: confined to the home
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Henry Larweh, Miami Herald, 28 Aug. 2025
Radabaugh also partnered with a food bank to deliver meals to homebound residents.
—Henry Larweh, CNN Money, 26 Aug. 2025
Ramona Meals On Wheels is delivering meals to homebound seniors.
—Ramona Sentinel, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Aug. 2025
On the other hand, some experts have said AI chatbots have potential benefits, such as companionship for people who are extremely lonely and isolated as well as for seniors and people who are homebound by health problems.
—Salvador Rodriguez, CNBC, 1 Aug. 2025
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Adjective
Radabaugh also partnered with a food bank to deliver meals to homebound residents.
—Henry Larweh, Miami Herald, 28 Aug. 2025
Radabaugh also partnered with a food bank to deliver meals to homebound residents.
—Henry Larweh, CNN Money, 26 Aug. 2025
Ramona Meals On Wheels is delivering meals to homebound seniors.
—Ramona Sentinel, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Aug. 2025
On the other hand, some experts have said AI chatbots have potential benefits, such as companionship for people who are extremely lonely and isolated as well as for seniors and people who are homebound by health problems.
—Salvador Rodriguez, CNBC, 1 Aug. 2025
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“Homebound.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/homebound. Accessed 10 Sep. 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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