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Recent Examples of bedridden
Jagger and Tyler cheering up a bedridden Phil Collins in a hospital.
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David Browne, Rolling Stone, 11 Aug. 2025
No specific details about the cause of death were disclosed, though Ralphs had been bedridden since suffering a stroke in 2016, shortly after his final performance with Bad Company at London's O2 Arena.
—Tahar Rajab, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 June 2025
Ralphs had a stroke days after what would be his final performance with the band at London’s O2 Arena in 2016, and had been bedridden ever since, the statement said.
—Andrew Dalton, Chicago Tribune, 24 June 2025
He was left bedridden after a severe stroke in 2016, days after playing his last show with Bad Company, and had been living in a nursing home for some years.
—Erik Pedersen, Deadline, 23 June 2025
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David Browne, Rolling Stone, 11 Aug. 2025
No specific details about the cause of death were disclosed, though Ralphs had been bedridden since suffering a stroke in 2016, shortly after his final performance with Bad Company at London's O2 Arena.
—Tahar Rajab, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 June 2025
Ralphs had a stroke days after what would be his final performance with the band at London’s O2 Arena in 2016, and had been bedridden ever since, the statement said.
—Andrew Dalton, Chicago Tribune, 24 June 2025
He was left bedridden after a severe stroke in 2016, days after playing his last show with Bad Company, and had been living in a nursing home for some years.
—Erik Pedersen, Deadline, 23 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bedridden
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Beyond just looking cheap and CW-adjacent, the styling only reinforces the level of artifice and unwillingness to go deeper than skin or sickly cotton-candy-sweet surfaces.—
Ryan Lattanzio,
IndieWire,
16 Sep. 2025
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Sulfuric acid rains down through the sickly yellow sky but never reaches the lava-licked ground.—
Quanta Magazine,
Quanta Magazine,
15 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Those ailing leaves can be a sign of deeper problems such as rotting roots or a bug infestation.—
Leanne Potts,
Better Homes & Gardens,
17 Sep. 2025
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Appointing Bellettini would be one of the first and most crucial decisions made by incoming Kering CEO Luca de Meo, who last week vowed to start implementing his turnaround plan for the ailing French luxury group before the end of this year.—
Luisa Zargani,
Footwear News,
14 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Newborns and frail older people often have a hard time coughing up the mucus, Hopkins says.—
Liz Szabo,
Scientific American,
23 Sep. 2025
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Sheikh has been on an extended nine-month course of antibiotics, but with just three months of that treatment left, his body is still frail.—
CNN Money,
CNN Money,
21 Sep. 2025
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The case was dismissed in July 2024 by Judge Aileen Cannon on constitutional grounds (invalid appointment of the special counsel).—
Robert Alexander,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 Sep. 2025
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The other client of Miami’s Rawsi Williams in the Bar’s petition, however, filed a Bar grievance after the first settlement funds check sent to her was declared invalid by her bank.—
David J. Neal,
Miami Herald,
9 Sep. 2025
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The injury left him temporarily mentally incapacitated – and the moment was an opportune time for a con artist to swoop in.—
ForbesTV,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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According to The Athletic, the move was made to comply with the NFL’s succession planning policy, which requires each team to designate a successor in case the controlling owner dies or becomes incapacitated.—
Nasha Smith,
People.com,
27 Aug. 2025
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“Bedridden.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bedridden. Accessed 25 Sep. 2025.
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