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Recent Examples of shut-in
The shut-in tropes of the stay-at-home parent no longer apply—these women are neither disconnected nor stagnant.
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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
Who, besides incels and shut-ins, wants to spend all day talking to chatbots?
—Kevin Roose, New York Times, 9 May 2024
For many, many years by then, my mother had lived mostly as a shut-in, able to walk but very unsteadily; my father used their home’s three front porch steps to keep her indoors.
—Sarah Stankorb, Longreads, 9 May 2024
With his zeal for Jesus sweaters and his living-room church organ, Bernie plays the bumbling househusband to his successful businesswoman wife Eva (Alicia Silverstone), and father to his diligent scientist son Adam (Walt Klink) and moody shut-in daughter Sarah (Gaite Jansen).
—Siddhant Adlakha, Variety, 23 Jan. 2024
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
Who, besides incels and shut-ins, wants to spend all day talking to chatbots?
—Kevin Roose, New York Times, 9 May 2024
For many, many years by then, my mother had lived mostly as a shut-in, able to walk but very unsteadily; my father used their home’s three front porch steps to keep her indoors.
—Sarah Stankorb, Longreads, 9 May 2024
With his zeal for Jesus sweaters and his living-room church organ, Bernie plays the bumbling househusband to his successful businesswoman wife Eva (Alicia Silverstone), and father to his diligent scientist son Adam (Walt Klink) and moody shut-in daughter Sarah (Gaite Jansen).
—Siddhant Adlakha, Variety, 23 Jan. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for shut-in
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Resolved to continue on her trip for the sake of her son, Sara finds herself in a perilous situation, and is forced to lean on the elusive Issac Reed (Taylor Kitsch), a gruff recluse who lives on the outskirts of Ft. Bridger.—
Aramide Tinubu,
Variety,
9 Jan. 2025
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The show’s tedious opening hours depict him as a recluse who has hired a collection of incompetent men to find the games’ slap-happy recruiter (Gong Yoo).—
Shirley Li,
The Atlantic,
26 Dec. 2024
Noun
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Sandy and gravelly soils predominate on the valley floors, providing excellent drainage for the vines.—
Joseph V Micallef,
Forbes,
18 Jan. 2025
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Winds could gust up to 70 mph in the mountains and 50 mph along the coast and in the valleys, the NWS says.—
Michael Gfoeller And David H. Rundell,
Newsweek,
15 Jan. 2025
Noun
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This is due to the fact that a hermit once lived here.—
Jessica Jungbauer,
Vogue,
22 Nov. 2024
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After the hermit’s death, the farmhouse then served various community purposes, from a teacher’s cottage to a meeting hall, but had been neglected until recently, when the Queen Mother helped the community acquire ownership and renovate it.—
Jessica Jungbauer,
Vogue,
22 Nov. 2024
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More than 24 hours of labor — augmented with Pitocin, to make contractions stronger — had left a deep hollow above his forehead.—
Pamela Colloff,
ProPublica,
29 Dec. 2024
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Morton, Illinois, a sleepy hollow outside Peoria calls itself the ‘Pumpkin Capital of the World’ and has the patches to prove it.—
Michael Loria,
USA TODAY,
23 Oct. 2024
Noun
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Wrap the fluffy, machine-washable throw in a big red bow to earn top marks from your homebody husband or lounge-loving mother-in-law.—
Maria Conti,
Better Homes & Gardens,
3 Dec. 2024
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Gill is a homebody who gravitates to the music studio or golf course.—
Nancy Kruh,
People.com,
26 Nov. 2024
Noun
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Its views extend across hills and vales to the village of Vila de Frades and beyond, to the more bustling town of Vidigueira.—
Mary Lussiana,
airmail.news,
17 Aug. 2024
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Why should only suffering be a vale of soul-making, why shouldn’t the soul be made of this moment, too, this unremarkable moment, remember this.—
Parul Sehgal,
The New Yorker,
9 Sep. 2024
Noun
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The glen runs straight through the distillery in an earth-floor warehouse, granting it instant exposure to its naturally abundant environment.—
Brianna Kamienski,
USA TODAY,
30 July 2024
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Beyond the loch itself, guests can head out on foot to explore the hills and glens of The Trossachs National Park.—
Irenie Forshaw, The Week UK,
theweek,
25 June 2024
Noun
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Sheltered between the 4-meter high, 2.5-meter wide walls and the 60-meter-deep gorges, people built dugout houses, then later aboveground stone ones, along with stone animal pens and other buildings.—
Ars Technica,
Ars Technica,
9 Jan. 2025
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Clara Thomann, 33, fell about 164 feet down a gorge on the Greek island of Crete on Dec. 23, according to a report by the Greek Reporter.—
Matt Hamilton,
Los Angeles Times,
4 Jan. 2025
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“Shut-in.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shut-in. Accessed 22 Jan. 2025.
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