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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There was no hospitals to go visit them at.—
Michael Kaplan,
CBS News,
19 Apr. 2026
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Often, private equity investors kept the sale proceeds as profits while the hospitals were burdened with new rent costs.—
Jordan Rau,
NPR,
19 Apr. 2026
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Padilla added that with these two closures, the remaining main youth clinics are New Generations Health Center, Balboa Teen Health Center and Third Street Youth Center and Clinic.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
20 Apr. 2026
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Some bots would go as far as to identify clinics that offered alternative cancer treatments.—
Kaan Ozcan,
NBC news,
20 Apr. 2026
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“Infirmaries.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/infirmaries. Accessed 26 Apr. 2026.
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