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Recent Examples of bedridden
But the evacuation of Ms. Savchenko and a bedridden neighbor from this mining town, in the Pokrovsk district of Donetsk, brings relief to their social worker.
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Dominique Soguel, The Christian Science Monitor, 13 Sep. 2024
The dead-eyed, bedridden Sam is a far cry from the easygoing young woman who interviews for an au pair job with a Toronto police officer, Cameron (Jason Jones), to care for his 12-year-old daughter Brooke, while her mother is hospitalized with a terminal illness.
—Katie Walsh, Twin Cities, 7 June 2024
Grover Tully The old, bedridden Lord of Riverrun, who is only mentioned and never seen.
—Tracy Brown, Los Angeles Times, 5 Aug. 2024
Each sibling is struggling in their own way — the Rumor has lost her powers, the White Violin is bedridden after a serious injury and Spaceboy is near-catatonic.
—Carly Tagen-Dye, Peoplemag, 8 Aug. 2024
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Dominique Soguel, The Christian Science Monitor, 13 Sep. 2024
The dead-eyed, bedridden Sam is a far cry from the easygoing young woman who interviews for an au pair job with a Toronto police officer, Cameron (Jason Jones), to care for his 12-year-old daughter Brooke, while her mother is hospitalized with a terminal illness.
—Katie Walsh, Twin Cities, 7 June 2024
Grover Tully The old, bedridden Lord of Riverrun, who is only mentioned and never seen.
—Tracy Brown, Los Angeles Times, 5 Aug. 2024
Each sibling is struggling in their own way — the Rumor has lost her powers, the White Violin is bedridden after a serious injury and Spaceboy is near-catatonic.
—Carly Tagen-Dye, Peoplemag, 8 Aug. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bedridden
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Chapman had a sickly husband and took in foster girls to help pay the bills.Jessica Garrison, Los Angeles Times, 18 Dec. 2024
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The massive four-story brownstone is the sickly shade of green mold, except in the places the façade has chipped off completely.Bridget Read, Curbed, 15 Nov. 2024
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As Lee’s efforts to adopt and care for the seemingly ailing Piggy gained momentum — she's raised nearly $20,000 on GoFundMe — the Seattle native had to leave Spain.Ashley Vega, People.com, 16 Dec. 2024
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One of Thompson’s signature innovations was to use a predictive algorithm to kick ailing and disabled Medicare patients out of nursing homes and rehabilitative programs, causing untold misery and penury.Jessica Winter, The New Yorker, 13 Dec. 2024
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Costars from her final film Something Wicked recall a frail star who was a shell of herself in those months prior to her untimely death 15 years ago.Rebecca Aizin, People.com, 20 Dec. 2024
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Her body, now frail and brittle, is also contorted and rearranged.Whitney Friedlander, Variety, 18 Dec. 2024
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Paxton's office also argued in the Thursday filing that the new subpoena is invalid.Bayliss Wagner, Austin American-Statesman, 19 Dec. 2024
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The statement clarified that any reports other than those shared on his official social media regarding his health are invalid.Preezy Brown, VIBE.com, 17 Dec. 2024
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There was no 25th Amendment to allow for the replacement of an incapacitated president as there is now.Peter Lucas, Boston Herald, 6 July 2024
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The jewelry-store duel is very Kill Bill, with the two women tossing out insults before attacking brutally and relentlessly: throwing each other around glass cases, using the shop’s offerings as weaponry, and avoiding the incapacitated store owner.Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 6 Dec. 2024
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“Bedridden.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bedridden. Accessed 30 Dec. 2024.
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