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as in to grieve
to feel deep sadness or mental pain
her heart bleeds for the homeless people she sees on her way to work
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as in to drip
to flow forth slowly through small openings
pitch was bleeding from cuts in the tree bark
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as in to drain
to remove (liquid) gradually or completely
bleed water from the radiators
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as in to squeeze
to rob by the use of trickery or threats
the confidence men coldheartedly bled the elderly couple of their life savings
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Recent Examples of bleed
Sunlight bleeds in from the window where the sun is setting over the Venice Canals.
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Maddie Connors, Los Angeles Times, 4 May 2026
Currently, the city budget is being bled dry by avoidable legal losses and a lack of courtroom strategy.
—Teresa Liu, Daily News, 4 May 2026
Florida women who have experienced pregnancy complications told the Sun Sentinel they are being turned away from emergency departments — until their conditions worsen, even when profusely bleeding.
—Cindy Krischer Goodman, Sun Sentinel, 2 May 2026
The victim fled the area where the shooting occurred with an actively bleeding gunshot wound, sustaining non-life-threatening injuries to both the arm and the torso, Brown previously told the Pioneer Press.
—Claire Murphy, Chicago Tribune, 2 May 2026
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Maddie Connors, Los Angeles Times, 4 May 2026
Currently, the city budget is being bled dry by avoidable legal losses and a lack of courtroom strategy.
—Teresa Liu, Daily News, 4 May 2026
Florida women who have experienced pregnancy complications told the Sun Sentinel they are being turned away from emergency departments — until their conditions worsen, even when profusely bleeding.
—Cindy Krischer Goodman, Sun Sentinel, 2 May 2026
The victim fled the area where the shooting occurred with an actively bleeding gunshot wound, sustaining non-life-threatening injuries to both the arm and the torso, Brown previously told the Pioneer Press.
—Claire Murphy, Chicago Tribune, 2 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bleed
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The Professor, with only her ex-partner’s cat for company, sits in her decaying apartment and grieves the loss of her relationship and her struggle with infertility.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
6 May 2026
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Group for individuals grieving death of spouse or life partner.—
Staff Report,
Baltimore Sun,
6 May 2026
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If that’s not enough, their sticky sap can drip on cars and driveways below.—
Karen Brewer Grossman,
Southern Living,
24 Apr. 2026
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The Lookout Perched on a hillside where tropical fruit trees drip with papayas, bananas, and limes, The Lookout comprises two spacious boutique apartments that can be rented separately or as a private four-bedroom villa.—
Carley Rojas Avila,
Travel + Leisure,
22 Apr. 2026
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Weighing in at 710 tons, the sculpture was built to circulate 30,000 gallons of water but has been drained since 2024 in order to have its inner workings assessed.—
News Desk,
Artforum,
7 May 2026
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Her own growth hasn’t just been paused by the demands of caring for a sick child, it’s been drained by the constant mental load that comes with it.—
Justin Kroll,
Deadline,
7 May 2026
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The global economy and consumers everywhere Consumers across the world are already getting squeezed by the impacts of the war.—
Ivana Kottasová,
CNN Money,
2 May 2026
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In a behind-the-scenes shot by Alex Bramall, Princess Charlotte is seen sitting in front of Eugenie, laughing so hard her eyes are squeezed shut.—
Stephanie Petit,
PEOPLE,
2 May 2026
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Decadents love and mourn the fall of Rome.—
Olivia Kan-Sperling,
Artforum,
2 May 2026
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Former customers took to social media to mourn or celebrate the airline’s death.—
Brady Knox,
The Washington Examiner,
2 May 2026
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The Moon in Scorpio forms a flowing trine to Jupiter across your 9th House of Perspective, opening up a clearer, bigger-picture view.—
Tarot.com,
New York Daily News,
2 May 2026
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Newcastle is part of Tyneside, an area around the banks of the River Tyne that has been shaped by industry, a context that flows through A Great Day in Newcastle.—
Archie Forde,
Pitchfork,
1 May 2026
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Ruben Enikolopov, a research professor at the Barcelona School of Economics, explains that at the onset of the full-scale invasion of Ukraine, the Kremlin had low government debt and large reserves, and pumped money into the economy via military spending.—
Zahra Ullah,
CNN Money,
2 May 2026
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Anaheim stormed to a 3-1 series lead while pumping 20 goals past the Oilers, who looked slower and creakier than the Ducks.—
Greg Beacham,
Los Angeles Times,
2 May 2026
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Fred, their oldest surviving child, was suspended from Princeton for cheating, then caught embezzling from his Seattle employer to feed, Church suspected, a gambling habit.—
Sebastian Smee,
New Yorker,
4 May 2026
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Venezuela contends the Americans and Europeans conspired to cheat their country out of the land.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
4 May 2026
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“Bleed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bleed. Accessed 8 May. 2026.
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