deathbed
noun
death·bed
ˈdeth-ˌbed 
1
: the bed in which a person dies
2
: the last hours of life
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The book begins by the deathbed of an elderly sister whose two remaining sisters have a falling out over cake—the kind of domestic spat that becomes mythic and completely unspecific, the details lost in a lingering fog of resentment.
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Chloe Schama, Vogue, 24 Jan. 2026
Many of those women could not read or write, and these are often stories that are so shot through with shame that people wouldn’t even talk about them on their deathbed.
—Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 21 Jan. 2026
Khamis remembers visiting one of these brothers on his deathbed, but Nafez and another source say that Khamis was not there.
—Robert Rubsam, The Atlantic, 18 Dec. 2025
Or how the leeks are under a bank of snow outside as someone is lying on their deathbed inside.
—The New Yorker, New Yorker, 26 Nov. 2025
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Chloe Schama, Vogue, 24 Jan. 2026
Many of those women could not read or write, and these are often stories that are so shot through with shame that people wouldn’t even talk about them on their deathbed.
—Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 21 Jan. 2026
Khamis remembers visiting one of these brothers on his deathbed, but Nafez and another source say that Khamis was not there.
—Robert Rubsam, The Atlantic, 18 Dec. 2025
Or how the leeks are under a bank of snow outside as someone is lying on their deathbed inside.
—The New Yorker, New Yorker, 26 Nov. 2025
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“Deathbed.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/deathbed. Accessed 24 Feb. 2026.
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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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