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
His car was hit by a vehicle going the wrong direction, and the other driver was hospitalized and survived the incident.
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Julia Moore, PEOPLE, 18 Sep. 2025
Of those 61 people, 60 were hospitalized and 10 died.
—Beth Mole, ArsTechnica, 16 Sep. 2025
Adams said her brother required emergency surgery and a ventilator, and was hospitalized for months until recently being sent to a nursing facility.
—Andrew Dys, Charlotte Observer, 15 Sep. 2025
The second driver was hospitalized with minor injuries, according to police.
—Sacbee.com, 15 Sep. 2025
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Julia Moore, PEOPLE, 18 Sep. 2025
Of those 61 people, 60 were hospitalized and 10 died.
—Beth Mole, ArsTechnica, 16 Sep. 2025
Adams said her brother required emergency surgery and a ventilator, and was hospitalized for months until recently being sent to a nursing facility.
—Andrew Dys, Charlotte Observer, 15 Sep. 2025
The second driver was hospitalized with minor injuries, according to police.
—Sacbee.com, 15 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hospitalize
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The breast milk changed aroma, and babies adjusted feeding – some even nursed longer – showing that flavors from a mother’s diet carry into milk and could shape early taste learning.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
19 Sep. 2025
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Sophie Cunningham has also been nursing an injury.—
Ryan Morik,
FOXNews.com,
19 Sep. 2025
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Morgan said the victim suffered stab wounds to his hands, chest, lung and abdomen, and was treated and released.—
Jason Green,
Mercury News,
20 Sep. 2025
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Liverpool fans were treated to a 2-1 victory over neighbors Everton in the early kickoff.—
Daniel Sperry,
Kansas City Star,
20 Sep. 2025
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Harrison claims to feel considerable guilt at not intervening when she was clearly drugged and being targeted by a predator.—
Louis Peitzman,
Vulture,
1 Aug. 2025
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Afterward, many were drugged and taken onto planes, from which they were dumped into the Río de la Plata.—
Graciela Mochkofsky,
New Yorker,
31 July 2025
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Scott, attending a court hearing via video feed from Corcoran state prison, clasped his hands and thanked God and all involved with his release.—
Tony Saavedra,
Oc Register,
17 Sep. 2025
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Kais Saied, who is in China on a state visit, attended the opening ceremony of the 10th ministerial conference of the China-Arab States Cooperation Forum.—
Jeff Young,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Sep. 2025
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The first hepatitis B vaccine was licensed in 1981, and the ACIP recommended a vaccine dose universally for all babies in 1991.—
Dr. Jade Cobern,
ABC News,
18 Sep. 2025
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In 2005, the Food and Drug Administration approved a combo shot for all four—the MMRV vaccine—which provided an alternative to the previous method of giving an MMR vaccine dose (against measles, mumps, and rubella) plus a separate varicella vaccine dose at the same time.—
Beth Mole,
ArsTechnica,
18 Sep. 2025
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“Hospitalize.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hospitalize. Accessed 21 Sep. 2025.
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