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 The other four infected employees were hospitalized and receiving treatment, said an airport spokesman. — CBS News, 28 Aug. 2026 One man died and a woman was hospitalized after a single-vehicle rollover crash in rural Jackson County this week, the Missouri State Highway Patrol reports. — Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 28 Aug. 2026 The area where her son is hospitalized is the epicenter of an expanding outbreak of measles, the world’s most contagious infection. — Brenda Goodman, CNN Money, 28 Aug. 2026 In 2017, he was hospitalized for an infection; in 2019 and 2020, he was temporarily placed on sick leave due, respectively, to a viral infection and health issues that required further investigation. — Stefania Conrieri, Vanity Fair, 28 Aug. 2026 Harald was hospitalized over the weekend and had been receiving treatment for a rare blood condition known as haemolytic anaemia. — Jennifer Hassan, USA Today, 28 Aug. 2026 Already in poor health upon arrest in 2011, Mladic is believed to have suffered multiple strokes during his years on the run and was hospitalized on several occasions while in custody. — Jovana Gec, Los Angeles Times, 27 Aug. 2026 The Pima County Sheriff's Department is now on the hunt for three men in connection with a Wednesday morning shooting that left a Tucson police recruit dead and his corrections officer fiancée hospitalized with a gunshot wound. — Michael Ruiz, FOXNews.com, 21 Aug. 2026 Senior party members had publicly interpreted the Supreme Court order as meaning Khan would remain hospitalized at least for several weeks. — Reuters, NBC news, 21 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hospitalized
  1. treated
  2. nursed
  3. attended
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  • Chan’s parents always treated their back pain from laborious food industry jobs with acupuncture and cupping, the practice of using cups or suction on the skin to stimulate blood flow and the flow of chi, or energy.
    — Cara Kelly, USA Today, 30 Aug. 2026
  • None of this was treated as a foregone conclusion during production.
    — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 30 Aug. 2026
Definition of treated
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  • Glasnow nursed an elbow issue when the Dodgers arrived in Atlanta two Septembers ago, hoping the pitcher would check a final box before returning to a big-league game.
    — Fabian Ardaya, New York Times, 26 Aug. 2026
  • Dima was famished and weak, and Zayarnaya nursed him back to health.
    — Joshua Yaffa, New Yorker, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of nursed
Verb
  • Rasmussen grew up a Boise State fan because a bunch of his family attended the university — his uncle, Dan Murphy, was even an offensive lineman for the Broncos from 1984 to 1987.
    — Idaho Statesman, Idaho Statesman, 29 Aug. 2026
  • Several groups of Horned Frogs fans packed local bars on Thursday, and hundreds attended a pep rally Friday.
    — Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 29 Aug. 2026
Definition of attended

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“Hospitalized.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hospitalized. Accessed 3 Sep. 2026.

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