: confined to the home
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Khristopher J. Brooks, CBS News, 7 May 2024
The political realm is also inseparable from his view of the homebound story of Utamaro (played by Minosuke Bandô), an eighteenth-century artist who worked in the popular medium of woodblock prints, specializing in portraits of women.
—Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 19 Mar. 2024
Joann and its peers saw a resurgence during the pandemic, as homebound consumers looked for ways to entertain themselves or beautify their spaces.
—Jaclyn Peiser, Washington Post, 18 Mar. 2024
Luddites also protested how the factory disrupted the structure of their homebound cottage industry.
—Diana Gitig, Ars Technica, 13 Jan. 2024
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Adjective
Switch sales skyrocketed in 2020 during the pandemic as homebound Americans turned to gaming to pass the time.
—Khristopher J. Brooks, CBS News, 7 May 2024
The political realm is also inseparable from his view of the homebound story of Utamaro (played by Minosuke Bandô), an eighteenth-century artist who worked in the popular medium of woodblock prints, specializing in portraits of women.
—Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 19 Mar. 2024
Joann and its peers saw a resurgence during the pandemic, as homebound consumers looked for ways to entertain themselves or beautify their spaces.
—Jaclyn Peiser, Washington Post, 18 Mar. 2024
Luddites also protested how the factory disrupted the structure of their homebound cottage industry.
—Diana Gitig, Ars Technica, 13 Jan. 2024
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“Homebound.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/homebound. Accessed 27 Jul. 2024.
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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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