as in to nurse
to place (someone) in a hospital for care or treatment
The doctor wants to hospitalize her for a few days so that he can run some tests.
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Recent Examples of hospitalize
He was hospitalized for non-life-threatening injuries.
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Charlotte Phillipp, People.com, 12 Apr. 2025
Three adults were killed and two children were hospitalized following a four-vehicle crash in New Jersey involving a minivan for special needs students, authorities said Friday.
—Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 11 Apr. 2025
Before the vaccine, nearly everyone got measles before the age of 15, and each year, about 400 to 500 people died and roughly 48,000 were hospitalized.
—Kierra Frazier, CBS News, 10 Apr. 2025
She was hospitalized in serious condition, police said.
—Emily Shapiro, ABC News, 8 Apr. 2025
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Charlotte Phillipp, People.com, 12 Apr. 2025
Three adults were killed and two children were hospitalized following a four-vehicle crash in New Jersey involving a minivan for special needs students, authorities said Friday.
—Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 11 Apr. 2025
Before the vaccine, nearly everyone got measles before the age of 15, and each year, about 400 to 500 people died and roughly 48,000 were hospitalized.
—Kierra Frazier, CBS News, 10 Apr. 2025
She was hospitalized in serious condition, police said.
—Emily Shapiro, ABC News, 8 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hospitalize
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There have been whispers that Raphinha might be nursing a minor injury or suffering from fatigue, but Flick put such rumors to bed when speaking before reporters on Tuesday afternoon.—
Tom Sanderson,
Forbes.com,
8 Apr. 2025
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In terrible condition, the animals were taken to Bravehearts Equine Center in Paris, Kentucky, where they were slowly nursed back to health.—
Terry Baddoo,
USA Today,
3 Apr. 2025
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To avoid these pitfalls, companies need to treat office redesign as a change management project—not just a facilities project.—
Ryan Anderson,
Forbes.com,
15 Apr. 2025
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Barlow-Austin had serious health issues that the jail’s private operator and medical contractor, LaSalle Corrections, neglected to treat, leading to sudden blindness.—
Sarah Stillman,
New Yorker,
14 Apr. 2025
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Prosecutors say the brothers used their wealth and celebrity in the high-end real estate brokerage world to lure women on trips throughout the U.S. and abroad, often drugging the women before they were raped.—
Charles Rabin,
Miami Herald,
4 Apr. 2025
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Date rape seems a little bit outside the normal tone for this show, but all signs pointed to the drinks being drugged . . .—
Erik Kain,
Forbes,
17 Mar. 2025
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On April 13, Princess Eugenie, 35, attended the F1 Grand Prix of Bahrain with her husband Jack Brooksbank, sister Princess Beatrice, brother-in-law Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi, cousin Zara Tindall and Zara's husband, Mike Tindall, and cousin Peter Phillips with his girlfriend, Harriet Sperling.—
Janine Henni,
People.com,
18 Apr. 2025
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Diddy's Friday hearing was attended by his son, Justin Combs, and his mom, Janice Combs.—
Lauryn Overhultz,
FOXNews.com,
18 Apr. 2025
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The study was limited in that vitamin D was dosed intermittently in the trials as opposed to daily.—
Staff Author,
Verywell Health,
3 Apr. 2025
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The former director for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) called for stronger, nationwide guidance on infant vaccine doses for measles prevention in a new opinion paper published Friday.—
Sony Salzman,
ABC News,
14 Mar. 2025
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“Hospitalize.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hospitalize. Accessed 25 Apr. 2025.
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