terminally ill

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: having a disease that cannot be cured and will cause death

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Outside of suicide, the only way for a terminally ill person in Ohio to hasten their own death is to refuse life-prolonging treatments or to stop eating and drinking. Tim Botos, USA TODAY, 18 Feb. 2025 After discovering Adam is terminally ill, Charlotte finds a new purpose in life. Ralphie Aversa, USA TODAY, 18 Jan. 2025 The film follows a young woman swept up in a new romance only to learn her partner is terminally ill. H. Alan Scott, Newsweek, 15 Jan. 2025 The story of a terminally ill father on a search for a family to adopt his toddler son is profoundly emotional without being manipulative. Uberto Pasolini, IndieWire, 22 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for terminally ill 

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“Terminally ill.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/terminally%20ill. Accessed 23 Feb. 2025.

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