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Recent Examples of shut-in
The greatest risk factor for death during hot weather was social isolation: the elderly shut-in or the person with mental disorders on psychiatric medication.
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Cory Franklin, Chicago Tribune, 13 July 2025
Mostly, though, there are packages, a tsunami of packages mailed by retailers to a nation of new shut-ins, suddenly ordering everything online for delivery to their front door.
—Casey Cep, New Yorker, 28 June 2025
Like Wick, Nathan Caine (Quaid) is an unassuming, socially awkward shut-in who possesses a unique set of dormant skills, which get unleashed by unpredictable (and exceptionally violent) external forces.
—Gregory Nussen, Deadline, 8 Mar. 2025
The shut-in tropes of the stay-at-home parent no longer apply—these women are neither disconnected nor stagnant.
—Neha Ruch, TIME, 14 Jan. 2025
The filmmaker hatched the project before the COVID-19 pandemic, but somehow failed to consider that audiences have had their fill of claustrophobic shut-in stories.
—Peter Debruge, Variety, 1 Sep. 2024
Advertisement Arlo, though, is absent and presumed dead, and Naoise’s mom (Simone Kirby) has become a shut-in.
—Robert Abele, Los Angeles Times, 2 Aug. 2024
Solomon wants Fizz to be a place for an online meet-cute or where frat boys and dorm shut-ins find common ground through the sale of a used textbook—an oasis for community that is as functional as it is feel-good.
—Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 20 July 2024
These are among the least bellicose films A24 has ever released: dramas about sensitive oily-cake salesmen, frustrated ceramicists, lonely shut-ins, and boys who love horses.
—Nate Jones, Vulture, 24 Apr. 2024
Cory Franklin, Chicago Tribune, 13 July 2025
Mostly, though, there are packages, a tsunami of packages mailed by retailers to a nation of new shut-ins, suddenly ordering everything online for delivery to their front door.
—Casey Cep, New Yorker, 28 June 2025
Like Wick, Nathan Caine (Quaid) is an unassuming, socially awkward shut-in who possesses a unique set of dormant skills, which get unleashed by unpredictable (and exceptionally violent) external forces.
—Gregory Nussen, Deadline, 8 Mar. 2025
The shut-in tropes of the stay-at-home parent no longer apply—these women are neither disconnected nor stagnant.
—Neha Ruch, TIME, 14 Jan. 2025
The filmmaker hatched the project before the COVID-19 pandemic, but somehow failed to consider that audiences have had their fill of claustrophobic shut-in stories.
—Peter Debruge, Variety, 1 Sep. 2024
Advertisement Arlo, though, is absent and presumed dead, and Naoise’s mom (Simone Kirby) has become a shut-in.
—Robert Abele, Los Angeles Times, 2 Aug. 2024
Solomon wants Fizz to be a place for an online meet-cute or where frat boys and dorm shut-ins find common ground through the sale of a used textbook—an oasis for community that is as functional as it is feel-good.
—Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 20 July 2024
These are among the least bellicose films A24 has ever released: dramas about sensitive oily-cake salesmen, frustrated ceramicists, lonely shut-ins, and boys who love horses.
—Nate Jones, Vulture, 24 Apr. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for shut-in
Noun
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The majority of brown recluse bites will heal after three weeks if not severe.—
Alyce Collins,
MSNBC Newsweek,
11 July 2025
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The distance also makes Crisis Kid a chance for Corbin, an infamous recluse, to reintroduce himself after years of anxiety, paranoia, and self-destructive behavior intensified by drugs and alcohol.—
Eamon Whalen,
Rolling Stone,
26 June 2025
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For California and Oregon, the NWS said high temperatures in the triple digits, including up to 110 degrees in western Siskiyou County's valleys would be possible.—
Joe Edwards,
MSNBC Newsweek,
14 July 2025
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The quinta’s winemaking endeavors pre-date the valley’s demarcation, which was done in the 18th century.—
Ann Abel,
Forbes.com,
14 July 2025
Noun
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Later, in 1254, Pope Alexander IV included other groups of hermits in the order, known as the Grand Union.—
Joanne M. Pierce,
The Conversation,
27 May 2025
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The Asian hermit spider’s unique adaptation might seem strange to some and brilliant to others.—
Scott Travers,
Forbes.com,
18 Apr. 2025
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Habitat degradation caused by feral sheep also likely played a role in its decline, reducing the availability of nesting sites in tree hollows and shrubland.—
Scott Travers,
Forbes.com,
5 July 2025
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There was a leanness to the boy’s cheeks, with skeletal hollows visible beneath his collarbones, but his face and hands were clean and his cap appeared to be new.—
Carly Tagen-Dye,
People.com,
14 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Australia’s giant kangaroos of yesteryear were likely homebodies — and that inclination ultimately did them in.—
Paul Smaglik,
Discover Magazine,
23 Apr. 2025
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After getting over his brief intoxication with political power, Deidre says, her husband has grounded himself by embracing the bookworm and homebody sides of his personality.—
Jeff John Roberts,
Fortune,
2 July 2025
Noun
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And, far and near, through vale and hill, Are faces that attest the same; The proud heart flashing through the eyes, At sound of Rob Roy’s name.—
Patricia Lockwood,
New Yorker,
18 May 2025
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The 2021 Caldor Fire raced toward the South Lake Tahoe neighborhood of Christmas Valley, tucked in a secluded vale.—
CalMatters,
The Mercury News,
20 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Best for Solo Train Enthusiasts: Scotland Discover the incredible and indelible beauty of the Scottish highlands, full of lochs, glens, castles and fluffy highland cows and sheep on a journey with Vacations by Rail.—
Wendy Altschuler,
Forbes.com,
16 June 2025
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One of the biggest temperate rainforests in the United States, the Hoh Rain Forest is worth visiting just for fantastical trails like the Hall of Mosses and Hoh River Trail that wind through peaceful glens of trees positively dripping with moss.—
Zoe Baillargeon,
Travel + Leisure,
20 Apr. 2025
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The fire was started by lightning Thursday on the park’s south rim, a dramatic, deep gorge carved by the Gunnison River.—
Christiaan Hetzner,
Fortune,
15 July 2025
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True to her word (in this case, at least), Alex slams on the brakes, but the ’cuda — which has been on its last legs for a couple episodes now — doesn’t stop, and the car careers into the gorge.—
Louis Peitzman,
Vulture,
10 July 2025
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“Shut-in.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shut-in. Accessed 30 Jul. 2025.
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