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Recent Examples of bereavement
In the first few years of bereavement, everything the deceased said and did takes on such importance.
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Bethy Squires, Vulture, 25 Sep. 2025
Marianne Matzo, PhD, the education director at Everyone Dies, a non-profit that provides public education regarding serious illness, dying, death and bereavement, says this longevity requires a cultural shift.
—Lauryn Higgins, Flow Space, 24 Sep. 2025
But criminal networks can now easily identify individuals in specific situations of bereavement or divorce.
—Christine Ro, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
Comfort Zone Camp is a nonprofit bereavement organization with free three-day camps in about 12 states for anyone who has lost a loved one, including to suicide and overdose.
—Brian Brant, People.com, 10 Sep. 2025
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Bethy Squires, Vulture, 25 Sep. 2025
Marianne Matzo, PhD, the education director at Everyone Dies, a non-profit that provides public education regarding serious illness, dying, death and bereavement, says this longevity requires a cultural shift.
—Lauryn Higgins, Flow Space, 24 Sep. 2025
But criminal networks can now easily identify individuals in specific situations of bereavement or divorce.
—Christine Ro, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
Comfort Zone Camp is a nonprofit bereavement organization with free three-day camps in about 12 states for anyone who has lost a loved one, including to suicide and overdose.
—Brian Brant, People.com, 10 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bereavement
Noun
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In the absence of whales, sucker fish avoid predators by seeking other large creatures to latch onto, including manta rays, dolphins and unlucky scuba divers.—
CNN Money,
CNN Money,
8 Nov. 2025
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As the project neared completion and after several years of absence, Peter Selz returned to reclaim his title of project director.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
7 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Carskadon says all of this contributes to pervasive sleep deprivation.—
NPR,
NPR,
2 Nov. 2025
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Facility one-upsmanship, all in the name of attracting better recruits, led to practice facilities with mini-golf courses (Clemson), marble showers in the locker room (Oregon) and sensory deprivation tanks (Georgia).—
Dana O’Neil,
CNN Money,
31 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Each comes to understand that the rules that prevailed during calmer times no longer hold, that to cling to them is to willingly accept privation and defeat.—
Tope Folarin,
The Atlantic,
8 Nov. 2025
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Diaries kept by Eugenia Zieber describe the privations of the trail, chief among them the frequent deaths of fellow travelers.—
Trevor Hughes,
USA Today,
3 Nov. 2025
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Despite his lack of coaching experience at the MLB level, Vitello was named manager of the San Francisco Giants last month.—
Chantz Martin,
FOXNews.com,
7 Nov. 2025
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Part of the reason why there are so few of these conversations about podcasting is a general lack of criticism for narrative audio.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
7 Nov. 2025
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“Bereavement.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bereavement. Accessed 18 Nov. 2025.
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