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Losing family members early, without proper deathbed visits or funerals, brought a particular type of pain.
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Meghan Bartels, Scientific American, 7 Mar. 2025
For me, writing a book was one of those potential deathbed regrets.
—Dr. Jordan Grumet, Contributor, CNBC, 24 Jan. 2025
In it, Jefferson was a beacon of liberty who made a promise to his beloved wife on her deathbed never to remarry.
—Jeremy Helligar, People.com, 19 Feb. 2025
On Hamilton’s 100th birthday, Nixon wrote to Hamilton, then practically on her deathbed, to thank her for her century of work to improve people’s lives.
—Daniel Stone, Smithsonian Magazine, 12 Feb. 2025
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Meghan Bartels, Scientific American, 7 Mar. 2025
For me, writing a book was one of those potential deathbed regrets.
—Dr. Jordan Grumet, Contributor, CNBC, 24 Jan. 2025
In it, Jefferson was a beacon of liberty who made a promise to his beloved wife on her deathbed never to remarry.
—Jeremy Helligar, People.com, 19 Feb. 2025
On Hamilton’s 100th birthday, Nixon wrote to Hamilton, then practically on her deathbed, to thank her for her century of work to improve people’s lives.
—Daniel Stone, Smithsonian Magazine, 12 Feb. 2025
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“Deathbed.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/deathbed. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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deathbed
noun
death·bed
-ˌbed 
1
: the bed in which a person dies
2
: the last hours of life
Medical Definition
deathbed
noun
death·bed
ˈdeth-ˌbed
1
: the bed in which a person dies
2
: the last hours of life
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