Thesaurus results for INFIRMARIES

infirmaries

noun

plural of infirmary

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 Polly had spent years moving between workhouses and infirmaries, sometimes returning to her father’s house. — Encyclopedia Britannica, 26 Aug. 2026 What's more, some travel insurance companies don’t cover visits to ship infirmaries. — Kelsey Glennon, Travel + Leisure, 18 May 2026 Nor are they provided with their own sets of keys to access infirmaries, clinics, housing units and psych wards. — Mary Buser, New York Daily News, 12 Jan. 2026

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One person was killed in Gaza City, while the other was killed when a strike hit tents in Muwasi, according to Shifa and Nasser hospitals.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 15 Sep. 2026
The decisive test for Japan’s 600-kilometer network will be whether banks, hospitals, utilities and other customers can use it reliably and economically—not simply whether photons can travel the distance.

— John Prisco, Forbes.com, 14 Sep. 2026

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California health clinics accuse an influential union and its leader of racketeering in civil lawsuit.

— Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 19 Sep. 2026
The largest vessels, meanwhile, are being designed with fitness equipment and medical-grade treatment spaces more commonly found in clinics.

— Chrissie McClatchie, Robb Report, 19 Sep. 2026

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