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hospitalized

  • past participle
    of hospitalize.
    hospitalize
    verb (used with object)
    to place in a hospital for medical care or observation.
  • past tense form
    of hospitalize.
    hospitalize
    verb (used with object)
    to place in a hospital for medical care or observation.

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Sen. Chris Murphy, D-Conn., was hospitalized after suffering a stroke Saturday afternoon while attending his son’s hockey game, his office announced Sunday.

From Salon ● Nov. 1, 2026

Here is the actual reality of our grown-up life: When our youngest daughter was 2 months old, she was hospitalized in the intensive care unit for a lung infection.

From Slate ● Oct. 28, 2026

Four flight attendants were seen by medical personnel, including one who was hospitalized for further treatment, according to a statement from United Airlines.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 22, 2026

James Talarico, the Democratic Senate candidate from Texas, denied rumors that he had been secretly hospitalized in an Ohio psychiatric facility, calling it "the craziest thing I've ever heard."

From Barron's ● Oct. 16, 2026

But the flight of the Rodina had to be delayed because Marina was hospitalized with appendicitis.

From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein

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