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Recent Examples of bedsore
There was financial fraud, and residents suffered from bedsores, malnutrition and gross neglect.
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Chicago Tribune, 13 July 2025
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
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Chicago Tribune, 13 July 2025
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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bedsore
Noun
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DeSantis has offered a few limp rationalizations for his demand, but nothing that would overcome the sheer gall of this re-write of the rules.—
Orlando Sentinel Editorial Board,
The Orlando Sentinel,
8 Jan. 2026
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In 1994, at 33, he was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer, which led to the removal of part of his pancreas, the duodenum, the gall bladder and part of his liver.—
Shania Russell,
Entertainment Weekly,
22 Dec. 2025
Noun
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By eliminating heavy abrasion, jeans are less lightly to breakdown prematurely.—
Angela Velasquez,
Sourcing Journal,
12 Jan. 2026
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Never wear your lenses while asleep, either, since that can cause dryness, irritation, abrasions and entrapment of germs that can lead to serious infections.—
Kristen Rogers,
CNN Money,
10 Jan. 2026
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“Bedsore.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bedsore. Accessed 21 Jan. 2026.
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