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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The compound was originally developed during his earlier research at the National Cancer Institute in Bethesda, Maryland.
From Science Daily • Mar. 10, 2026
Rhun ap Iorwerth will tell a speech in Bethesda, Gwynedd, that the Welsh public "can and must benefit fully" from wind and solar schemes.
From BBC • Feb. 18, 2026
“While we remain bullish on stocks for 2026, the mood right now is cautious optimism with fatigue,” said Charlie Anderson, senior vice president at UBS Wealth Management in Bethesda, MD.
From Barron's • Feb. 12, 2026
But at Bethesda, at least, heaven and earth may meet.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 16, 2026
Flatburgers and Fries I kept moving—all the way back to my home in Bethesda, Maryland.
From "The World Is Flat" by Thomas L. Friedman
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