as in hotel
a place that provides rooms and usually a public dining room for overnight guests
the monks run a hospice for travelers in their mountain retreat
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Recent Examples of hospice
Organizations like the Good Samaritan Project, which was created in 1985, were established to serve as a hospice center for people with AIDS who had no other places to stay.
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Noelle Alviz-Gransee, Kansas City Star, 1 July 2025
Rather than undergo an aggressive treatment plan that would have entailed multiple surgeries over several months and required 24-hour daily care, Lukas chose home hospice.
—Neil Milbert, Chicago Tribune, 29 June 2025
The author, who lived and worked in a cabin in Utopia, Texas had briefly been in hospice care.
—Michael Barnes, Austin American Statesman, 12 July 2025
The law also significantly expands the list of qualifying conditions to include post-traumatic stress disorder, chronic pain, traumatic brain injury, Crohn’s disease, terminal illness, and conditions treated under hospice or palliative care.
—Alonzo Martinez, Forbes.com, 2 July 2025
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Noelle Alviz-Gransee, Kansas City Star, 1 July 2025
Rather than undergo an aggressive treatment plan that would have entailed multiple surgeries over several months and required 24-hour daily care, Lukas chose home hospice.
—Neil Milbert, Chicago Tribune, 29 June 2025
The author, who lived and worked in a cabin in Utopia, Texas had briefly been in hospice care.
—Michael Barnes, Austin American Statesman, 12 July 2025
The law also significantly expands the list of qualifying conditions to include post-traumatic stress disorder, chronic pain, traumatic brain injury, Crohn’s disease, terminal illness, and conditions treated under hospice or palliative care.
—Alonzo Martinez, Forbes.com, 2 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hospice
Noun
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Conveniently, plenty of vacation rentals like time shares, Airbnbs, VRBOs, and even some hotels have a washer that tenants can use.—
Kendall Bettle,
Better Homes & Gardens,
2 Aug. 2025
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The hotel is located on 7th Street, in the heart of Ybor City's nightlife district.—
Marcea Cazel,
Travel + Leisure,
2 Aug. 2025
Noun
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The NBCUniversal streamer will develop the project, which is based on Roth’s mid-2000s horror movies about an underground network of wealthy people who kidnap and torture young tourists staying in hostels.—
Rick Porter,
HollywoodReporter,
31 July 2025
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The incident comes a little over a month after an Air India plane crashed on top of a medical college hostel in neighboring India's Ahmedabad city, killing 241 of the 242 people on board and 19 on the ground, marking the world's worst aviation disaster in a decade.—
Reuters,
FOXNews.com,
21 July 2025
Noun
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Emma and Travis Heim, who set off the craft barbecue explosion in Fort Worth and then retired from pit chores, will open a cocktail tavern with pizza in a historic landmark in South Main Village, Travis Heim said.—
Bud Kennedy,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
16 July 2025
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Its two-stoplight downtown has the typical staples – a tavern, an antique store and a coffee shop.—
David Ferrara,
The Enquirer,
2 July 2025
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“Hospice.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hospice. Accessed 6 Aug. 2025.
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