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Recent Examples of bedridden
The problem was with one guest, who had been bedridden with a severe flu the entire week leading up to Christmas.
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Judith Martin, The Mercury News, 30 Dec. 2024
During a family Christmas vacation at a cabin, the woman fell ill and was bedridden for the latter part of the trip.
—Kristan Hawkins, Newsweek, 6 Feb. 2025
His misogyny is only exceeded by his bedridden father’s whose care falls to Delia in between her myriad other chores and odd jobs.
—Samantha Bergeson, IndieWire, 21 Jan. 2025
Fire was approaching the facility, home to 45 elderly and disabled patients ranging in age from mid-60s to 103, many of them bedridden, some with dementia.
—Steve Lopez, Los Angeles Times, 25 Jan. 2025
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Judith Martin, The Mercury News, 30 Dec. 2024
During a family Christmas vacation at a cabin, the woman fell ill and was bedridden for the latter part of the trip.
—Kristan Hawkins, Newsweek, 6 Feb. 2025
His misogyny is only exceeded by his bedridden father’s whose care falls to Delia in between her myriad other chores and odd jobs.
—Samantha Bergeson, IndieWire, 21 Jan. 2025
Fire was approaching the facility, home to 45 elderly and disabled patients ranging in age from mid-60s to 103, many of them bedridden, some with dementia.
—Steve Lopez, Los Angeles Times, 25 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bedridden
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The water was a blur of teal fringed with rusty shadows, darkening, about twenty feet below, to a sickly emerald.—
Julian Lucas,
The New Yorker,
24 Feb. 2025
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Larry Shapiro, Calgary, Alberta Hamas has no conscience Seeing the sickly, gaunt faces of the three Israeli hostages released by Hamas in Gaza on Feb. 8 presented a clear picture of the loathing and deep hostility their abductors felt for them.—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
15 Feb. 2025
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Philadelphia Eagles 22, Green Bay Packers 10 — The ailing and error-prone Packers were no match for the Eagles, who won an ugly playoff game that won't get many replays on NFL Network.—
Jim Reineking,
USA TODAY,
13 Jan. 2025
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Despite trading away Kyle Kuzma and Jonas Valanciunas earlier in the day, the ailing Washington Wizards were the clear aggressors from the opening tap and systematically dismantled Brooklyn 119-102 The Wizards opened the game on a 10-2 run and built a 21-9 lead with 5:47 left in the first quarter.—
C.J. Holmes,
New York Daily News,
6 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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He was wheeled into the courtroom Friday, visibly frail and hunched over.—
Essence News Editors,
Essence,
17 Feb. 2025
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The three male hostages released last Saturday appeared gaunt and frail, and Israelis reacted with anger and horror at their appearance.—
Kat Lonsdorf,
NPR,
10 Feb. 2025
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The website collects your personal information and then asks you for payment methods, telling you that each one you input is invalid.—
Matt Robison,
Newsweek,
24 Feb. 2025
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Yoon’s lawyers have also repeatedly argued that his arrest was politically motivated and that the warrant was invalid because of flaws in the way the investigation was conducted.—
Mike Valerio,
CNN,
24 Feb. 2025
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However, there is no formal provision in canon law for an incapacitated pope, and there are no current signs that Francis is unable to govern.—
Tom Rogers,
Newsweek,
21 Feb. 2025
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But there is no precedent for forcibly removing an incapacitated member who had taken the oath of office that Congress.—
Emily Brooks,
The Hill,
27 Dec. 2024
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“Bedridden.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bedridden. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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