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Recent Examples of sanitorium
Inside the Old Louisville murder house: This Old Louisville mansion was home to a grave in a wine cellar, a sanitorium and a cult.
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Kirby Adams, The Courier-Journal, 25 May 2022
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
Kirby Adams, The Courier-Journal, 25 May 2022
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
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The thriller — more horrific than straight-up scary — is worth checking out, if only for the late Brittany Murphy's nervy turn as a razor-wielding woman confined to a sanatorium.—
Randall Colburn,
Entertainment Weekly,
2 Oct. 2025
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Now, the sanatorium hosts public and private tours and paranormal investigations for those interested in exploring the building.—
Keely Doll,
Louisville Courier Journal,
8 Aug. 2025
Noun
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An upright piano, several music stands, and a Gretsch drum set were globbed together in a tiny, all-white room that could pass for a sanitarium.—
Jane Bua,
New Yorker,
22 Sep. 2025
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Why show Franz playing tug-of-war naked at a sanitarium with a bunch of men wearing animal masks?—
Sam Bodrojan,
IndieWire,
5 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The four crew members onboard the plane were sent to local hospitals for medical treatment.—
Chris Lau,
CNN Money,
20 Oct. 2025
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In his later years, Horne battled a number of health issues and often shared updates about his health on social media from his hospital bed.—
Sean Neumann,
PEOPLE,
20 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The teams also visit people in hospitals, in hospice, with special needs or developmental challenges and those dealing with disasters.—
Elizabeth Marie Himchak,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
15 Oct. 2025
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This version, however, focuses on his friendship with 12-year-old Georg, who discovers and secretly raises the puppy in a mountain hospice, leading to adventures in the Swiss alps.—
Leo Barraclough,
Variety,
14 Oct. 2025
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“Sanitorium.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sanitorium. Accessed 22 Oct. 2025.
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