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Recent Examples of bereavement
Scotty’s provides a range of services to its members around the world, including 1:1 bereavement support sessions, which can make a huge difference to a family.
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Simon Perry, People.com, 11 Dec. 2024
Booking travel can be stressful, but when dealing with the loss of a loved one, arranging bereavement plans could make matters worse.
—Ashley J. Dimella Fox News, Fox News, 20 Nov. 2024
And so Cormac found Angelica’s bereavement group and landed on vulnerable widow Grace as his best target for extortion.
—Caroline Framke, Vulture, 18 Dec. 2024
Most of the two dozen men competing for Joan’s affections, who are between 57 and 69, have experienced bereavement or devastating heartbreak.
—Hannah Giorgis, The Atlantic, 31 Oct. 2024
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Simon Perry, People.com, 11 Dec. 2024
Booking travel can be stressful, but when dealing with the loss of a loved one, arranging bereavement plans could make matters worse.
—Ashley J. Dimella Fox News, Fox News, 20 Nov. 2024
And so Cormac found Angelica’s bereavement group and landed on vulnerable widow Grace as his best target for extortion.
—Caroline Framke, Vulture, 18 Dec. 2024
Most of the two dozen men competing for Joan’s affections, who are between 57 and 69, have experienced bereavement or devastating heartbreak.
—Hannah Giorgis, The Atlantic, 31 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bereavement
Noun
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Yesterday, Brahim Diaz came on in his place, a common solution in Bellingham’s absences in his first season in the team.—
Mario Cortegana,
The Athletic,
24 Feb. 2025
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Indiana center Myles Turner returned from a three-game injury absence with 17 first-half points.—
Houston Mitchell,
Los Angeles Times,
24 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Scientists from the Department of Psychology at the University of York, United Kingdom, aimed to uncover how sleep deprivation leads to intrusive thoughts.—
Jenny Lehmann,
Discover Magazine,
21 Feb. 2025
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Over the years, experts have found that differences in brain structure or function, genetic variations and mutations, and medical complications (e.g. extreme prematurity, oxygen deprivation at birth, and certain maternal health issues) all seem to play a role.—
Cassie Shortsleeve,
SELF,
19 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Economic privation could further encourage violent competition between Syrian armed groups over territory and revenues.—
Sam Heller,
Foreign Affairs,
16 Dec. 2024
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But envisioning the privation that followed, with Panguna shut down, requires little imagination.—
Sean Williams,
Harper's Magazine,
23 Sep. 2024
Noun
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There’s also no interior light, and for the price, that lack of a light, combined with the missing preheat feature, kept this one out of our top picks.—
Emily Farris,
Bon Appétit,
18 Feb. 2025
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The lack of a swift deal, the furore and the anxiety of the past week are ultimately in Putin’s interests.—
Nick Paton Walsh,
CNN,
18 Feb. 2025
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“Bereavement.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bereavement. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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