as in grieving
suffering the death of a loved one
the grief of the bereaved parents seemed to be without limit
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or bereft
as in deprived
to take something away from
news of a death in the family bereaved them of the unmitigated joy that normally prevails at a wedding
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Recent Examples of bereaved
Marc Shoffman,
TheWeek,
9 Apr. 2026
During his visit, Evans toured impact sites caused by enemy missiles, met wounded civilians and Holocaust survivors, and provided $50,000 in financial assistance to a bereaved family.
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Amelie Botbol,
FOXNews.com,
8 Apr. 2026
Delaney Rebernik,
Time,
11 Mar. 2026
But there would inevitably be some who insisted that the bereaved also join in the singing.
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Yiyun Li,
New Yorker,
1 Mar. 2026
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Adjective
The government has rejected calls to give bereaved families more time to pay.
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Marc Shoffman,
TheWeek,
9 Apr. 2026
During his visit, Evans toured impact sites caused by enemy missiles, met wounded civilians and Holocaust survivors, and provided $50,000 in financial assistance to a bereaved family.
—
Amelie Botbol,
FOXNews.com,
8 Apr. 2026
Verb
Edmonson even started a gifting service to support the newly bereaved at those weighty milestones throughout the first year of grief.
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Delaney Rebernik,
Time,
11 Mar. 2026
But there would inevitably be some who insisted that the bereaved also join in the singing.
—
Yiyun Li,
New Yorker,
1 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bereaved
Adjective
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Contributors have since raised over $120,000 of its $140,000 goal for the bereft family.
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My preference is Hunter Goodman for three pitchers for the pitching-bereft Rockies.
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The filing marks the latest legal clash between Hill and Murdaugh after the South Carolina Supreme Court threw out his murder convictions, finding Hill's conduct deprived him of his constitutional right to a fair trial.
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So the closure deprived the global market of between 10 and 20 million barrels per day — a wide range.
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The main character is an introverted English teacher named Richard Garay, who lives a very quiet and small life, in the shadow of his widowed mother.
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Several conspiracy theories have emerged in the wake of the assassination, taking an emotional toll on the widowed mother of two.
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Abruptly, he was stripped of power, escorted out by guards and — in Soviet style — was written out of Columbia’s history.
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As Ars reported last week, AMD stripped the protection, known as TSME, from consumer Ryzen processors.
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“Bereaved.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bereaved. Accessed 26 Jun. 2026.
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