hospice
noun
a house of shelter or rest for pilgrims, strangers, etc., especially one kept by a religious order.
hospices
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pluralof hospice.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Four of the states with 20 or more low-visit hospices have been selected by CMS for enhanced oversight of new hospices due to the rapid growth of hospice businesses in those states.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 5, 2026
He caveated his support as being for the principle of assisted dying and insisted he would want a requirement before any new law was implemented that hospices would be "properly funded and sorted out".
From BBC ● Jul. 29, 2026
CMS also imposed a six-month nationwide freeze External link on new Medicare enrollments for hospices and home health agencies starting mid-May.
From Barron's ● Jun. 20, 2026
Ditto hundreds of hospices in California, many of which shared the same address and managing directors.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 29, 2026
So numerous were they and so frequent their travels through the different countries of Europe that hospices were founded to befriend them.
From The Glories of Ireland by P. J. Lennox
