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Recent Examples of sanitarium
Patients who, in the opinion of camp staff, are a risk to themselves or others are chained down by the foot in a building called 'the sanitarium', for as long as the staff feel is necessary.
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Neuroskeptic, Discover Magazine, 21 Feb. 2018
Among them was a TB sanitarium that became the seed for today’s City of Hope, the renowned cancer treatment and research center.
—Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 29 Nov. 2022
When Hoover was a teen-ager, Dickerson was institutionalized for a time at a sanitarium in Laurel, Maryland.
—Margaret Talbot, The New Yorker, 14 Nov. 2022
The map that indicates which rooms are situated in the old hospital wings, like the sanitarium, add to the spookiness.
—Natalia Senanayake, Peoplemag, 24 Oct. 2022
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Neuroskeptic, Discover Magazine, 21 Feb. 2018
Among them was a TB sanitarium that became the seed for today’s City of Hope, the renowned cancer treatment and research center.
—Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 29 Nov. 2022
When Hoover was a teen-ager, Dickerson was institutionalized for a time at a sanitarium in Laurel, Maryland.
—Margaret Talbot, The New Yorker, 14 Nov. 2022
The map that indicates which rooms are situated in the old hospital wings, like the sanitarium, add to the spookiness.
—Natalia Senanayake, Peoplemag, 24 Oct. 2022
See all Example Sentences for sanitarium
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sanitarium
Noun
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The sanatorium reminded him of days some older Tajiks romanticize.—
Valerie Hopkins,
New York Times,
22 Dec. 2024
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Their status granted them access to isolated sanatoriums in the countryside where food and safety were guaranteed.—
Carlos Aguilar,
Los Angeles Times,
31 Dec. 2024
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After rebels liberated Damascus, in December, Hamada’s body was discovered in the morgue of a military hospital.—
Ian Crouch,
The New Yorker,
28 Jan. 2025
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On the way to the hospital, Armstrong checked his symptoms online.—
Cara Lynn Shultz,
People.com,
28 Jan. 2025
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Patrick Mahomes' grandfather is in hospice care, the Kansas City Chiefs star's mother Randi Mahomes has announced.—
Brenton Blanchet,
People.com,
26 Jan. 2025
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Jack De Mave, who played Forest Ranger Bob Erickson in CBS’ Lassie, died in hospice care in Macon, Georgia on January 16 following a heart attack on Thanksgiving Day.—
Marc Berman,
Forbes,
23 Jan. 2025
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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
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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
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“Sanitarium.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sanitarium. Accessed 31 Jan. 2025.
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