Bethesda
Americannoun
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a pool in Biblical Jerusalem, believed to have healing powers.
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a city in central Maryland; residential suburb of Washington, D.C.
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bethesda, a chapel.
noun
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New Testament a pool in Jerusalem reputed to have healing powers, where a paralysed man was healed by Jesus (John 5:2)
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a chapel of any of certain Nonconformist Christian sects
Example Sentences
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Neighbors held a meeting on July 30, 2026, at Bethesda Temple Church about the Destination Crenshaw project and the lack of parking it has created.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 10, 2026
But firefighters are still tackling several active blazes, including in Braichmelyn forestry near Bethesda and the Rhinogydd mountain range near Harlech.
From BBC ● Jul. 14, 2026
The charges came two months after FBI agents searched his Washington office and home in Bethesda, Md.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 4, 2026
The compound was originally developed during his earlier research at the National Cancer Institute in Bethesda, Maryland.
From Science Daily ● Mar. 10, 2026
It is one of many little reminders that I am not in Bethesda anymore; I’m back home.
From "Drama High" by Michael Sokolove
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