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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.
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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
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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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bedsore
Noun
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Their unlikely friendship ended in February 1987, when Warhol died suddenly after a complicated gall bladder operation.—
Lauren Huff,
Entertainment Weekly,
28 Oct. 2025
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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
Noun
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Less abrasion on the surface helps denim maintain its color.—
Mary Marlowe Leverette,
Southern Living,
8 Nov. 2025
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Starting guard Reese Dixon-Waters was a full practice participant two days after missing the 77-45 victory against Long Beach State with a corneal abrasion in his eye that necessitated a trip to the emergency room followed by appointments with ophthalmologists.—
Mark Zeigler,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
7 Nov. 2025
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“Bedsore.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bedsore. Accessed 29 Nov. 2025.
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