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
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Transport Secretary says trespasser deliberately entered runway Twelve people reported minor injuries following the incident, with five of them requiring transport to local hospitals, according to airport officials.—
Bojan Stojkovski,
Interesting Engineering,
10 May 2026
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Soon after, a French evacuation plane landed in Paris, where it was met by emergency vehicles that whisked passengers to hospitals.—
Iain Sullivan,
Fortune,
10 May 2026
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Events such as baseball clinics, movie and bowling nights, trips to minor-league games, meet-and-greets.—
Marc Topkin,
The Orlando Sentinel,
4 May 2026
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Due to impacts from federal government cuts to Medi-Cal, the Board of Supervisors put a measure on the June 2 ballot, a half-cent sales tax to raise about $1 billion to stop-gap financial losses and keep hospitals and clinics functioning.—
Steve Scauzillo,
Daily News,
4 May 2026
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“Infirmaries.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/infirmaries. Accessed 12 May. 2026.
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