: confined to the home
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R. Eric Thomas, Chicago Tribune, 26 Nov. 2024
Ideal for the coffee shop regular, homebound worker, or library enthusiast.
—Hyphensocial Contributors, Rolling Stone, 20 Nov. 2024
Shopping online also grew significantly during the COVID-19 pandemic, when homebound consumers reduced their trips to stores and relied on sites like Amazon for everyday items.
—Jason Ma, Fortune, 4 Nov. 2024
Those that the health department helped included people without housing, people who are homebound, people in long-term care facilities and people in the immigration process.
—Marco Rubio, Newsweek, 1 Nov. 2024
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Adjective
Some senior organizations will send visitors to those who are homebound.
—R. Eric Thomas, Chicago Tribune, 26 Nov. 2024
Ideal for the coffee shop regular, homebound worker, or library enthusiast.
—Hyphensocial Contributors, Rolling Stone, 20 Nov. 2024
Shopping online also grew significantly during the COVID-19 pandemic, when homebound consumers reduced their trips to stores and relied on sites like Amazon for everyday items.
—Jason Ma, Fortune, 4 Nov. 2024
Those that the health department helped included people without housing, people who are homebound, people in long-term care facilities and people in the immigration process.
—Marco Rubio, Newsweek, 1 Nov. 2024
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“Homebound.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/homebound. Accessed 30 Nov. 2024.
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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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