1
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
Esophageal ulcers can bleed, requiring more in-depth treatment to stop the bleeding and prevent extensive blood loss.
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Lindsay Curtis, Health, 6 Feb. 2025
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A humidifier can help with dry coughs, congestion, nose bleeds, itchy eyes and scratchy throats.
—Nora Colomer, Fox News, 5 Feb. 2025
For that reason, much of the recent backslapping about California staunching the population bleeding needs to be taken with a large grain of salt.
—Jon Coupal, Orange County Register, 3 Feb. 2025
One interesting thing the show plays with is what bleeds through — personality-wise, temperament-wise, those kinds of things.
—Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 31 Jan. 2025
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Lindsay Curtis, Health, 6 Feb. 2025
Ultrasonic Cool Mist Humidifier: on sale for $39.99 Original price: $49.99
(Amazon)
A humidifier can help with dry coughs, congestion, nose bleeds, itchy eyes and scratchy throats.
—Nora Colomer, Fox News, 5 Feb. 2025
For that reason, much of the recent backslapping about California staunching the population bleeding needs to be taken with a large grain of salt.
—Jon Coupal, Orange County Register, 3 Feb. 2025
One interesting thing the show plays with is what bleeds through — personality-wise, temperament-wise, those kinds of things.
—Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 31 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bleed
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Sleepwalker follows a grieving mother who is haunted by the tragic loss of her daughter in a car accident that left her abusive husband in a coma.—
Zac Ntim,
Deadline,
10 Feb. 2025
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There were food trucks giving away food, and a live DJ played as people danced and grieved.—
Jireh Deng,
NPR,
8 Feb. 2025
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The stage drips with talent (both Andrea San Miguel and Ayana Strutz are especially strong) and myriad forms of invention.—
Chris Jones,
Chicago Tribune,
11 Feb. 2025
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Photo: Shutterstock Elemental and erotic, Andrea Arnold’s reimagining of Emily Brontë’s 19th-century novel drips with longing.—
Radhika Seth,
Vogue,
9 Feb. 2025
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The swamp is not being drained; it’s being filled with more water than the Panama Canal.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
17 Feb. 2025
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Patrick Reed drained a hole-in-one at the 'Watering Hole,' which sent fans into a frenzy.—
Josh Hammer,
Newsweek,
14 Feb. 2025
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These are dunked in grapefruit ponzu or spicy kimchi dressing or simply squeezed with lemon.—
John Metcalfe,
The Mercury News,
14 Feb. 2025
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It’s further squeezed by competition from others in the space, including Etsy, Michael’s and Hobby Lobby, as well as big-box and online retailers such as Amazon and Walmart.—
Caroline Petrow-Cohen,
Los Angeles Times,
13 Feb. 2025
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Its living exhibits show moments from mankind’s relationship with technology: Mary Shelley (Sieh) mourns a child while giving Frankenstein’s monster life; a lonely nineteen-seventies roboticist (Ryan Spahn) calls his creation fondly by name; humans lose the robot war.—
The New Yorker,
The New Yorker,
7 Feb. 2025
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While many longtime fans of the ship have mourned the decision to sink it, the SS United States Conservancy and Okaloosa County say this was the only option to prevent the SS United States from being scrapped after it was evicted from its longtime Philadelphia pier.—
Danny Freeman,
CNN,
6 Feb. 2025
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Corporate news While investors wait for broad economic signs, company news continued to flow.—
Medora Lee,
USA TODAY,
19 Feb. 2025
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Videos and photos of the bright orange lava flowing down the mountainside went viral after a group of hikers posted them on social media.—
Billy Stockwell,
CNN,
18 Feb. 2025
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That’s the fun thing for me, is there’s no reason the next one couldn’t suck back in and be a chamber piece again.—
Mark Olsen,
Los Angeles Times,
14 Sep. 2022
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Despite its appearance, the hummingbird’s tongue doesn't suck up nectar like a drinking straw.—
National Geographic,
National Geographic,
13 Jan. 2023
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Mark Darcy, however... While Daniel may have been able to cheat death, Mark, sadly, was not.—
EW.com,
EW.com,
12 Feb. 2025
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He’s chosen to blatantly cheat and put millions of Americans’ lives at risk in an effort to hold on to power.—
Rebecca Schneid,
TIME,
8 Feb. 2025
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“Bleed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bleed. Accessed 22 Feb. 2025.
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