: confined to the home
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Alexis Kayser, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Sep. 2025
Maddox now receives homebound education a few times a week, but there’s still no nurse paid for by the school.
—IndyStar, 8 Sep. 2025
Radabaugh also partnered with a food bank to deliver meals to homebound residents.
—Henry Larweh, Miami Herald, 28 Aug. 2025
Radabaugh also partnered with a food bank to deliver meals to homebound residents.
—Henry Larweh, CNN Money, 26 Aug. 2025
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Adjective
The center partnered with the Berks County Area Agency on Aging to provide in-home vaccinations for people who are homebound.
—Alexis Kayser, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Sep. 2025
Maddox now receives homebound education a few times a week, but there’s still no nurse paid for by the school.
—IndyStar, 8 Sep. 2025
Radabaugh also partnered with a food bank to deliver meals to homebound residents.
—Henry Larweh, Miami Herald, 28 Aug. 2025
Radabaugh also partnered with a food bank to deliver meals to homebound residents.
—Henry Larweh, CNN Money, 26 Aug. 2025
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“Homebound.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/homebound. Accessed 14 Sep. 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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