as in hotels
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
Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
Example Sentences
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Recent Examples of hospices
The analysis revealed that over 700 of the roughly 1,800 hospices in LA County trigger multiple red flags for fraud as defined by the state.
—
Kerry Breen, CBS News, 14 May 2026
The next year, the California State Auditor published a report noting weak safeguards and a rapid increase in the number of hospices registering in Los Angeles County.
—Andrew Graham, Sacbee.com, 13 May 2026
In recent months, Vance's task force has prevented payments to 773 hospices and 23 HHAs suspected of fraud in the Los Angeles County area in California alone.
—Dan Gooding, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 May 2026
Of the roughly 1,800 hospices operating in LA County, more than 700 have triggered multiple fraud red flags, according to state auditors.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 26 Apr. 2026
That number grew, despite the moratorium, because hospices go through a two-pronged approval process.
—Jason Henry, Daily News, 9 Apr. 2026
Kerry Breen, CBS News, 14 May 2026
The next year, the California State Auditor published a report noting weak safeguards and a rapid increase in the number of hospices registering in Los Angeles County.
—Andrew Graham, Sacbee.com, 13 May 2026
In recent months, Vance's task force has prevented payments to 773 hospices and 23 HHAs suspected of fraud in the Los Angeles County area in California alone.
—Dan Gooding, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 May 2026
Of the roughly 1,800 hospices operating in LA County, more than 700 have triggered multiple fraud red flags, according to state auditors.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 26 Apr. 2026
That number grew, despite the moratorium, because hospices go through a two-pronged approval process.
—Jason Henry, Daily News, 9 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hospices
Noun
-
The backstory Alongside New York, San Francisco, Beverly Hills, and Miami, Boston has the rare designation of being a city with two Four Seasons hotels.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
19 May 2026
-
Scouts spend hundreds of days on the road each year—long drives, cheap hotels, fast food.—
Dan Greene,
New Yorker,
18 May 2026
Noun
-
Choose from more than 20 affordable hostels.—
Essence,
Essence,
13 May 2026
-
There are heaps of hotels, hostels, and homestays in Hạ Long for around $15 a night.—
Evie Carrick,
Travel + Leisure,
16 Apr. 2026
Noun
-
Keep in mind that despite the significance of the date of July 4, 1776, royalists and republicans had been arguing in print, pamphlets, taverns and on town greens long before 1776.—
Staff Report,
Hartford Courant,
27 Apr. 2026
-
As the vessel toured Baja California, Diana Sanders of Vacaville sampled tequila shots — 14 or 15 in total — from six ship taverns, tequileras and pubs, according to court documents.—
Andrew J. Campa,
Los Angeles Times,
17 Apr. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Hospices.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hospices. Accessed 23 May. 2026.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
