as in bedfast
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Recent Examples of bedridden
Her mother, who is 77, was bedridden when the hospital went on lockdown.
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Maya Eaglin, NBC News, 23 Feb. 2025
Pope Francis has pneumonia but remains in 'good spirits,' Vatican says
Pope Francis is not bedridden, and he is not attached to any machines, doctors said.
—Nadine El-Bawab, ABC News, 21 Feb. 2025
In addition, he was reported to have a bedridden son born with cerebral palsy.
—Josh Klein, New York Daily News, 9 Feb. 2025
The actress’ requisite ferocious grace this time is lent to Sabine, an ailing French artist who refuses to waste her final days bedridden.
—Carlos Aguilar, Variety, 31 Jan. 2025
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Maya Eaglin, NBC News, 23 Feb. 2025
Pope Francis has pneumonia but remains in 'good spirits,' Vatican says
Pope Francis is not bedridden, and he is not attached to any machines, doctors said.
—Nadine El-Bawab, ABC News, 21 Feb. 2025
In addition, he was reported to have a bedridden son born with cerebral palsy.
—Josh Klein, New York Daily News, 9 Feb. 2025
The actress’ requisite ferocious grace this time is lent to Sabine, an ailing French artist who refuses to waste her final days bedridden.
—Carlos Aguilar, Variety, 31 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bedridden
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But does that mean that vegans are going against human’s evolutionary history and are bound to be weak, sickly, and even stupid?—
Marianne Krasny,
Forbes.com,
31 Mar. 2025
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The collection of slab-like columns by Derek McLane, lit in sickly, sullen colors by Natasha Katz, could be anywhere.—
Jesse Green,
New York Times,
24 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Actually, the Madam and other women at the brothel have taken on the responsibility of caring for an ailing Fengxian, who is unable to take care of herself let alone a child.—
Kayti Burt,
Time,
2 Apr. 2025
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But as the stories grow of ailing or troubled veterans who die or attempt suicide because of their inability to get the VA’s help, these lawmakers can only hide for so long.—
U T Editorial Board,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
29 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Obviously the risk of infection is increased in the immunocompromised and frail.—
Paul Du Quenoy,
MSNBC Newsweek,
27 Mar. 2025
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In November, the pair found Cali in Mexico looking malnourished and frail.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
Newsweek,
21 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Until a court tells ICE its removal order is invalid, the agency will follow its regulations, Jafek added.—
Megan Ulu-Lani Boyanton,
Denver Post,
28 Mar. 2025
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President Trump Monday claimed that pardons dished out by former President Biden to members of the congressional committee that investigated Jan. 6 are invalid because they were signed using an autopen.—
Dave Goldiner,
New York Daily News,
17 Mar. 2025
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However, there is no formal provision in canon law for an incapacitated pope, and there are no current signs that Francis is unable to govern.—
Tom Rogers,
Newsweek,
21 Feb. 2025
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But there is no precedent for forcibly removing an incapacitated member who had taken the oath of office that Congress.—
Emily Brooks,
The Hill,
27 Dec. 2024
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“Bedridden.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bedridden. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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