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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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One person described in the report, Sonny McDonald, was incarcerated at a tuberculosis sanatorium as a child.BySadia Rafiquddin, science.org, 23 Sep. 2024
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The older novel follows a young man’s lengthy stay at Davos, a Swiss sanatorium.Bekah Waalkes, The Atlantic, 3 Oct. 2024
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The children were taken to nearby hospitals, including one who was airlifted, but their conditions were not immediately known, The Associated Press reported.Sarah Fortinsky, The Hill, 5 Dec. 2024
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Emily sent her a message, along with photographs of her husband’s hospital chart, pictures of their two children, and a portrait from their wedding.Jonathan Blitzer, The New Yorker, 5 Dec. 2024
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Aranda, 62, is currently in hospice care for renal failure and congestive heart failure.Claire Osborn, Austin American-Statesman, 30 Nov. 2024
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White's longtime friend and fashion designer Jeffrey Banks announced the news on social media and confirmed to Women's Wear Daily (WWD) that White died while under hospice care at Lenox Hill Hospital in New York City.Stephanie Sengwe, People.com, 29 Nov. 2024
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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 17 Dec. 2024.
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