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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
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What happens during cataract surgery Cataract surgery is an outpatient procedure that’s typically done in an ambulatory surgical center, though it may be done in a hospital setting.Perri Ormont Blumberg, TIME, 16 Jan. 2025
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Less than half of Gaza’s 36 hospitals are functional, increasing the risk of infectious disease outbreaks and putting children at risk.Sarah Ferguson, Forbes, 16 Jan. 2025
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That ended when Jack Drury injured his hand blocking a shot Dec. 10 against San Jose, and the infirmary ward has grown bigger.Cory Lavalette, The Athletic, 4 Jan. 2025
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Officers first took him to the Marcy infirmary, where the beating took place, officials said.Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 3 Jan. 2025
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On its highest-volume days, the clinic can spay or neuter 100 community cats brought in by volunteer trappers, partner nonprofit groups, foster programs, local residents, or the animal shelter, says Kelly Sheehan, the organization’s communications and development manager.Jackie Valley, The Christian Science Monitor, 14 Jan. 2025
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Despite the initial panic, Coleman said that the clinic supported her, providing a simplified aftercare regimen, including a foam cleanser, moisturizer, medicated pads, and sunscreen.Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 13 Jan. 2025
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Their status granted them access to isolated sanatoriums in the countryside where food and safety were guaranteed.Carlos Aguilar, Los Angeles Times, 31 Dec. 2024
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The sanatorium was closed and badly damaged during a bloody civil war in the 1990s.Valerie Hopkins, New York Times, 22 Dec. 2024
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“Sickroom.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sickroom. Accessed 20 Jan. 2025.
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