as in infirmary
a place for the treatment of those who are ill or injured
She spent several days in the hospital after the accident.
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Recent Examples of hospital
Park in Lot 1 and take the elevator to the hospital’s first floor, then turn right to reach the Hospital Lobby Gallery.
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Eric E. Harrison, Arkansas Online, 4 Apr. 2026
Bissan, who has spent the last 2 1/2 years in Egypt, had been one of 33 premature babies trapped inside the Al Shifa hospital as the Israeli military laid siege to it in November 2023.
—Dragana Jovanovic, ABC News, 4 Apr. 2026
The cost of that treatment will be shifted to states and hospitals and insurance companies and, ultimately, to insurance customers.
—Andre Mouchard, Oc Register, 4 Apr. 2026
Reach out to the hospital social worker, your insurance company, or to your primary care physician’s office to see what support might be available locally for people in your financial position.
—R. Eric Thomas, Mercury News, 4 Apr. 2026
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Eric E. Harrison, Arkansas Online, 4 Apr. 2026
Bissan, who has spent the last 2 1/2 years in Egypt, had been one of 33 premature babies trapped inside the Al Shifa hospital as the Israeli military laid siege to it in November 2023.
—Dragana Jovanovic, ABC News, 4 Apr. 2026
The cost of that treatment will be shifted to states and hospitals and insurance companies and, ultimately, to insurance customers.
—Andre Mouchard, Oc Register, 4 Apr. 2026
Reach out to the hospital social worker, your insurance company, or to your primary care physician’s office to see what support might be available locally for people in your financial position.
—R. Eric Thomas, Mercury News, 4 Apr. 2026
See All Example Sentences for hospital
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hospital
Noun
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Nurses attended to mill workers in the infirmary, laying patients on the floor as hospital beds filled to capacity.—
Ella Whitman,
The Conversation,
19 Mar. 2026
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He was euthanized after 11 days in the zoo infirmary.—
Susanne Rust
Follow,
Los Angeles Times,
6 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Sessions take place wherever a client's life already happens, with active referral partnerships spanning nonprofits, schools, social service agencies, clinics, and insurance providers.—
Matthew Kayser,
USA Today,
2 Apr. 2026
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My own alcohol misuse led to two emergency room visits, and eventually, to founding a virtual care clinic for alcohol use disorder.—
Jonathan Hunt-Glassman,
Fortune,
2 Apr. 2026
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“Hospital.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hospital. Accessed 8 Apr. 2026.
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