infirmaries

noun

plural of infirmary
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. — Mary Buser, New York Daily News, 12 Jan. 2026 What's more, some travel insurance companies don’t cover visits to ship infirmaries. — Kelsey Glennon, Travel + Leisure, 18 May 2026
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  1. hospitals
  2. clinics
Noun
  • The government is somewhere in the middle – approving emergency AC units for hospitals while trying not to be seen as abandoning France’s insulation-first approach to heat.
    — CNN Money, CNN Money, 7 July 2026
  • The victims were treated at hospitals and later listed in stable condition, police said.
    — Jason Green, Mercury News, 7 July 2026
Definition of hospitals
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  • On Friday, Bass and Solis also announced an extension of multiple community mobile health clinics this weekend and next week in partnership with community health providers for those affected by the fire.
    — City News Service, Daily News, 4 July 2026
  • So Well Self-storage, plumbing and heating outfits, dental and veterinary clinics, insurance brokers, car dealerships, debt collectors, the firms that manage your block of flats.
    — Dara-Abasi Ita, Forbes.com, 4 July 2026
Definition of clinics

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