terminally ill

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: having a disease that cannot be cured and will cause death

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The law applies to terminally ill adults who are experiencing unbearable suffering with no prospect of improvement. Landon Mion, FOXNews.com, 19 July 2025 Chelsea Christer | When terminally ill Joanna seeks end of life care through Death With Dignity, the systems in place to make her death peaceful become the opposite. Matthew Carey, Deadline, 25 June 2025 The bill would allow terminally ill adults over 18 in England and Wales who are deemed to have less than six months to live to apply for an assisted death. Arkansas Online, 21 June 2025 The comedy-drama follows M, a university dropout who moves in with his terminally ill grandmother, Mengju, with hopes of securing an inheritance. Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 14 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for terminally ill

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“Terminally ill.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/terminally%20ill. Accessed 19 Aug. 2025.

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