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The exhibition covers Kahlo’s entire lifetime, beginning with a photograph of her as a 4-year-old girl and ending with snapshots taken on her deathbed.
—Julia Binswanger, Smithsonian Magazine, 9 Oct. 2024
The youngest sister, Jillian—dutiful and made a little timid by the small scope of her life—has never left home, while the two middle sisters (Gloria and Ruby) are heading to their mother’s deathbed with various degrees of dread.
—Chloe Schama, Vogue, 3 Sep. 2024
In the candlelight, the two realize that Viserys was actually referencing the legendary Aegon the Conqueror on his deathbed, not his unstable grandson, who now sits on the Iron Throne.
—Bryan Alexander, USA TODAY, 1 July 2024
Gen is lounging near the back of the office when Sato’s little brother, Kaito, shows up looking for him with news of their father on his deathbed.
—Andy Andersen, Vulture, 8 Feb. 2024
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First Known Use
before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1
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The first known use of deathbed was
before the 12th century
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“Deathbed.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/deathbed. Accessed 14 Nov. 2024.
Kids Definition
deathbed
noun
death·bed
-ˌbed
1
: the bed in which a person dies
2
: the last hours of life
Medical Definition
deathbed
noun
death·bed
ˈdeth-ˌbed
1
: the bed in which a person dies
2
: the last hours of life
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