sanitorium

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Recent Examples of sanitorium Inside the Old Louisville murder house: This Old Louisville mansion was home to a grave in a wine cellar, a sanitorium and a cult. Kirby Adams, The Courier-Journal, 25 May 2022 My great-grandmother died from tuberculosis in a sanitorium with concrete floors. Ben Lerner, The New York Review of Books, 23 July 2020 On Neurosyphilis and Fighting Fire with Fire Staten Island's Sea View sanitorium was abandoned in the 1970s and has laid in ruins, devoured by the surrounding vegetation for many decades. Rebecca Kreston, Discover Magazine, 27 Jan. 2016
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sanitorium
Noun
  • The Inhalatorium, the feature-length animation debut by director and animator Bára Anna Stejskalová, follows a 13-year-old girl who arrives at a mountain sanatorium to treat her asthma.
    Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 6 May 2026
  • The five-bedroom, nearly 13,000-square-foot residence occupies the original doctor's house, built in 1912 to serve the physicians of the planned sanatorium.
    Paul Jebara, Forbes.com, 31 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • After the fair, the Spanish consulate donated the building to the City of Chicago for use as a fresh-air sanitarium.
    Adam Harrington, CBS News, 22 Apr. 2026
  • One tricky problem Harvey Kellogg tried to solve at the sanitarium was treating the many patients there who suffered from severe gastrointestinal issues.
    Heather Bushman, USA Today, 15 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • The victim was taken to a local hospital for treatment.
    Erin Clack, PEOPLE, 17 May 2026
  • Drone strikes by the warring parties have targeted civilian infrastructure including hospitals, dams, schools, markets and displacement camps.
    ABC News, ABC News, 16 May 2026
Noun
  • Continue reading … STEAL YOUR MONEY — Dr Oz suspends 800 California hospice providers in $1B Medicare fraud crackdown.
    , FOXNews.com, 18 May 2026
  • For hospice, the real problem is an inefficient payment system.
    Howard Gleckman, Forbes.com, 18 May 2026

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“Sanitorium.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sanitorium. Accessed 23 May. 2026.

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