sanitorium

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Recent Examples of sanitorium Established in 1855 as a military post to fight against the Mescalero Apache, the fort went on to play a minor role in the Civil War and later served as a tuberculosis sanitorium and a World War II internment camp. — Allison Savage Bates, Denver Post, 19 July 2026 Italian designer Matteo Thun was responsible for the makeover of what used to be a sanitorium. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 June 2026 My great-grandmother died from tuberculosis in a sanitorium with concrete floors. — Ben Lerner, The New York Review of Books, 23 July 2020 On Neurosyphilis and Fighting Fire with Fire Staten Island's Sea View sanitorium was abandoned in the 1970s and has laid in ruins, devoured by the surrounding vegetation for many decades. — Rebecca Kreston, Discover Magazine, 27 Jan. 2016
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sanitorium
Noun
  • The former sanatorium offers a superlative spa experience with 16 different bathing experiences, including saunas, steam rooms and access to a private swimming jetty on the beach.
    — Laura Hall, Condé Nast Traveler, 29 Oct. 2026
  • The daughter, incidentally, is a tuberculosis patient in a Swiss sanatorium (shades of Thomas Mann’s Magic Mountain, which had appeared to great acclaim only five years earlier).
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 9 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • That quickly comes in handy when Clancy, a sadistic guard, tells the inmates they’re being shipped to the infamous sanitarium Saint Mabyn’s.
    — Tasha Robinson, Vulture, 14 Oct. 2026
  • The estate later transitioned into a sanitarium that hosted the likes of Zelda Fitzgerald and Marilyn Monroe.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 July 2026
Noun
  • David Monico, local event director for the half-marathon, said none of the 15 people who were taken to the hospital from the race’s medical tent were seriously injured.
    — James Queally Follow, Los Angeles Times, 9 Nov. 2026
  • An Israeli strike on Sunday killed two Palestinians, a man and woman, in Muwasi, a tent camp area on Gaza's coast, said health officials at Nasser hospital.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 9 Nov. 2026
Noun
  • The family attended a grief camp put on by a local hospice group.
    — Duaa Eldeib, ProPublica, 8 Nov. 2026
  • However, Betsy didn’t actually find the work until a few weeks ago when her aunt was put into hospice at age 98.
    — Harrison Jacobs for ARTNews, Robb Report, 6 Nov. 2026

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“Sanitorium.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sanitorium. Accessed 13 Nov. 2026.

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