: confined to the home
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Ramona Sentinel, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Apr. 2026
Millman, his wife and their teenage daughter are barely getting by on his two part-time jobs, one bagging groceries, the other helping homebound seniors.
—Noam N. Levey, Hartford Courant, 20 Apr. 2026
The four-day homebound cruise ended with an on-target reentry, with the Orion capsule reaching a top speed of some 24,661 mph, just shy of the all-time human speed record set on the Apollo 10 mission returning from the Moon in 1969.
—Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 11 Apr. 2026
Becker said generally adults over age 60 who are homebound, don’t drive or have some sort of critical need can qualify for this service.
—Addison Wright, Chicago Tribune, 2 Apr. 2026
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Adjective
Ramona Meals On Wheels is delivering meals to homebound seniors.
—Ramona Sentinel, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Apr. 2026
Millman, his wife and their teenage daughter are barely getting by on his two part-time jobs, one bagging groceries, the other helping homebound seniors.
—Noam N. Levey, Hartford Courant, 20 Apr. 2026
The four-day homebound cruise ended with an on-target reentry, with the Orion capsule reaching a top speed of some 24,661 mph, just shy of the all-time human speed record set on the Apollo 10 mission returning from the Moon in 1969.
—Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 11 Apr. 2026
Becker said generally adults over age 60 who are homebound, don’t drive or have some sort of critical need can qualify for this service.
—Addison Wright, Chicago Tribune, 2 Apr. 2026
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“Homebound.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/homebound. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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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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