 Jan. 2026
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Vonn, who was expected to be one of the biggest stars of the games, limped into a tent for medical attention before being airlifted away by helicopter, dangling from a hoist cable with two people attending her.—
Graham Dunbar,
Chicago Tribune,
30 Jan. 2026
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“Hospitalizing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hospitalizing. Accessed 1 Feb. 2026.
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