bereavements

noun

plural of bereavement
as in absences

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  1. privations
  2. deprivations
  3. needs
Noun
  • Yamal has spoken about being recognised on the street at 13, the privations of fame accrued before puberty.
    — Jack Lang, New York Times, 18 July 2026
  • 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
Definition of privations
Noun
  • Although Lange captured Florence Owens Thompson on one of her hardest days, one of Thompson’s daughters described her mother as someone who loved her family and found joy even among the deprivations of the Great Depression.
    — Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 17 Aug. 2026
  • 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
Definition of deprivations
Noun
  • Providing mental health support can be effective in helping students get their needs addressed, said DePaoli.
    — Cindy Von Quednow, CNN Money, 24 Aug. 2026
  • Businesses continuously evolve along with society, customer needs and the macro forces around us.
    — Billee Howard, Forbes.com, 23 Aug. 2026
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