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
Three people were hospitalized, and two died, officials said.
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Rhiannon Saegert, Kansas City Star, 1 Apr. 2025
In February 2018, Vanessa Trump was hospitalized after receiving a letter containing white powder that was later deemed to be non-hazardous.
—Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 1 Apr. 2025
The driver and a child who was a passenger were also injured and remained hospitalized, the California Highway Patrol said..
—Harry Harris, Mercury News, 31 Mar. 2025
Seven people have been hospitalized, including five children, fire officials said.
—Ron Estes, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Mar. 2025
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Rhiannon Saegert, Kansas City Star, 1 Apr. 2025
In February 2018, Vanessa Trump was hospitalized after receiving a letter containing white powder that was later deemed to be non-hazardous.
—Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 1 Apr. 2025
The driver and a child who was a passenger were also injured and remained hospitalized, the California Highway Patrol said..
—Harry Harris, Mercury News, 31 Mar. 2025
Seven people have been hospitalized, including five children, fire officials said.
—Ron Estes, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hospitalize
Verb
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Neither team led by more than eight points all night, but the Lakers nursed a small lead throughout the final 17 minutes.—
Khobi Price,
Oc Register,
1 Apr. 2025
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Mothers nurse their pups for only a month before mating and heading out to the open ocean.—
Ethan Baron,
Mercury News,
28 Mar. 2025
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UnitedHealthcare, for example, reported paying New York-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medical Center three rates — $47,000, $64,000, and $70,000 — to treat a heart attack.—
Daniel Chang,
Miami Herald,
3 Apr. 2025
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However, dietary supplements are not meant to treat or cure any underlying disease and should be used in addition to lifestyle changes for optimal benefit.—
Elizabeth Barnes,
Verywell Health,
3 Apr. 2025
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Business: Amazon has put in an offer to buy TikTok as the video app faces a potential ban in the U.S. on Saturday. Britain: Twenty-three women have made new reports against a man in London who was convicted last month of drugging and raping 10 women, the authorities said.—
Natasha Frost,
New York Times,
3 Apr. 2025
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Colbert has a history of drugging men and stealing from them, Kenner police said on the day of her arrest.—
Ilana Arougheti,
Kansas City Star,
12 Mar. 2025
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Apparently, the two women even attended said friend’s weekend-long baby shower (yeah, seems that’s a thing).—
Jodi Guglielmi,
Rolling Stone,
7 Apr. 2025
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President Trump is planning to attend the National Republican Congressional Committee's big donor event Tuesday night, on the eve of a consequential House vote on the budget package that passed the Senate Saturday.—
Hans Nichols,
Axios,
7 Apr. 2025
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Detractors argue that there is no need to add more of the compound on top of what naturally occurs in water and that distributing it via drinking water is an imprecise and uncontrolled way of dosing residents.—
Mary Walrath-Holdridge,
USA Today,
28 Mar. 2025
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His teammates dosed him with a congratulatory water bath inside the visitors locker room of Crypto.com Arena.—
Darnell Mayberry,
The Athletic,
24 Mar. 2025
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“Hospitalize.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hospitalize. Accessed 15 Apr. 2025.
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