as in infirmaries
a place for the treatment of those who are ill or injured
She spent several days in the hospital after the accident.
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Recent Examples of hospitals
The government also decided to suspend non-emergency surgeries, imaging and other services in hospitals, citing the lack of fuel.
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Nora Gámez Torres, Miami Herald, 12 Apr. 2026
Jennifer worked through a staffing agency and picked up overnight shifts in hospitals and nursing homes across Fall River, her sister says.
—Faith Karimi, CNN Money, 12 Apr. 2026
Everything that depends on software — hospitals, banks, power grids, the devices in your pocket — is potentially exposed.
—Editorial Board, Washington Post, 12 Apr. 2026
Some theorize that the tech could help crash financial systems or lock up hospitals and manufacturing plants.
—Kayla Hayempour, NBC news, 12 Apr. 2026
All three were transported to hospitals and are all in stable condition.
—Robert McGreevy, FOXNews.com, 11 Apr. 2026
Dogs had often been used for therapy, at that time mostly in nursing homes or hospitals.
—Mikayla Bunnell, Hartford Courant, 11 Apr. 2026
More than one-third of rural hospitals are at risk of closing.
—Torie Bosch, STAT, 11 Apr. 2026
Within minutes, a dark brew of sewage, industrial waste, and stormwater was rising through basements and businesses, hospitals and the central rail station, knocking out power and causing a billion dollars in damage.
—Eric Klinenberg, New Yorker, 6 Apr. 2026
Nora Gámez Torres, Miami Herald, 12 Apr. 2026
Jennifer worked through a staffing agency and picked up overnight shifts in hospitals and nursing homes across Fall River, her sister says.
—Faith Karimi, CNN Money, 12 Apr. 2026
Everything that depends on software — hospitals, banks, power grids, the devices in your pocket — is potentially exposed.
—Editorial Board, Washington Post, 12 Apr. 2026
Some theorize that the tech could help crash financial systems or lock up hospitals and manufacturing plants.
—Kayla Hayempour, NBC news, 12 Apr. 2026
All three were transported to hospitals and are all in stable condition.
—Robert McGreevy, FOXNews.com, 11 Apr. 2026
Dogs had often been used for therapy, at that time mostly in nursing homes or hospitals.
—Mikayla Bunnell, Hartford Courant, 11 Apr. 2026
More than one-third of rural hospitals are at risk of closing.
—Torie Bosch, STAT, 11 Apr. 2026
Within minutes, a dark brew of sewage, industrial waste, and stormwater was rising through basements and businesses, hospitals and the central rail station, knocking out power and causing a billion dollars in damage.
—Eric Klinenberg, New Yorker, 6 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hospitals
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Nor are they provided with their own sets of keys to access infirmaries, clinics, housing units and psych wards.—
Mary Buser,
New York Daily News,
12 Jan. 2026
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The law has only been used to prosecute people who obstruct reproductive health clinics because they are considered interstate commerce businesses.—
Sarah N. Lynch,
CBS News,
14 Apr. 2026
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In early February, Elora Mukherjee, who runs one of the country’s leading immigrants’-rights clinics, at Columbia Law School, told me about a client of hers who was detained in South Texas.—
Sarah Stillman,
New Yorker,
13 Apr. 2026
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“Hospitals.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hospitals. Accessed 20 Apr. 2026.
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