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Recent Examples of bedsore
The agency estimates about 60,000 Americans die every year from complications related to bedsores.
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Roni Robbins,
AJC.com,
29 Apr. 2026
The suit alleged City Creek failed to reposition her every two hours in bed or her wheelchair, which is the clinical standard for people at risk of bedsores, and to promptly order devices to protect her skin.
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Jordan Rau,
Miami Herald,
23 Apr. 2026
Children's Healthcare of Atlanta says 10 percent of the children in its intensive care unit are at serious risk of developing bedsores.
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Monique John,
CBS News,
16 Apr. 2026
Jesse is straight-up chillin’ and trying to be the replacement Paige now that bedsore sisters Amanda and Ciara have lost their bestie.
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Brian Moylan,
Vulture,
4 Feb. 2026
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Roni Robbins,
AJC.com,
29 Apr. 2026
The suit alleged City Creek failed to reposition her every two hours in bed or her wheelchair, which is the clinical standard for people at risk of bedsores, and to promptly order devices to protect her skin.
—
Jordan Rau,
Miami Herald,
23 Apr. 2026
Children's Healthcare of Atlanta says 10 percent of the children in its intensive care unit are at serious risk of developing bedsores.
—
Monique John,
CBS News,
16 Apr. 2026
Jesse is straight-up chillin’ and trying to be the replacement Paige now that bedsore sisters Amanda and Ciara have lost their bestie.
—
Brian Moylan,
Vulture,
4 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bedsore
Noun
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For in the last years of her life she will be troubled by terrible digestion and chronic bowel problems set off by a bout of grave illness, diagnosed as typhoid fever and gall-bladder disease, in the autumn of 1860.
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This microscopic roundworm lays its eggs in root tissues, causing swellings or galls to develop on infected roots.
Noun
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The officer suffered fractured ribs, abrasions and bruising and was transported to Jackson Memorial Hospital for treatment, police said.
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Standardized fabric-durability tests measure how many abrasion cycles a fabric withstands before showing wear, and textile-testing services could use them to estimate garment longevity and generate CPW labels next to the price.
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“Bedsore.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bedsore. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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