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
Those beds sat empty for 15 months, while the most ill people on Rikers lay in a garage converted into an infirmary.
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Jonathan Lippman, New York Daily News, 29 Apr. 2026
The report shows that upon his arrival, jailers placed him in the infirmary to monitor a dog bite wound that doctors at University of Florida Health Flagler Hospital had treated shortly after he was arrested.
—Nichole Manna, ProPublica, 28 Apr. 2026
Backup center Jonas Valanciunas joined Jokic in the infirmary after suffering an injury in the third quarter.
—Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 12 Apr. 2026
Roger snatches the boy up and runs through the chaos toward the infirmary.
—Lincee Ray, Entertainment Weekly, 3 Apr. 2026
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Jonathan Lippman, New York Daily News, 29 Apr. 2026
The report shows that upon his arrival, jailers placed him in the infirmary to monitor a dog bite wound that doctors at University of Florida Health Flagler Hospital had treated shortly after he was arrested.
—Nichole Manna, ProPublica, 28 Apr. 2026
Backup center Jonas Valanciunas joined Jokic in the infirmary after suffering an injury in the third quarter.
—Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 12 Apr. 2026
Roger snatches the boy up and runs through the chaos toward the infirmary.
—Lincee Ray, Entertainment Weekly, 3 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for infirmary
Noun
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The victim was taken to a local hospital for treatment.—
Erin Clack,
PEOPLE,
17 May 2026
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Drone strikes by the warring parties have targeted civilian infrastructure including hospitals, dams, schools, markets and displacement camps.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
16 May 2026
Noun
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The clinic was close to the partition, where Israeli soldiers often fired their weapons.—
Clayton Dalton,
New Yorker,
15 May 2026
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Many fertility clinics require the carrier’s birth records to be reviewed.—
Ann Marie Luft,
The Orlando Sentinel,
14 May 2026
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“Infirmary.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/infirmary. Accessed 24 May. 2026.
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