sickroom

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Recent Examples of sickroom On the night of September 8, 1976, as Mao hovered near death, senior members of the Politburo gathered in a sickroom in the leadership compound in Beijing to pay their final respects. Tyler Jost, Foreign Affairs, 4 Aug. 2025 This show at the Clark Art Institute in Williamstown, Mass., revealed an artist who always seemed to be emerging from dark sickrooms, seizing the landscape, which struck his eyes as fresh and startlingly sensate. Sebastian Smee, Washington Post, 5 Dec. 2023 To prevent infected air from seeping out of the sickroom, Fox suggests wedging towels in the gap under the bedroom door. Liz Szabo, NBC News, 17 May 2022 Martineau broke off all contact with Greenhow, left her sickroom in Tynemouth, and resumed traveling and writing once more. Lorraine Boissoneault, Smithsonian Magazine, 4 Nov. 2021 When Praskovya bursts into her husband’s sickroom, the music shoots a jolt of energy — and life — into the moment. Matthew J. Palm, orlandosentinel.com, 20 Feb. 2021 For Richard Wright and Masaoka Shiki, lying on their sickroom beds, writing haiku was an art of short spurts of insight followed by exhaustion. Christopher Benfey, The New York Review of Books, 25 June 2020 Even the devoted family dog, Heidi, was banished from the sickroom. Bettina Boxall, Los Angeles Times, 9 Apr. 2020
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sickroom
Noun
  • As a result, UnitedHealthcare no longer considers Ascension Wisconsin hospitals and providers as in-network.
    Sarah Volpenhein, jsonline.com, 6 Oct. 2025
  • An affidavit seen by CNN said that Sanchez was initially taken to a local hospital in critical condition in the early hours of Saturday morning.
    Kyle Feldscher, CNN Money, 6 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • 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.
    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
Noun
  • Many of these hospitals and clinics became the target of protests or bomb threats.
    Jacob Silverman, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Oct. 2025
  • The change affects UnitedHealthcare members enrolled in a commercial plan, Medicare or Medicaid who receive care at Ascension Wisconsin hospitals, clinics or other locations, as well as associated practices of Ascension Medical Group, according to Ascension's statement.
    Sarah Volpenhein, jsonline.com, 1 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Now, the sanatorium hosts public and private tours and paranormal investigations for those interested in exploring the building.
    Keely Doll, Louisville Courier Journal, 8 Aug. 2025
  • For a local experience, book a treatment at one of Jurmala’s historic sanatoriums.
    Becca Blond, AFAR Media, 1 Aug. 2025

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“Sickroom.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sickroom. Accessed 9 Oct. 2025.

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