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Recent Examples of sickroom
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.
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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
In 1855, Martineau once again confined herself to a sickroom due to a resurgence of her symptoms.
—Lorraine Boissoneault, Smithsonian Magazine, 4 Nov. 2021
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
Dying people in the bygone world were said to have commonly seen their dead relations or others known to them—not in the hallucinatory trips of the near-death experience, but in the sickroom with them.
—John Crowley, Harper's magazine, 10 Apr. 2019
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
In 1855, Martineau once again confined herself to a sickroom due to a resurgence of her symptoms.
—Lorraine Boissoneault, Smithsonian Magazine, 4 Nov. 2021
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
Dying people in the bygone world were said to have commonly seen their dead relations or others known to them—not in the hallucinatory trips of the near-death experience, but in the sickroom with them.
—John Crowley, Harper's magazine, 10 Apr. 2019
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sickroom
Noun
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While working for 30 years as a TV writer, Sachs continued to work part-time as an attending emergency physician at a teaching hospital and trauma center.—
Chris O'Falt,
IndieWire,
10 Apr. 2025
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The move comes just as the U.S. prepares to deploy the USNS Comfort, a Navy hospital ship, to the region in a show of presence and partnership.—
Jasmine Baehr,
FOXNews.com,
10 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Some, due to age or infirmary, may not have access to computers that need to be used to complete the web forms.—
Russel Honoré,
Newsweek,
5 Mar. 2025
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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
Noun
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Join interactive Pro clinics led by our Pros Carter Worth, Dan Niles, and Dan Ives, with a special edition of Pro Talks with Tom Lee.—
Jason Gewirtz,
CNBC,
28 Mar. 2025
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Also used by Turkish clinics is Direct Hair Implantation (DHI).—
Kyle J. Russell,
USA Today,
27 Mar. 2025
Noun
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The most popular treatment involved isolated sanatoriums in high-altitude areas such as the Adirondacks and the Rocky Mountains, where the cold, dry air was believed to be a cure.—
Karen Dobos,
The Conversation,
6 Mar. 2025
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Two days later, HUR relocated the men to a sanatorium in the woods outside Minsk.—
Joshua Yaffa,
The New Yorker,
24 Feb. 2025
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“Sickroom.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sickroom. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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