: confined to the home
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Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 16 Jan. 2025
And the library caters to homebound patrons with a program linking them with neighbors who can pick up and drop off materials.
—Maxwell Williams, Los Angeles Times, 6 Nov. 2024
Charlie eventually was placed on homebound instruction, receiving his lessons in a home setting and missing out on the opportunity to attend school with his non-disabled peers.
—Marta W. Aldrich, The Tennessean, 26 June 2024
That's the one true silver lining of being homebound — so much wonderful family time.
—Ariana Quihuiz, People.com, 4 Dec. 2024
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Adjective
The disease left Lynch largely homebound, because the risk of catching Covid-19 or other bugs would potentially exacerbate his health issues.
—Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 16 Jan. 2025
And the library caters to homebound patrons with a program linking them with neighbors who can pick up and drop off materials.
—Maxwell Williams, Los Angeles Times, 6 Nov. 2024
Charlie eventually was placed on homebound instruction, receiving his lessons in a home setting and missing out on the opportunity to attend school with his non-disabled peers.
—Marta W. Aldrich, The Tennessean, 26 June 2024
That's the one true silver lining of being homebound — so much wonderful family time.
—Ariana Quihuiz, People.com, 4 Dec. 2024
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“Homebound.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/homebound. Accessed 2 Feb. 2025.
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homebound
1 of 2 adjective
home·bound
ˈhōm-ˌbau̇nd 
: going or heading for home
homebound travelers
homebound
2 of 2 adjective
: confined to the home
was homebound with a broken foot
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