as in nurses
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 hospitalizes
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates this virus alone hospitalizes up to 80,000 children annually.
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Michael Cromer, The Orlando Sentinel, 6 Feb. 2026
Measles still hospitalizes children.
—Korin Miller, SELF, 24 Nov. 2025
Michael Cromer, The Orlando Sentinel, 6 Feb. 2026
Measles still hospitalizes children.
—Korin Miller, SELF, 24 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hospitalizes
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Her father — struggling with poverty and the grief over his wife's death — wants to shoot it, but Jessica secretly nurses the animal back to health, bringing her closer to her father in the process.—
Domenica Bongiovanni,
IndyStar,
25 Nov. 2025
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The script, by Ed Solomon, treats the Sklar siblings as cardboard grotesques—heartless, talentless, united in their loathing of a father who loathes them right back.—
Justin Chang,
New Yorker,
3 Apr. 2026
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Peterson is that archetype, and Tankathon’s board treats him like the kind of lead option who can reset a rebuild quickly.—
C.J. Holmes,
New York Daily News,
3 Apr. 2026
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Moreno is competitive, a hardcore fan who regularly attends even spring training games.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
4 Apr. 2026
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His older daughter attends a high school in the Tamalpais Union High School District, while his younger daughter attends a middle school in a different district.—
Sooji Nam,
CBS News,
3 Apr. 2026
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“Hospitalizes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hospitalizes. Accessed 7 Apr. 2026.
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