as in hospital
a place for the treatment of those who are ill or injured
The school's infirmary has reported an increase in flu cases.
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Recent Examples of infirmary
Late last year, body camera footage released by the New York attorney general’s office showed the officers punching and kicking Brooks while he was handcuffed to an infirmary bed at Marcy Correctional Facility.
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Mirna Alsharif, NBC news, 5 May 2025
Image Image Today, the convent functions as an infirmary for elderly Dominican friars from the area.
—Clara Vannucci, New York Times, 3 Apr. 2025
Reagan was taken to the prison infirmary, where he was pronounced dead.
—Ethan Wolin, Sacbee.com, 11 June 2025
As he was being taken to the infirmary, he was allegedly assaulted again, the indictment states.
—Samira Asma-Sadeque, People.com, 16 Apr. 2025
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Mirna Alsharif, NBC news, 5 May 2025
Image Image Today, the convent functions as an infirmary for elderly Dominican friars from the area.
—Clara Vannucci, New York Times, 3 Apr. 2025
Reagan was taken to the prison infirmary, where he was pronounced dead.
—Ethan Wolin, Sacbee.com, 11 June 2025
As he was being taken to the infirmary, he was allegedly assaulted again, the indictment states.
—Samira Asma-Sadeque, People.com, 16 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for infirmary
Noun
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He was taken to a hospital, where he was pronounced dead, prosecutors said.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
14 July 2025
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Fazekas said a police officer and a library maintenance worker, who both helped extinguish the small blaze, were treated for smoke inhalation at a local hospital.—
Carole Carlson,
Chicago Tribune,
14 July 2025
Noun
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Despite emergency treatment at the facility's clinic and the main Doral shelter, veterinarians were unable to stabilize Rocky, leading to his death.—
Adeola Adeosun,
MSNBC Newsweek,
26 July 2025
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That way, if things fall through or if the clinic or entity fail, the community will be deprived of that service, but in a way that other services might be set up in advance to help catch those critical patients that may fall through the cracks.—
Richard Menger MD MPA,
Forbes.com,
26 July 2025
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“Infirmary.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/infirmary. Accessed 30 Jul. 2025.
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