: confined to the home
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Rhaina Cohen, The Atlantic, 11 May 2025
Programs run under contract are also in the crosshairs, including one that administers vaccines in shelters, clinics and to homebound individuals, and a rapid-response team that tests for infections as quickly as possible to help prevent the spread of infectious disease.
—Paul Sisson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Apr. 2025
Arlington’s public library spent about $22,000 of the money on a pilot program to provide homebound senior citizens with library services.
—Kate Marijolovic, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 1 Apr. 2025
What's more, many Americans aged 65 and older are homebound due to chronic conditions.
—Paulina Wierzbicka, Forbes.com, 28 Apr. 2025
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Pockets of time when most parents are homebound are now ripe for spontaneous hangouts, especially because their kids can entertain one another.
—Rhaina Cohen, The Atlantic, 11 May 2025
Programs run under contract are also in the crosshairs, including one that administers vaccines in shelters, clinics and to homebound individuals, and a rapid-response team that tests for infections as quickly as possible to help prevent the spread of infectious disease.
—Paul Sisson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Apr. 2025
Arlington’s public library spent about $22,000 of the money on a pilot program to provide homebound senior citizens with library services.
—Kate Marijolovic, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 1 Apr. 2025
What's more, many Americans aged 65 and older are homebound due to chronic conditions.
—Paulina Wierzbicka, Forbes.com, 28 Apr. 2025
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“Homebound.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/homebound. Accessed 4 Jun. 2025.
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homebound
1 of 2 adjective
home·bound
ˈhōm-ˌbau̇nd 
: going or heading for home
homebound travelers
homebound
2 of 2 adjective
: confined to the home
was homebound with a broken foot
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