- past participle of institutionalize.
- past tense form of institutionalize.
institutionalized
Example Sentences
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“Resurrectionists” – body snatchers – exhumed the recently buried, disproportionately targeting the poor, the institutionalized and those without family protection or the financial means to guard graves.
From Science Daily ● Jun. 21, 2026
Without such unpaid family support, older adults would go without care or end up in institutionalized care, which would further burden the healthcare system and public programs like Medicaid.
From MarketWatch ● Mar. 26, 2026
What once lived only in employees’ heads, built through years of experience and hard-won expertise, is increasingly being institutionalized in real time.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 15, 2026
Still, Alary said, even when he was institutionalized and forced to be without his phone, he was itching to get back to Aimee as soon as he was let out.
From Slate ● Feb. 2, 2026
They set up a formal commission to go out and study institutionalized racism all over the world.
From "Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood" by Trevor Noah
