terminally ill

idiom

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

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Familial pairs choose the experimental merge for a variety of reasons, including a mother with Alzheimer’s linking her mind with her daughter; teenage brothers, one terminally ill; a man and his pregnant fiancée; a father and his addict daughter. Literary Hub, 3 Nov. 2025 One of its cofounders, Vanderbilt psychiatrist David Barton, felt the hospitals could be institutionally apathetic toward terminally ill patients. Laura L. Davis, Nashville Tennessean, 3 Nov. 2025 The 2008 premiere of the show, which follows a terminally ill teacher (Bryan Cranston) who cooks meth to stockpile money for his family, failed to generate the same buzz as AMC’s flagship original, Mad Men. Judy Berman, Time, 27 Oct. 2025 The writer, who described herself as disabled, was concerned about an upcoming visit from her terminally ill husband’s adult daughter. R. Eric Thomas, Denver Post, 21 Oct. 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 13 Nov. 2025.

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