BEREAVEMENT Synonyms: 21 Similar and Opposite Words

bereavement

noun

Definition of bereavement

as in absence

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Recent Examples of bereavement Families may seek therapy to help navigate challenges such as separation or divorce, bereavement and grief, relationship conflict, behavioural concerns, or significant life transitions and adjustments. — Hannah Silverman, Parents, 17 June 2026 Traditionally, bereavement policies were designed to give employees a few days to make funeral and other arrangements, but few addressed the trauma and grief that persist long after those first few days, said Ron Gura, co-founder and CEO of bereavement firm Empathy. — Jessica Guynn, USA Today, 14 June 2026 Deputy Coroner Britt Lea started Colorado’s first bereavement support group that coroners fund and operate. — Collaborative Colorado, Denver Post, 23 May 2026 The changes would benefit patients, staff, and families, who could access bereavement support for months. — Jessica Bartlett — Boston Globe, STAT, 21 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for bereavement

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Noun

Their absence from the London leg of the trip now raises questions about whether a family reunion will happen during the visit.

— Simon Perry, PEOPLE, 6 July 2026
The report argues that the museum has deemphasized America’s founding, noting the absence of major exhibits devoted to the Founding Fathers or key events of the American Revolution as the country marks its 250th anniversary.

— Thao Nguyen, USA Today, 6 July 2026

Definition of absence

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Still, the mesh grids spreading across Haiti's countryside prove that the country's energy story may transcend the privation.

— Ken Silverstein, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026
These are people who still carry within them memories of war, occupation, and stretches of extreme privation.

— Thomas Chatterton Williams, The Atlantic, 28 June 2026

Definition of privation

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One Calabria hospital had lines several hours long Despite growing tourism and a strong farming economy, Calabria symbolizes southern Italy’s lack of development compared to the more wealthy and industrialized north.

— Paolo Santalucia, Los Angeles Times, 9 July 2026
Josh Houston, who also filed complaints with state and federal agencies, said his biggest concern has been the lack of communication surrounding the project affecting the subdivision’s only access road.

— Nora O'Neill, Charlotte Observer, 9 July 2026

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