the bereaved
noun
: a person or group of people suffering the death of a loved one
The minister tried to comfort the bereaved.
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Grief experts welcome this type of public healing, for both the bereaved and those watching who may learn something in the process.
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David Oliver, USA TODAY, 11 July 2024
There are issues of exploitation—both of the bereaved owners whose desire to somehow cheat death is being monetized and, more viscerally, of the unseen animals whose bodies are used in making a clone.
—Carolyn Wells, Longreads, 26 June 2024
As the story notes, Biden did call Mayor Adams and asked him to pass his condolences to the bereaved before Trump’s publicity stunt.
—Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 31 Mar. 2024
The movie then eases into the rituals of mourning: mounting a funeral, cooking for the bereaved, grieving performatively, so much of it conducted in a state of shock.
—Joshua Rothkopf, Los Angeles Times, 19 May 2024
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David Oliver, USA TODAY, 11 July 2024
There are issues of exploitation—both of the bereaved owners whose desire to somehow cheat death is being monetized and, more viscerally, of the unseen animals whose bodies are used in making a clone.
—Carolyn Wells, Longreads, 26 June 2024
As the story notes, Biden did call Mayor Adams and asked him to pass his condolences to the bereaved before Trump’s publicity stunt.
—Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 31 Mar. 2024
The movie then eases into the rituals of mourning: mounting a funeral, cooking for the bereaved, grieving performatively, so much of it conducted in a state of shock.
—Joshua Rothkopf, Los Angeles Times, 19 May 2024
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“The bereaved.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20bereaved. Accessed 27 Jul. 2024.
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