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Recent Examples of bedridden
The image posted by the president Sunday night showed Trump wearing a biblical-style robe and laying hands on a bedridden man as light emanates from his fingers — while a soldier, a nurse, a praying woman and a bearded man in a baseball cap all look on admiringly.
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Will Weissert, Fortune, 13 Apr. 2026
With my dad, for the last three years, he's been bedridden and he's not been able to recognize me.
—Marc Silver, NPR, 27 Mar. 2026
One chapter recounts a childhood illness that left her bedridden for months.
—Rhoda Feng, Vulture, 23 Mar. 2026
Throughout college, Reid’s medications provided fleeting relief, followed by relapses that left her bedridden at home.
—Jason Liebowitz, New Yorker, 6 Mar. 2026
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Will Weissert, Fortune, 13 Apr. 2026
With my dad, for the last three years, he's been bedridden and he's not been able to recognize me.
—Marc Silver, NPR, 27 Mar. 2026
One chapter recounts a childhood illness that left her bedridden for months.
—Rhoda Feng, Vulture, 23 Mar. 2026
Throughout college, Reid’s medications provided fleeting relief, followed by relapses that left her bedridden at home.
—Jason Liebowitz, New Yorker, 6 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bedridden
Adjective
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The sickly childhoods of children’s literature likely reflect a number of factors.—
Veronique Greenwood,
Time,
11 May 2026
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Soon Collie is ensnared in a plot to kidnap a sickly rich boy that immediately goes off the rails.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
8 May 2026
Adjective
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Streeting’s Cabinet position became a personal mission to fix an ailing National Health Service because of his own battle with kidney cancer.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
17 May 2026
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Bergstrom competed all throughout last year with an ailing knee, a season after she was sidelined at state due to a stress fracture in her foot.—
Kyle Newman,
Denver Post,
15 May 2026
Adjective
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As Simpson declines, the actress appears frail, diminished, stripped of poise and makeup.—
Scott Roxborough,
HollywoodReporter,
16 May 2026
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Exceptions will be made for people who are too medically frail to work or in addiction treatment programs, among others.—
Geoff Mulvihill,
Los Angeles Times,
29 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Garden centers aren't giving a refund for a dying or dead plant but rather a discount on a new purchase.—
Lauren David,
Southern Living,
17 Dec. 2025
Adjective
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In January 2025, however, a federal district court in Kentucky ruled that the Biden administration’s regulations were invalid.—
Marie-Amelie George,
The Conversation,
28 May 2026
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Her attorneys argued the defamation complaint is invalid because Ohio’s one-year statute of limitations had expired.—
David Zimmermann,
The Washington Examiner,
27 May 2026
Adjective
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And the Lebanese government has a history of being in-- incapacitated or unable.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
10 May 2026
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Hospital representatives said the petitions were intended to protect incapacitated patients who are too disabled to make their own decisions and who have no family or friends willing or able to take charge.—
Christy Gutowski,
Chicago Tribune,
3 May 2026
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“Bedridden.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bedridden. Accessed 1 Jun. 2026.
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