hospitals

plural of hospital
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 Unmoored, often ill with tuberculosis, and in and out of hospitals, Leigh valiantly continued to work, seemingly unconcerned about her precarious health. — Hadley Hall Meares, Vanity Fair, 21 Sep. 2026 Supporters say without the tax, hospitals will close or cut services and patients will die. — Ben Paviour, Sacbee.com, 21 Sep. 2026 Aging pipes must be replaced, leaks prevented, emergencies addressed and critical systems kept operating for homes, schools, hospitals and businesses. — Chicago Tribune, 20 Sep. 2026 The other involved shooter and another man were taken to area hospitals with gunshot wounds, police said. — Shambhavi Rimal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 20 Sep. 2026 Much of our critical energy infrastructure — keeping the lights on in our homes, food cold in our refrigerators, and life-saving devices working in hospitals — was never designed to connect to the internet. — Justine Calma, The Verge, 20 Sep. 2026 Six firefighters suffered minor injuries and were taken to local hospitals for treatment, officials say. — Andrew Ramos, CBS News, 20 Sep. 2026 One person was killed in Gaza City, while the other was killed when a strike hit tents in Muwasi, according to Shifa and Nasser hospitals. — Arkansas Online, 15 Sep. 2026 Lobbyists representing hospitals have also begun working to roll back the cuts — or blunt them through new funding. — Daniel Payne, STAT, 14 Sep. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hospitals
Noun
  • Polly had spent years moving between workhouses and infirmaries, sometimes returning to her father’s house.
    — Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 26 Aug. 2026
  • What's more, some travel insurance companies don’t cover visits to ship infirmaries.
    — Kelsey Glennon, Travel + Leisure, 18 May 2026
Noun
  • California health clinics accuse an influential union and its leader of racketeering in civil lawsuit.
    — Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 19 Sep. 2026
  • The largest vessels, meanwhile, are being designed with fitness equipment and medical-grade treatment spaces more commonly found in clinics.
    — Chrissie McClatchie, Robb Report, 19 Sep. 2026

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“Hospitals.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hospitals. Accessed 27 Sep. 2026.

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