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
In June 2024, King Charles' sister, 74, was hospitalized with a concussion believed to be caused by an impact with a horse at her home on the Gatcombe Park estate.
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Stephanie Petit, People.com, 11 June 2025
Two to three percent of infants under 6 months are hospitalized with RSV in the US every year, according to the CDC.
—Jen Christensen, CNN Money, 10 June 2025
Analysts are placing some blame for the shooting of Mr. Uribe, a conservative politician who is hospitalized and in critical condition, on the president’s own violent rhetoric.
—Mie Hoejris Dahl, Christian Science Monitor, 10 June 2025
Of the people affected by the outbreak, 21 have been hospitalized.
—Sarah Linn, Sacbee.com, 9 June 2025
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Stephanie Petit, People.com, 11 June 2025
Two to three percent of infants under 6 months are hospitalized with RSV in the US every year, according to the CDC.
—Jen Christensen, CNN Money, 10 June 2025
Analysts are placing some blame for the shooting of Mr. Uribe, a conservative politician who is hospitalized and in critical condition, on the president’s own violent rhetoric.
—Mie Hoejris Dahl, Christian Science Monitor, 10 June 2025
Of the people affected by the outbreak, 21 have been hospitalized.
—Sarah Linn, Sacbee.com, 9 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hospitalize
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Today’s retirement stewards nurse a Rube Goldberg contraption of laws, one-off integrations and workarounds.—
Miguel Kudry,
Forbes.com,
28 May 2025
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After starting Saturday sharing the lead, Ben Griffin and Matthias Schmid continued their control of the leaderboard at the Charles Schwab Challenge with the pair nursing a 4-stroke lead headed into Sunday’s final round.—
Lawrence Dow,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
25 May 2025
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According to the Israeli emergency service Magen David Adom, five individuals were treated for injuries in the Dan region—one in moderate condition and four lightly injured by shrapnel.—
Jesus Mesa
Amanda Castro,
MSNBC Newsweek,
14 June 2025
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Energy vulnerability is often treated as nothing more than reliance on imports from foreign countries, and that is certainly a crucial element but hardly the only one.—
Michael Lynch,
Forbes.com,
14 June 2025
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Then, investigators say, the brothers often drugged the women before raping them.—
Charles Rabin,
Miami Herald,
7 June 2025
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Prosecutors said the victim was bound at the wrists, beaten, shocked with electric wires, drugged, hit in the head with a firearm and dangled over the top of stairs while being held, all to gain access to his Bitcoin password.—
Jared Gans,
The Hill,
27 May 2025
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There is no telling how many people will attend, but similar anti-Trump protests on April 19 under the 5051 banner drew 3 million people by Newsweek’s estimate.—
McClatchy Staff,
Idaho Statesman,
6 June 2025
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Senior Russian security official Dmitry Medvedev attends a rally for the United Russia political party in Volgograd on March 12, 2024.—
Shane Croucher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 June 2025
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Beta-alanine has been found to improve exercise performance, especially for high-intensity exercise lasting one to four minutes, when dosed at 4–6 grams (g) per day for two to four weeks.—
Heather Jones,
Verywell Health,
4 June 2025
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Union generals believed that men fought better when dosed with arabica, and the troops were awash in it, their daily rations enough to brew more than two cups per person per day.—
Marta Zaraska,
Smithsonian Magazine,
1 Apr. 2025
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“Hospitalize.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hospitalize. Accessed 20 Jun. 2025.
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