Thesaurus results for HOSPITALIZED

hospitalized

verb

past tense of hospitalize

as in treated

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 hospitalized One injured woman was rescued and hospitalized, and another person who was crying for help had gone silent, the police chief said. — Arkansas Online, 24 Oct. 2026 The student, a 20-year-old with limited verbal communication, was hospitalized for wrist injuries afterward. — Andrea Castillo, Los Angeles Times, 23 Oct. 2026 The Penguins got good news off the ice as 19-year-old forward Ben Kindel, who had been hospitalized in Salt Lake City after a medical episode on a team flight, returned to Pittsburgh. — Miami Herald, 23 Oct. 2026 Both parents were also charged with assault for the neglect of their son, little Essence’s twin brother, who was hospitalized for a month due to malnourishment. — Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 22 Oct. 2026 Three people, including one firefighter, have been hospitalized after a large apartment fire in Detroit, according to the Detroit Fire Department. — Karma Sabbah, CBS News, 22 Oct. 2026 Muertos Fest will pay tribute to Augie Meyers On Thursday, the Tejano Nation website, citing Spanish-language entertainment media, posted that Ayala reportedly had been hospitalized. — Jim Kiest, San Antonio Express-News, 16 Oct. 2026 Others, like Vincent, who was hospitalized for smoke inhalation, face uncertainty. — Shambhavi Rimal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 16 Oct. 2026 After getting shot in the neck, he was promptly hospitalized and held in federal custody. — David Zimmermann, The Washington Examiner, 16 Oct. 2026

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These products have long been treated as compromises — fallbacks for pet owners or renters.

— Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Sacbee.com, 23 Oct. 2026
But the familiarity of the fantasy elements and the brusqueness with which they’re treated would be forgivable if Wildwood did a better job exploring how the real world connects to the magical side of the story.

— Alison Willmore, Vulture, 23 Oct. 2026

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For years, Pollock’s brother Sande had nursed him through alcoholism and breakdowns, but then Krasner stepped in.

— Zachary Fine, New Yorker, 14 Oct. 2026
Dean Fryer, the restaurant’s namesake, nursed a pint outside while chatting with creative director Nicholas Blechman.

— Leigh Nordstrom, Footwear News, 9 Oct. 2026

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