hospice

noun

ˈhä-spəs How to pronounce hospice (audio)
Definition of hospicenext
as in hotel
a place that provides rooms and usually a public dining room for overnight guests the monks run a hospice for travelers in their mountain retreat

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Recent Examples of hospice According to family friends, the cancer returned earlier this year, and he was moved to hospice care in October. — Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 6 Oct. 2026 Vanderhoff was transferred to in-home hospice care at the end of July. — Lillian Metzmeier, Louisville Courier Journal, 11 Sep. 2026 West believes Gilkar and Ahmed plan to put the baby into hospice care in California rather than moving forward with his potentially life-saving surgeries, according to the filing. — Vanessa Etienne, PEOPLE, 11 Sep. 2026 The bargaining unit includes over 60 hospice nurses who provide care services in patients' homes, assisted living communities and skilled nursing facilities. — Wcco Staff, CBS News, 10 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for hospice
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  1. hotel
  2. hostel
  3. tavern
Noun
  • Two days later, investigators searched his hotel room and reported finding nearly 700 grams of cocaine, more than 70 grams of fentanyl, drug packaging materials and $13,867, according to authorities.
    — Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 2 Oct. 2026
  • With both Thyme hotel and The Swan at Southrop pub on your doorstep, there’s no real need to venture much further, but The Pig in the Cotswolds is only a 20-minute drive away.
    — Katie Silcox, Vogue, 2 Oct. 2026
Definition of hotel
Noun
  • Their train arrived late and their hostel no longer had room.
    — Graham Womack, Sacbee.com, 29 Sep. 2026
  • Six of them — where dozens of victims were killed in bars, houses, at a hostel or outside on the street — were carried out by multiple gunmen.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 27 Sep. 2026
Definition of hostel
Noun
  • Bayzo's pub is analogous to an English tavern, with creamy cups of clam chowder and a piano likely to launch you into Elton John renditions.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026
  • The restaurant carries the fantasy theme into its food and atmosphere, designed to feel like a tavern straight out of a Dungeons & Dragons campaign.
    — Beret Leone, CBS News, 29 Sep. 2026
Definition of tavern

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