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Recent Examples of shut-in
While Miranda is busy building her empire, her husband Ray, a nurse with a hobby of taking random pills, has knocked up the eighteen-year-old granddaughter of one of his hospice patients; and her mother Joan, a widowed shut-in, is plotting a murder with Jesus.
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Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 28 Aug. 2025
And her mother Joan, a widowed shut-in, is plotting a murder with Jesus.
—Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 28 Aug. 2025
Just as shut-in was the driver of a big Chevrolet Suburban, except that its 28% near-view in 2023 had not shrunk quite as much from the mere 56% view available to drivers of the body shape launched in 2000, the earliest tested.
—Ian Baker
august 21, New Atlas, 21 Aug. 2025
The greatest risk factor for death during hot weather was social isolation: the elderly shut-in or the person with mental disorders on psychiatric medication.
—Cory Franklin, Chicago Tribune, 13 July 2025
Mostly, though, there are packages, a tsunami of packages mailed by retailers to a nation of new shut-ins, suddenly ordering everything online for delivery to their front door.
—Casey Cep, New Yorker, 28 June 2025
The shut-in tropes of the stay-at-home parent no longer apply—these women are neither disconnected nor stagnant.
—Neha Ruch, TIME, 14 Jan. 2025
Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 28 Aug. 2025
And her mother Joan, a widowed shut-in, is plotting a murder with Jesus.
—Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 28 Aug. 2025
Just as shut-in was the driver of a big Chevrolet Suburban, except that its 28% near-view in 2023 had not shrunk quite as much from the mere 56% view available to drivers of the body shape launched in 2000, the earliest tested.
—Ian Baker
august 21, New Atlas, 21 Aug. 2025
The greatest risk factor for death during hot weather was social isolation: the elderly shut-in or the person with mental disorders on psychiatric medication.
—Cory Franklin, Chicago Tribune, 13 July 2025
Mostly, though, there are packages, a tsunami of packages mailed by retailers to a nation of new shut-ins, suddenly ordering everything online for delivery to their front door.
—Casey Cep, New Yorker, 28 June 2025
The shut-in tropes of the stay-at-home parent no longer apply—these women are neither disconnected nor stagnant.
—Neha Ruch, TIME, 14 Jan. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for shut-in
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Elvis had become a Las Vegas lounge act; the Beatles had broken up; Bob Dylan had been a recluse since his motorcycle accident in 1966.—
Louis P. Masur,
The Conversation,
21 Aug. 2025
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According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, there are two types of venomous spiders found in the United States — the black widow and the brown recluse.—
Brenton Blanchet,
People.com,
18 Aug. 2025
Noun
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If no alternative exists, set up camp in a valley, ravine, or other low-lying areas.—
Bay Area Weather Report,
Mercury News,
10 Sep. 2025
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The valley was carved by water flowing into the large Jezero Crater, which also held a lake billions of years ago.—
Bill Chappell,
NPR,
10 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Many of us became hermits when COVID-19 ravaged our sense of normalcy, and some still haven’t quite gotten back into the swing of in-person dating.—
Essence,
Essence,
5 Sep. 2025
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Dexter is now a bit of a hermit living in the wilderness, when his past begins to catch up with him.—
James Brizuela,
MSNBC Newsweek,
22 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Detractors wondered if the unending positivity was beneficial in the locker room, if the optimism was starting to ring hollow.—
Alex Zietlow,
Charlotte Observer,
4 Sep. 2025
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Critics argue that Thiel’s warnings about the Antichrist ring hollow given his role in building the very surveillance infrastructure that could enable authoritarian control.—
Dave Smith,
Fortune,
2 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Even letters from Governor Nelson Rockefeller, Mayor John Lindsay and her current Central Park West co-op attesting to her quiet, homebody nature couldn’t get her past an East Side board.—
Kim Velsey,
Curbed,
13 Aug. 2025
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While Cancers have a rep for being homebodies with maternal and nurturing vibes, Venus in Cancer likes to join the party — just in moderation.—
Lisa Stardust,
Refinery29,
30 July 2025
Noun
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EchoStar’s deal last year to sell Dish Network to DirecTV — then majority-owned by AT&T — was scrapped after EchoStar bondholders rejected the debt-exchange terms that would have reduced the vale of their holdings.—
Todd Spangler,
Variety,
26 Aug. 2025
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And, far and near, through vale and hill, Are faces that attest the same; The proud heart flashing through the eyes, At sound of Rob Roy’s name.—
Patricia Lockwood,
New Yorker,
18 May 2025
Noun
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Best for Solo Train Enthusiasts: Scotland Discover the incredible and indelible beauty of the Scottish highlands, full of lochs, glens, castles and fluffy highland cows and sheep on a journey with Vacations by Rail.—
Wendy Altschuler,
Forbes.com,
16 June 2025
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One of the biggest temperate rainforests in the United States, the Hoh Rain Forest is worth visiting just for fantastical trails like the Hall of Mosses and Hoh River Trail that wind through peaceful glens of trees positively dripping with moss.—
Zoe Baillargeon,
Travel + Leisure,
20 Apr. 2025
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Just remember to layer up because the river gorge usually feels cooler than town.—
Taryn White,
Travel + Leisure,
9 Sep. 2025
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After visitors make their way down the 137 steps from the parking lot and visitor center—a journey that is decidedly less pleasant on the way back up—they’ll get their first glimpse of Natural Bridge, a towering structure set within a rocky gorge.—
Lydia Mansel,
Southern Living,
8 Sep. 2025
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“Shut-in.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shut-in. Accessed 16 Sep. 2025.
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