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Recent Examples of bedridden
He was discovered the next morning and remained bedridden throughout the afternoon.
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Benedict Cosgrove, Newsweek, 20 Dec. 2024
The Hole follows Owen (James), a successful professor living abroad in South Korea, who is bedridden after a devastating car accident that killed his wife, Sandy.
—Diana Lodderhose, Deadline, 31 Oct. 2024
Although many Christian families had fled, Mikhail did not want to abandon his bedridden daughter, leaving her only once the rebels stormed the Palmyra, looking for him.
—Youmna Melhem Chamieh, Harper's Magazine, 2 Jan. 2025
Bernadette Gaudio, bedridden due to a medical condition, was shot multiple times, resulting in paralysis.
—Benedict Cosgrove, Newsweek, 18 Dec. 2024
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Benedict Cosgrove, Newsweek, 20 Dec. 2024
The Hole follows Owen (James), a successful professor living abroad in South Korea, who is bedridden after a devastating car accident that killed his wife, Sandy.
—Diana Lodderhose, Deadline, 31 Oct. 2024
Although many Christian families had fled, Mikhail did not want to abandon his bedridden daughter, leaving her only once the rebels stormed the Palmyra, looking for him.
—Youmna Melhem Chamieh, Harper's Magazine, 2 Jan. 2025
Bernadette Gaudio, bedridden due to a medical condition, was shot multiple times, resulting in paralysis.
—Benedict Cosgrove, Newsweek, 18 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bedridden
Adjective
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To see the sun so diminished, so pale and sickly in the midwinter sky, was unnerving.—
Ross Andersen,
The Atlantic,
11 Jan. 2025
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The first one is the tiny avian corpse of Joey, the sickly baby crow Sunny adopted against Suzie’s wishes and tried to nurse back to health in episode five.—
Chris Klimek,
Vulture,
28 Aug. 2024
Adjective
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Still, lower interest rates, along with initiatives to boost tourism and revive the ailing local property sector, will support Hong Kong’s stock market, HSBC strategists said.—
Chloe Berger,
Fortune Asia,
9 Jan. 2025
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Pan additionally revealed cuts to existing mortgages and lowered the minimum mortgage downpayment from 25% to 15% for second-time homebuyers to support the ailing property sector, which many economists believe is the root cause of China’s numerous economic woes.—
Juliana Liu,
CNN,
27 Sep. 2024
Adjective
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According to Mayo Clinic, signs include weight gain in the face, a fatty hump between a person's shoulders, a rounded face, pink or purple stretch marks on the skin, acne, slow wound healing and thin, frail skin that bruises easily.—
Taijuan Moorman,
USA TODAY,
23 Jan. 2025
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At the Plantation Nursing and Rehabilitation Center on Northwest Fifth Street, frail men and women with wheelchairs, walkers, and hearing aids live out their last years in an institutional setting.—
Carol Marbin Miller,
Miami Herald,
17 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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According to Grant's legal team, these new revelations show that the arbitration clause in the NDA is invalid, and the case must be heard in court.—
David Faris,
Newsweek,
19 Jan. 2025
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Image Opponents have argued that a seven-year deadline imposed by Congress (and later extended by another three years) meant the ratification was not completed in time, while proponents maintain the deadline was invalid.—
Peter Baker,
New York Times,
17 Jan. 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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Both were charged with felony neglect of an incapacitated adult by a caregiver resulting in the incapacitated adult’s death.—
David Matthews,
New York Daily News,
8 Jan. 2025
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“Bedridden.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bedridden. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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