as in bedfast
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Recent Examples of bedridden
Her mother, who is 77, was bedridden when the hospital went on lockdown.
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Maya Eaglin, NBC News, 23 Feb. 2025
Pope Francis has pneumonia but remains in 'good spirits,' Vatican says
Pope Francis is not bedridden, and he is not attached to any machines, doctors said.
—Nadine El-Bawab, ABC News, 21 Feb. 2025
In addition, he was reported to have a bedridden son born with cerebral palsy.
—Josh Klein, New York Daily News, 9 Feb. 2025
The actress’ requisite ferocious grace this time is lent to Sabine, an ailing French artist who refuses to waste her final days bedridden.
—Carlos Aguilar, Variety, 31 Jan. 2025
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Maya Eaglin, NBC News, 23 Feb. 2025
Pope Francis has pneumonia but remains in 'good spirits,' Vatican says
Pope Francis is not bedridden, and he is not attached to any machines, doctors said.
—Nadine El-Bawab, ABC News, 21 Feb. 2025
In addition, he was reported to have a bedridden son born with cerebral palsy.
—Josh Klein, New York Daily News, 9 Feb. 2025
The actress’ requisite ferocious grace this time is lent to Sabine, an ailing French artist who refuses to waste her final days bedridden.
—Carlos Aguilar, Variety, 31 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bedridden
Adjective
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The color-grading choice was particularly popular in movies at the turn of the millennium, a sickly tint that conveyed metropolitan gothic sensibilities and disaffection while amping up the physical sallowness of already-pallid leads.—
Alison Willmore,
Vulture,
4 Mar. 2025
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What danced across your palate in the first mouthful becomes a sickly chore by the end of the meal.—
Michael Irving,
New Atlas,
3 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Instead of a quick recovery after Beijing relaxed its stringent pandemic restrictions in late 2022, the economy has floundered, weighed down by its ailing property sector and low consumer confidence.—
John Liu,
CNN,
17 Feb. 2025
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While with the Rams, Staley helped transform an ailing defense the year prior — 17th in points allowed and 13th total yards allowed per game — into a force worth being recognized and respected, finishing first in both PPG and total yards allowed.—
Dianna Russini,
The Athletic,
21 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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His rapping has a frail, slithering quality; his vocal tone morphs between cute squeakiness and ragged rottweiler growls.—
Spencer Kornhaber,
The Atlantic,
21 Mar. 2025
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In our grandparents’ day, families weren’t dispersed across the country, and family members often took care of their frail relatives.—
Steve Vernon,
Forbes,
18 Mar. 2025
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President Donald Trump wrote on Monday that Biden's pardons for the January 6 committee are invalid because they were signed with an autopen.—
Hannah Parry,
Newsweek,
19 Mar. 2025
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And on Sunday, the president amplified the threat against the Jan. 6 investigators, saying their pardons were invalid because Biden had used an autopen to sign them.—
Mychael Schnell,
The Hill,
17 Mar. 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 31 Mar. 2025.
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