terminally ill

idiom

: having a disease that cannot be cured and will cause death

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Illinois House passes bill allowing terminally ill people to end their lives with physician’s help Legislation that would allow terminally ill people to end their lives with the help of a doctor was passed by the Illinois House and now heads to the Senate. Dan Petrella, Chicago Tribune, 1 June 2025 The financial burden on Maryland taxpayers, keeping elderly and terminally ill individuals behind bars, is staggering. Natasha Dartigue, Baltimore Sun, 18 May 2025 From field work to freedom SEO specialist Nikola Roza's entrepreneurial journey began in tragedy, learning about internet marketing in 2015 when his mother was terminally ill. Jodie Cook, Forbes.com, 16 Apr. 2025 Everything in Constantine is washed with green, as though the whole world were unwell and not just the film’s terminally ill hero. Alison Willmore, Vulture, 4 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for terminally ill

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“Terminally ill.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/terminally%20ill. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.

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