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Recent Examples of sanitarium
Patients who, in the opinion of camp staff, are a risk to themselves or others are chained down by the foot in a building called 'the sanitarium', for as long as the staff feel is necessary.
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Neuroskeptic, Discover Magazine, 21 Feb. 2018
Among them was a TB sanitarium that became the seed for today’s City of Hope, the renowned cancer treatment and research center.
—Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 29 Nov. 2022
When Hoover was a teen-ager, Dickerson was institutionalized for a time at a sanitarium in Laurel, Maryland.
—Margaret Talbot, The New Yorker, 14 Nov. 2022
The map that indicates which rooms are situated in the old hospital wings, like the sanitarium, add to the spookiness.
—Natalia Senanayake, Peoplemag, 24 Oct. 2022
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Neuroskeptic, Discover Magazine, 21 Feb. 2018
Among them was a TB sanitarium that became the seed for today’s City of Hope, the renowned cancer treatment and research center.
—Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 29 Nov. 2022
When Hoover was a teen-ager, Dickerson was institutionalized for a time at a sanitarium in Laurel, Maryland.
—Margaret Talbot, The New Yorker, 14 Nov. 2022
The map that indicates which rooms are situated in the old hospital wings, like the sanitarium, add to the spookiness.
—Natalia Senanayake, Peoplemag, 24 Oct. 2022
See all Example Sentences for sanitarium
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sanitarium
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The serene 13,000-square-foot property was commissioned in 1912 by the Austrian monarchy and was originally intended to be a tuberculosis sanatorium.—
Dobrina Zhekova,
Travel + Leisure,
8 Jan. 2025
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The sanatorium reminded him of days some older Tajiks romanticize.—
Valerie Hopkins,
New York Times,
22 Dec. 2024
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Beyond the popular image of federal bureaucrats in Washington are millions of workers across the country who work at veterans hospitals, labs, post offices and military bases.—
Jessica Guynn,
USA TODAY,
10 Feb. 2025
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According to police statements, Welch was taken to a nearby hospital via ambulance and later died on Jan. 20 at around 1 a.m.—
Charlotte Phillipp,
People.com,
9 Feb. 2025
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Alex could spend the rest of her life at home with home nursing support or hospice care.—
Elizabeth Broden,
Hartford Courant,
17 Feb. 2025
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The grandfather of Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes has died just weeks after being put in hospice care, the NFL star’s mother confirmed Friday.—
Paulina Dedaj,
Fox News,
14 Feb. 2025
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On Neurosyphilis and Fighting Fire with Fire Staten Island's Sea View sanitorium was abandoned in the 1970s and has laid in ruins, devoured by the surrounding vegetation for many decades.—
Rebecca Kreston,
Discover Magazine,
27 Jan. 2016
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Inside the Old Louisville murder house: This Old Louisville mansion was home to a grave in a wine cellar, a sanitorium and a cult.—
Kirby Adams,
The Courier-Journal,
25 May 2022
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“Sanitarium.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sanitarium. Accessed 22 Feb. 2025.
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