as in hospitals
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 infirmaries
Nor are they provided with their own sets of keys to access infirmaries, clinics, housing units and psych wards.
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Mary Buser, New York Daily News, 12 Jan. 2026
Mary Buser, New York Daily News, 12 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for infirmaries
Noun
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Two of the six who survived the avalanche were taken to hospitals.—
Michael McGough,
Sacbee.com,
22 Feb. 2026
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In reality, the child was an emergency; federal law requires safety-net hospitals to treat such cases under the Emergency Medical Treatment and Active Labor Act, and any stabilizing treatment would have been covered.—
Arthur E. Palamara,
Sun Sentinel,
22 Feb. 2026
Noun
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This support allows clinics to lower their fees.—
Emrah Cinik,
Miami Herald,
23 Feb. 2026
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Local clinics are seeing problematic sports betting cases, too.—
Ashley Borja,
The Orlando Sentinel,
23 Feb. 2026
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“Infirmaries.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/infirmaries. Accessed 25 Feb. 2026.
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