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
Young died at the scene, while the other driver was hospitalized and survived.
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Raechal Shewfelt, Entertainment Weekly, 19 Sep. 2025
Between May and August, 90,000 people nationwide were taken to the hospital for heatstroke – some of whom needed to be hospitalized for weeks on end, according to Japan’s Fire and Disaster Management Agency.
—Jessie Yeung, CNN Money, 19 Sep. 2025
What is striking to me is that over half of those kids hospitalized are healthy children without any pre-existing medical conditions.
—Pia Pannaraj, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Sep. 2025
Dilone ultimately had a medical episode when the proceeding was adjourned and was hospitalized, the entry says.
—Julia Marnin, Sacbee.com, 19 Sep. 2025
Specifically, children who were vaccinated were 68% less likely to be hospitalized compared to children who were not vaccinated.
—Omer Awan, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
His car was hit by a vehicle going the wrong direction, and the other driver was hospitalized and survived the incident.
—Julia Moore, PEOPLE, 18 Sep. 2025
This is deeply concerning, Asturias says, given that babies under one year old are just as likely to end up hospitalized from COVID as people between the ages of 65 and 75.
—Andrea Tamayo, Scientific American, 18 Sep. 2025
Additionally, 1 in 5 of those people end up hospitalized, according to the CDC.
—Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA Today, 12 Sep. 2025
Raechal Shewfelt, Entertainment Weekly, 19 Sep. 2025
Between May and August, 90,000 people nationwide were taken to the hospital for heatstroke – some of whom needed to be hospitalized for weeks on end, according to Japan’s Fire and Disaster Management Agency.
—Jessie Yeung, CNN Money, 19 Sep. 2025
What is striking to me is that over half of those kids hospitalized are healthy children without any pre-existing medical conditions.
—Pia Pannaraj, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Sep. 2025
Dilone ultimately had a medical episode when the proceeding was adjourned and was hospitalized, the entry says.
—Julia Marnin, Sacbee.com, 19 Sep. 2025
Specifically, children who were vaccinated were 68% less likely to be hospitalized compared to children who were not vaccinated.
—Omer Awan, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
His car was hit by a vehicle going the wrong direction, and the other driver was hospitalized and survived the incident.
—Julia Moore, PEOPLE, 18 Sep. 2025
This is deeply concerning, Asturias says, given that babies under one year old are just as likely to end up hospitalized from COVID as people between the ages of 65 and 75.
—Andrea Tamayo, Scientific American, 18 Sep. 2025
Additionally, 1 in 5 of those people end up hospitalized, according to the CDC.
—Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA Today, 12 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hospitalized
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When Early walked off the mound for the last time, the Fenway Faithful treated him to his first standing ovation.—
Gabrielle Starr,
Boston Herald,
17 Sep. 2025
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The basic logic of the case is that college athletes ought to be treated as well as their work-study classmates, some of whom work at games played by students who are also athletes.—
Michael McCann,
Sportico.com,
16 Sep. 2025
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Much of the audience is clearly children, the Gen Alpha tweens nursed on Cocomelon and Baby Shark hi-jinks.—
Kieran Press-Reynolds,
Pitchfork,
10 Sep. 2025
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Kershaw nursed the one-run lead through six innings.—
Bill Plunkett,
Oc Register,
16 Aug. 2025
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DeMelo was attended to on the field before being taken to a nearby hospital, the National Women’s Soccer League confirmed in a post on X (formerly known as Twitter) on Sunday.—
Gabrielle Rockson,
PEOPLE,
15 Sep. 2025
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The same goes for Beyonce, though the megastar hasn't attended an Emmys ceremony in her life despite past and present nominations.—
Nick Romano,
Entertainment Weekly,
15 Sep. 2025
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“Hospitalized.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hospitalized. Accessed 21 Sep. 2025.
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