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Recent Examples of bereavement
But days before the Sydney Grand Prix, Sibello had to return home to Italy due to a family bereavement and British strategist Paul Goodison had to attend the birth of his second child.
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Andrew Rice, New York Times, 10 Apr. 2026
Humor plays a vital role in helping older adults, especially, cope with aging and bereavement, according to new research.
—Madeline Mitchell, USA Today, 3 Apr. 2026
In some cases, airlines offer bereavement fares, which are discounted tickets for travelers dealing with the death or imminent death of a loved one.
—Layla Melendez, CNBC, 3 Apr. 2026
My bereavement time will not affect this colleague’s work, my work or anyone else’s.
—Jacobina Martin, Washington Post, 19 Mar. 2026
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Andrew Rice, New York Times, 10 Apr. 2026
Humor plays a vital role in helping older adults, especially, cope with aging and bereavement, according to new research.
—Madeline Mitchell, USA Today, 3 Apr. 2026
In some cases, airlines offer bereavement fares, which are discounted tickets for travelers dealing with the death or imminent death of a loved one.
—Layla Melendez, CNBC, 3 Apr. 2026
My bereavement time will not affect this colleague’s work, my work or anyone else’s.
—Jacobina Martin, Washington Post, 19 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bereavement
Noun
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The Warriors finished 37-45 this year while dealing with numerous injuries, including losing Jimmy Butler to a season-ending right knee injury in January and Curry’s 27-game absence with a right knee injury of his own.—
Janie McCauley,
Chicago Tribune,
10 May 2026
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The Warriors were 37-45 this season while dealing with numerous injuries, including losing Jimmy Butler to a season-ending right knee injury in January and Curry’s 27-game absence with a right knee injury of his own.—
Janie McCauley,
Los Angeles Times,
10 May 2026
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Loyal’s drug is designed to trigger some of the same effects, without a dog having to face any of the deprivations experienced by GLP-1 users or the Labradors in the Purina study.—
Ross Andersen,
The Atlantic,
2 May 2026
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Preclinical research shows long-term estrogen deprivation epigenetically silences BDNF in the hippocampus, blunting the brain’s response to exercise over time.—
Torie Bosch,
STAT,
2 May 2026
Noun
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Meanwhile, the European settlers, underprepared for actual conditions in the region, suffered great privations, and only 1,500 remained by 1832.—
Britannica Editors,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
19 Mar. 2026
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The earthly experience of personal grief and privation that inspired such transcendent beauty is mind-bending in its own way.—
Eric Bulson,
The Atlantic,
2 Jan. 2026
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Staff and managers complained about the lack of specifics, as did legal-services providers and advocacy groups.—
E. Tammy Kim,
New Yorker,
7 May 2026
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Pratt took aim at Bass over the lack of water available during the inferno, with fire hydrants running dry.—
David Zahniser,
Los Angeles Times,
7 May 2026
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“Bereavement.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bereavement. Accessed 13 May. 2026.
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