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Recent Examples of bedridden
With my dad, for the last three years, he's been bedridden and he's not been able to recognize me.
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Marc Silver, NPR, 27 Mar. 2026
One chapter recounts a childhood illness that left her bedridden for months.
—Rhoda Feng, Vulture, 23 Mar. 2026
After being bedridden for months, Bailey got a two-part surgery last March.
—Chris Hoffman, CBS News, 7 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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Marc Silver, NPR, 27 Mar. 2026
One chapter recounts a childhood illness that left her bedridden for months.
—Rhoda Feng, Vulture, 23 Mar. 2026
After being bedridden for months, Bailey got a two-part surgery last March.
—Chris Hoffman, CBS News, 7 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 dominant color is a sickly blue, tinged with greens and purples.—
Dan Stahl,
New Yorker,
1 May 2026
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There’s a painterly look to the image, rather than the typical slop-style sickly sheen, but the AI origins are still unmistakable.—
Cath Virginia,
The Verge,
11 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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The shelter was at the center of angry protests after an ailing elephant was relocated to Vantara last year, BBC News reported.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
28 Apr. 2026
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Durant’s ailing right knee — and the attention surrounding it — has been the focal point around this team since a bruise suffered during practice last Wednesday forced him to miss Saturday’s game, an ugly 107-98 first-round loss.—
William Guillory,
New York Times,
21 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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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
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Exceptions will be made for people who are too medically frail to work or in addiction treatment programs, among others.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
28 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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The lawsuit argues that rescinding the general plan amendment should have also made a surf park on the site invalid.—
Laylan Connelly,
Oc Register,
1 May 2026
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Johnson ran in 2022 for governor, but was disqualified over invalid petition signatures.—
Joseph Buczek,
CBS News,
30 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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If all three of them were to become incapacitated, the next in line for president would be 92-year-old longtime Iowa GOP Senator Chuck Grassley, the president pro tempore of the Senate.—
Christopher Cann,
USA Today,
27 Apr. 2026
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Other social welfare programs have safety valves to protect weak, incapacitated or disabled clients from being exploited by people in power.—
Carol Marbin Miller,
Miami Herald,
2 Apr. 2026
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“Bedridden.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bedridden. Accessed 7 May. 2026.
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