sanatoriums

noun

variants or sanatoria or sanitariums or sanitaria also sanitoriums or sanitoria
plural of sanatorium
as in hospitals

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  1. hospitals
  2. hospices
  3. infirmaries
  4. clinics
Noun
  • Both occupants of the Volkswagen, women aged 43 and 48, were also taken to nearby hospitals for treatment.
    — Dean Fioresi, CBS News, 24 Aug. 2026
  • The mall’s owners had sold the property to the Centurion Foundation, which manages real estate and development for universities and hospitals.
    — Savannah Sicurella, AJC.com, 24 Aug. 2026
Definition of hospitals
Noun
  • Within a few years, Los Angeles County had more hospices than a dozen other states combined.
    — Jason Henry, Daily News, 9 Aug. 2026
  • Studies have concluded that even as for-profit hospices have expanded, the industry has saved Medicare money by offsetting other expensive care.
    — Laurie Udesky, Miami Herald, 30 July 2026
Definition of hospices
Noun
  • What's more, some travel insurance companies don’t cover visits to ship infirmaries.
    — Kelsey Glennon, Travel + Leisure, 18 May 2026
  • 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
Definition of infirmaries
Noun
  • This year’s priciest offerings, which range as high as $85,000, include a gifting suite, locker-room access and private hitting clinics with tennis royalty on practice courts.
    — Ben Ryder Howe, Curbed, 21 Aug. 2026
  • Tickets start at $1,500, and the hotel is also offering select stay-and-play packages that include luxe accommodations at Waldorf Astoria New York, access to exclusive tennis clinics and restorative experiences at the hotel’s Guerlain Wellness Spa.
    — Katie Kelly Bell, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of clinics
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