as in infirmaries
a place for the treatment of those who are ill or injured
She spent several days in the hospital after the accident.
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Recent Examples of hospitals
Pisces also rules over hospitals and psychiatry, so your person could be especially empathetic, perhaps even one who gives back to others.
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Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 28 Oct. 2025
At least 42 people were killed in the subsequent strikes across Gaza, according to hospitals in the enclave.
—Oren Liebermann, CNN Money, 28 Oct. 2025
Cancer, by contrast, has only as much data as hospitals are able and willing to share.
—Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 28 Oct. 2025
Nationwide, contract disputes are common with more than 650 hospitals having a public spat with an insurer since 2021.
—Bram Sable-Smith, NPR, 27 Oct. 2025
Attorneys say the measure could disproportionately affect colleges and hospitals that rely on H-1B workers in areas such as nursing and engineering, sectors already facing shortages.
—Robert Alexander, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Oct. 2025
But Cubans have been denouncing the worsening situation on social media and questioning the official figures and authorities’ denials of deaths amid the lack of medications and supplies in pharmacies, hospitals and local clinics.
—Nora Gámez Torres, Miami Herald, 27 Oct. 2025
As Rolling Stone has previously reported, bogus images of classic rockers in hospitals or singing at the graves of other rockers have flooded the internet — fooling some fans in the process and provoking laughs in just as many.
—David Browne, Rolling Stone, 21 Oct. 2025
The two girls, who were both 17, were pronounced dead after arriving at area hospitals.
—Adam Sabes, FOXNews.com, 21 Oct. 2025
Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 28 Oct. 2025
At least 42 people were killed in the subsequent strikes across Gaza, according to hospitals in the enclave.
—Oren Liebermann, CNN Money, 28 Oct. 2025
Cancer, by contrast, has only as much data as hospitals are able and willing to share.
—Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 28 Oct. 2025
Nationwide, contract disputes are common with more than 650 hospitals having a public spat with an insurer since 2021.
—Bram Sable-Smith, NPR, 27 Oct. 2025
Attorneys say the measure could disproportionately affect colleges and hospitals that rely on H-1B workers in areas such as nursing and engineering, sectors already facing shortages.
—Robert Alexander, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Oct. 2025
But Cubans have been denouncing the worsening situation on social media and questioning the official figures and authorities’ denials of deaths amid the lack of medications and supplies in pharmacies, hospitals and local clinics.
—Nora Gámez Torres, Miami Herald, 27 Oct. 2025
As Rolling Stone has previously reported, bogus images of classic rockers in hospitals or singing at the graves of other rockers have flooded the internet — fooling some fans in the process and provoking laughs in just as many.
—David Browne, Rolling Stone, 21 Oct. 2025
The two girls, who were both 17, were pronounced dead after arriving at area hospitals.
—Adam Sabes, FOXNews.com, 21 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hospitals
clinics
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Meanwhile, clinics around the country are closing or scaling back services in the face of funding cuts, further limiting women’s options for in-person care.—
Lisa Jarvis,
Mercury News,
25 Oct. 2025
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The loss could reduce services, force staff layoffs and even lead to closures, all while increasing the number of uninsured patients that these clinics are legally obligated to serve regardless of their ability to pay.—
Cathie Anderson,
Sacbee.com,
24 Oct. 2025
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“Hospitals.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hospitals. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.
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