infirmary

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 Last month 10 former New York corrections employees were indicted in the killing of Robert Brooks, an inmate violently beaten while handcuffed in a prison infirmary in December. Natalie Neysa Alund, USA TODAY, 4 Mar. 2025 Some died from other forms of violence, like Robert Brooks, an inmate who died after being violently beaten by multiple officers while handcuffed in a New York prison infirmary. N'dea Yancey-Bragg, USA TODAY, 27 Feb. 2025 Before being transported to court for the appearance, Moore had been held at the North Infirmary Command on Rikers Island, a facility that houses individuals with acute medical conditions or disabilities requiring infirmary care. Elizabeth Keogh, New York Daily News, 25 Feb. 2025 Officers Michael Fisher and David Walters were charged with manslaughter for standing in the infirmary and watching the beating take place but not taking any action. Graham Rayman, New York Daily News, 20 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for infirmary
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Noun
  • The twisters caused significant damage, toppling trees and sending one person to the hospital after a roof caved in, the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, part of the USA TODAY Network, reported.
    Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 17 May 2025
  • Picture a hospital that redirects power and reroutes systems in a blackout—before a patient flatlines.
    Dan Drogman, Forbes.com, 16 May 2025
Noun
  • While access to procedural abortions is available in Planned Parenthood clinics in Kansas City, Columbia, and St. Louis, medication abortions are still inaccessible.
    Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 14 May 2025
  • The decision drew pushback from a coalition of doctors, clinics, hospitals and other healthcare groups that supported the proposition, which nearly 68% of voters backed.
    Taryn Luna, Los Angeles Times, 14 May 2025

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“Infirmary.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/infirmary. Accessed 23 May. 2025.

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