bedsore

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Recent Examples of bedsore Without adequate staff, basic standards of care, such as assisting residents to avoid falls or turning immobile patients to prevent bedsores, are often neglected. Tony Cook, IndyStar, 2 July 2025 There were multiple wounds on the right side of her body, along with protruding bones and bedsores. Harriet Ramos, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 23 Feb. 2025 Imagine a case where pressure ulcers or bedsores become so severe from understaffing that a resident's bones are exposed. Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 3 Dec. 2024 Her husband requires round-the-clock care, including being turned at night to prevent bedsores, after a bicycle crash. Emily Alpert Reyes, Los Angeles Times, 30 July 2024 See All Example Sentences for bedsore
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Noun
  • The ability of the Broncos’ core four pass-rushers up front to win one-on-ones — Cooper, NFL sack leader Nik Bonitto, Zach Allen, Franklin-Myers — and the secondary’s ability to win in man coverage on the back-end has given coordinator Vance Joseph the ingredients and the gall of a mad scientist.
    Luca Evans, Denver Post, 16 Oct. 2025
  • The gall to say that I'm washed?
    Sydney Bucksbaum, Entertainment Weekly, 2 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • The shoes feature a soft leather upper with suede overlays providing extra abrasion resistance.
    Jaden Thompson, Footwear News, 15 Oct. 2025
  • Laser sunbursts and clouded fade-outs replace traditional abrasion, showcasing Rimaks’s laundry artistry in a low-impact way.
    Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 8 Oct. 2025

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“Bedsore.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bedsore. Accessed 24 Oct. 2025.

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