bereft of
idiom
: not having (something that is needed, wanted, or expected)
They appear to be completely bereft of new ideas.
a man bereft of reason
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The Hold, its halls bereft of the zealots, liars, and dung-eating murderers who haunt it in Elden Ring, feels empty and perfunctory.
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Josh Broadwell, Rolling Stone, 19 Feb. 2025
On Tuesday morning, however, Apple and Google’s app stores remain bereft of TikTok, leaving the app in a bit of a zombie existence.
—Rob Pegoraro, PCMAG, 21 Jan. 2025
The League of Nations, bereft of U.S. support, languished into impotence, and only in the aftermath of World War II did the United States begin to approximate Wilson’s vision of a Pax Americana.
—Richard Menger Md Mpa, Forbes, 13 Jan. 2025
The nerve of Saban to retire and leave the SEC bereft of elite coaches!
—Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 16 Jan. 2025
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Josh Broadwell, Rolling Stone, 19 Feb. 2025
On Tuesday morning, however, Apple and Google’s app stores remain bereft of TikTok, leaving the app in a bit of a zombie existence.
—Rob Pegoraro, PCMAG, 21 Jan. 2025
The League of Nations, bereft of U.S. support, languished into impotence, and only in the aftermath of World War II did the United States begin to approximate Wilson’s vision of a Pax Americana.
—Richard Menger Md Mpa, Forbes, 13 Jan. 2025
The nerve of Saban to retire and leave the SEC bereft of elite coaches!
—Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 16 Jan. 2025
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“Bereft of.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bereft%20of. Accessed 6 Mar. 2025.
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