: confined to the home
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Ramona Sentinel, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Oct. 2025
The Weld Food Bank serves 1,700 people a day through an emergency food box program and delivers sustenance to 600 homebound seniors every month.
—Elizabeth Hernandez, Denver Post, 16 Oct. 2025
The actor reciprocated the love from local audiences by hosting a late post-screening Q&A a few short hours before her homebound flight, and spent her days in town praising not only the festival but Brazil’s national cinema.
—Rafa Sales Ross, Variety, 7 Oct. 2025
Many of the seniors are homebound or live alone, which can be particularly challenging during holidays, said Randy Colman, president and CEO of Goodman Jewish Family Services.
—Miami Herald, 19 Sep. 2025
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Adjective
Ramona Meals On Wheels is delivering meals to homebound seniors.
—Ramona Sentinel, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Oct. 2025
The Weld Food Bank serves 1,700 people a day through an emergency food box program and delivers sustenance to 600 homebound seniors every month.
—Elizabeth Hernandez, Denver Post, 16 Oct. 2025
The actor reciprocated the love from local audiences by hosting a late post-screening Q&A a few short hours before her homebound flight, and spent her days in town praising not only the festival but Brazil’s national cinema.
—Rafa Sales Ross, Variety, 7 Oct. 2025
Many of the seniors are homebound or live alone, which can be particularly challenging during holidays, said Randy Colman, president and CEO of Goodman Jewish Family Services.
—Miami Herald, 19 Sep. 2025
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“Homebound.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/homebound. Accessed 28 Oct. 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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