hospital

noun

Definition of hospitalnext
as in infirmary
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 hospital Officers found an unconscious adult man who was transported to a nearby hospital with life-threatening injuries. — Nicole Buss, Sacbee.com, 25 Oct. 2026 The hospital system didn’t say that it was being dropped over a specific policy, and an insurance trade group pointed to the high cost of specialty care for children in a response to the hospital’s statements. — Jack Harvel october 25, Kansas City Star, 25 Oct. 2026 Sandy underwent emergency surgery and spent three days in a private hospital. — Lance B. Fulford, Fortune, 25 Oct. 2026 To accommodate those patients who’ve been admitted but don’t have a room, the hospital has installed dozens of beds in what was once the emergency department’s waiting room and in adjacent spaces. — Melody Petersen, Los Angeles Times, 25 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for hospital
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hospital
  1. infirmary
  2. clinic
Noun
  • For instance, Bell once figured out the route a patient had taken walking to the infirmary by identifying the type of clay on the patient’s boots—an incident Doyle used in The Sign of the Four.
    — ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 26 Oct. 2026
  • He was brought to the prison infirmary, where numerous guards surrounded, punched, kicked, choked, dropped and manhandled him.
    — Colin Mixson, New York Daily News, 19 Sep. 2026
Definition of infirmary
Noun
  • While he hasn't been allowed to work, Lauren Lizardo said that her husband has been volunteering at a low-cost dental clinic in Burnsville, Minnesota.
    — Conor Wight, CBS News, 27 Oct. 2026
  • The building will be gutted to be retrofitted for the HealthLinc clinic.
    — Doug Ross, Chicago Tribune, 27 Oct. 2026
Definition of clinic

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“Hospital.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hospital. Accessed 30 Oct. 2026.

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