: confined to the home
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Myrna Petlicki, Chicago Tribune, 10 Feb. 2025
In its 10-year history, the Pet Pantry has grown from a handful of people collecting in-kind donations to a program that provides free pet food and supplies to hundreds of low- or no-income and homebound pet owners.
—Anne Gelhaus, The Mercury News, 26 Jan. 2025
Officials with Meals on Wheels are reminding community members to check on their elderly or homebound neighbors.
—Harrison Mantas, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 9 Jan. 2025
Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force JS Kaga: Western Pacific Ocean
The Kaga left Pearl Harbor in Hawaii on November 29, continuing its homebound voyage.
—Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 6 Dec. 2024
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Caroline is homebound because of a chronic illness.
—Myrna Petlicki, Chicago Tribune, 10 Feb. 2025
In its 10-year history, the Pet Pantry has grown from a handful of people collecting in-kind donations to a program that provides free pet food and supplies to hundreds of low- or no-income and homebound pet owners.
—Anne Gelhaus, The Mercury News, 26 Jan. 2025
Officials with Meals on Wheels are reminding community members to check on their elderly or homebound neighbors.
—Harrison Mantas, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 9 Jan. 2025
Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force JS Kaga: Western Pacific Ocean
The Kaga left Pearl Harbor in Hawaii on November 29, continuing its homebound voyage.
—Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 6 Dec. 2024
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“Homebound.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/homebound. Accessed 16 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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