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
His sophomore feature is a sensual drama following young Luz and Pedro, who meet by chance at the olive oil mill but are unaware of the existence of Omar, who lies in the infirmary of the nearby monastery.
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Rafa Sales Ross, Variety, 21 Sep. 2025
Wallace confirmed Adair had initially been in the infirmary for a pre-existing wound on his leg.
—Natalie Neysa Alund, USA Today, 19 Sep. 2025
Adair had just received medical treatment in the jail’s infirmary for a pre-existing leg wound and was in the process of being transported back to his cell when the altercation broke out.
—Sofi Zeman, Kansas City Star, 19 Sep. 2025
There, Avram’s number was recorded on an infirmary card, just days before American troops liberated the camp.
—Marc Snegg, Time, 7 Aug. 2025
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Rafa Sales Ross, Variety, 21 Sep. 2025
Wallace confirmed Adair had initially been in the infirmary for a pre-existing wound on his leg.
—Natalie Neysa Alund, USA Today, 19 Sep. 2025
Adair had just received medical treatment in the jail’s infirmary for a pre-existing leg wound and was in the process of being transported back to his cell when the altercation broke out.
—Sofi Zeman, Kansas City Star, 19 Sep. 2025
There, Avram’s number was recorded on an infirmary card, just days before American troops liberated the camp.
—Marc Snegg, Time, 7 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for infirmary
Noun
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Moore woke up Sunday morning in a hospital room — just hours after his wife, Sidney, had given birth to their third child, a healthy baby girl named Saleh.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
13 Oct. 2025
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Among the injured, four were in critical condition at area hospitals.—
NPR,
NPR,
13 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The Los Angeles Dodgers, after silencing the Milwaukee Brewers, 5-1, Tuesday night in front of a subdued crowd at American Family Field, are putting on one of the most dominant pitching clinics in the league.—
Nicole Fallert,
USA Today,
15 Oct. 2025
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As a young endocrinologist in the 1980s, David Klonoff was typically greeted with a full waiting room at the diabetes clinic at the University of California, San Francisco.—
Carrie Arnold,
Scientific American,
14 Oct. 2025
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“Infirmary.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/infirmary. Accessed 21 Oct. 2025.
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