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as in hospital
a place for the treatment of those who are ill or injured
After working as a city emergency room physician for many years, he started a small clinic in a remote village.
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as in workshop
an intensive educational or training program
This winter, Shelley will attend a softball clinic to prepare herself for the upcoming season.
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Recent Examples of clinic
The group gathers daily along the sidewalks of the Planned Parenthood clinic on The Alameda.
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Autumn Alvarez, The Mercury News, 9 Dec. 2024
Private and adaptive lessons and multi-day camps, clinics, and programs must be booked over the phone at (719) 530-5196.
—Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 2 Dec. 2024
That same year, the Bell clinic attained formal nonprofit status.
—Dan Rodricks, Baltimore Sun, 1 Dec. 2024
There are 12 tribal clinics in Wisconsin funded either by tribes or the federal Indian Health Service.
—Frank Vaisvilas, Journal Sentinel, 29 Nov. 2024
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Autumn Alvarez, The Mercury News, 9 Dec. 2024
Private and adaptive lessons and multi-day camps, clinics, and programs must be booked over the phone at (719) 530-5196.
—Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 2 Dec. 2024
That same year, the Bell clinic attained formal nonprofit status.
—Dan Rodricks, Baltimore Sun, 1 Dec. 2024
There are 12 tribal clinics in Wisconsin funded either by tribes or the federal Indian Health Service.
—Frank Vaisvilas, Journal Sentinel, 29 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for clinic
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Claims are denied at a rate of 48% because procedures lacked prior authorization, 42% because doctors or hospitals were out of network and 42% because of billing code issues, the analysis said.Lorraine Mirabella, Baltimore Sun, 17 Dec. 2024
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The child, who is three years old, was airlifted to a hospital and released after treatment.Andrea Margolis, Fox News, 17 Dec. 2024
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Carr-Gomm, who had been diagnosed with type 1 diabetes, attended Xiao's four-day workshop in October 2016 at a retreat in England.Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 6 Dec. 2024
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There are Hallmark movie marathons, workshops for creating your own holiday décor and panels with network stars spilling behind-the-scenes secrets about their projects.Erin Jensen, USA TODAY, 5 Dec. 2024
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Thompson, 50, was shot from behind on the sidewalk outside a New York City Hilton hotel Dec. 4 before a shareholder conference.Greg Wehner, Fox News, 12 Dec. 2024
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In that notebook, he is alleged to have written about wanting to target a CEO at a conference with a gun and expressed that such a method was preferable to other means — like a bomb or some other explosive device — so others wouldn’t be harmed.Patrick Smith, NBC News, 12 Dec. 2024
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Each of them will be on-site, presenting pairings and seminars throughout the extended weekend.Brad Japhe, Forbes, 9 Dec. 2024
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After the seminar, Mondragon loaded up his white pickup truck with boxes of N95 masks, face shields and goggles to take back to his job site and share with the other workers.Susanne Rust, Los Angeles Times, 26 Nov. 2024
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“Clinic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/clinic. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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