: confined to the home
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Kyle Newman, Denver Post, 20 Apr. 2025
The disease left Lynch largely homebound, given that the risk of catching Covid-19 or other illnesses would potentially exacerbate his health issues; Lynch’s death coincided with the Los Angeles wildfires that swept through the city in January.
—Daniel Kreps, Rolling Stone, 8 Feb. 2025
Please remind your readers that friends and family who are homebound or in care facilities enjoy the company.
—R. Eric Thomas, Chicago Tribune, 31 Jan. 2025
Some people are dealing with physical or mental health limitations that keep them homebound (for people struggling with depression or social anxiety issues, venturing out into the world to a new therapist’s office can be an incredibly daunting prospect).
—Molly Peck, USA TODAY, 11 Jan. 2025
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Adjective
Jackson’s road back Miller was in the hospital for about six weeks after the crash, and then homebound for roughly two months after that.
—Kyle Newman, Denver Post, 20 Apr. 2025
The disease left Lynch largely homebound, given that the risk of catching Covid-19 or other illnesses would potentially exacerbate his health issues; Lynch’s death coincided with the Los Angeles wildfires that swept through the city in January.
—Daniel Kreps, Rolling Stone, 8 Feb. 2025
Please remind your readers that friends and family who are homebound or in care facilities enjoy the company.
—R. Eric Thomas, Chicago Tribune, 31 Jan. 2025
Some people are dealing with physical or mental health limitations that keep them homebound (for people struggling with depression or social anxiety issues, venturing out into the world to a new therapist’s office can be an incredibly daunting prospect).
—Molly Peck, USA TODAY, 11 Jan. 2025
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“Homebound.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/homebound. Accessed 1 May. 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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