Thesaurus results for INFIRMARY

infirmary

noun

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 Malka Gorman was taken to an infirmary for care, but instead young Erna heard caregivers whispering that her mother was Jewish. —

Edie Kasten, CBS News, 27 Jan. 2026 Still, the lawsuit said, a doctor on a phone call with those nurses authorized Benfield’s admission to the infirmary housing unit under a detoxification protocol. —

Ryan Oehrli, Charlotte Observer, 22 Jan. 2026 Percy wakes up in the infirmary with Thalia still unconscious. —

Monica Mercuri, Forbes.com, 21 Jan. 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 See All Example Sentences for infirmary

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Noun

Deputies began life-saving measures and she was taken to a nearby hospital in an ambulance.

— Nollyanne Delacruz, Mercury News, 15 Mar. 2026
From the hospital, the women went to a police station to file a report.

— SYDNEY PAGE THE WASHINGTON POST, Arkansas Online, 15 Mar. 2026