as in treated
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 hospitalized
Both men were hospitalized after the shooting; community members describe Eatherly as someone whose provocative actions have intensified tensions and dangerous confrontations.
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Kristin M. Hall, Los Angeles Times, 14 May 2026
Authorities began their investigation this past May, after police heard that one of the infants had been hospitalized with severe injuries.
—Ava Kofman, New Yorker, 14 May 2026
Hemingway had to be hospitalized for alcoholism in his later years.
—Luis Parrales, The Atlantic, 14 May 2026
Fourteen tenants were hospitalized after the fire, five with critical injuries.
—Emma Seiwell, New York Daily News, 14 May 2026
The male driver of the second vehicle, 72, was hospitalized with serious injuries.
—Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 14 May 2026
Brown is hospitalized, along with two victims who have life-threatening injuries.
—Kristina Rex, CBS News, 13 May 2026
And on average, people living in ZIP codes with the lowest average income are more than twice as likely to be hospitalized due to heat than people in the wealthiest areas.
—Theresa Gaffney, STAT, 13 May 2026
Giuliani was previously hospitalized last September after suffering a fractured vertebra and other injuries in a car crash in New Hampshire.
—ABC News, 13 May 2026
Kristin M. Hall, Los Angeles Times, 14 May 2026
Authorities began their investigation this past May, after police heard that one of the infants had been hospitalized with severe injuries.
—Ava Kofman, New Yorker, 14 May 2026
Hemingway had to be hospitalized for alcoholism in his later years.
—Luis Parrales, The Atlantic, 14 May 2026
Fourteen tenants were hospitalized after the fire, five with critical injuries.
—Emma Seiwell, New York Daily News, 14 May 2026
The male driver of the second vehicle, 72, was hospitalized with serious injuries.
—Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 14 May 2026
Brown is hospitalized, along with two victims who have life-threatening injuries.
—Kristina Rex, CBS News, 13 May 2026
And on average, people living in ZIP codes with the lowest average income are more than twice as likely to be hospitalized due to heat than people in the wealthiest areas.
—Theresa Gaffney, STAT, 13 May 2026
Giuliani was previously hospitalized last September after suffering a fractured vertebra and other injuries in a car crash in New Hampshire.
—ABC News, 13 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hospitalized
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Last year, guests were treated to music of the Beatles, Jimmy Buffett, big band and dance.—
Noah Lyons,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
23 May 2026
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Sepsis can quickly lead to tissue damage, organ failure and death if not treated right away.—
Melissa Rudy,
FOXNews.com,
23 May 2026
Verb
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Composers from more stable lands nursed their own fears.—
Alex Ross,
New Yorker,
18 May 2026
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Somebody nursed this dingo back to health after his kangaroo encounter.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
18 May 2026
Verb
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Bryce attended a different school to get his associate degree in information in technology before transferring to UMass Lowell in January 2022, eventually switching to a business major.—
Sam Gillette,
PEOPLE,
19 May 2026
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Younis — a Pakistani-American and former COO of Y Combinator who grew up in Detroit and attended the GM Institute (now Kettering University) — and CTO Peter Ludwig are automotive enthusiasts who met while working at Google, clicked, and set out as co-founders of Applied Intuition in 2017.—
Rebecca Fannin,
CNBC,
19 May 2026
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“Hospitalized.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hospitalized. Accessed 25 May. 2026.
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