bereavements

plural of bereavement

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for bereavements
Noun
  • 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
  • At seventy, Padura is a voice of a generation that endured a long war in Angola and the privations that followed the Soviet collapse.
    Jon Lee Anderson, New Yorker, 29 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • But Def Leppard is, at its core, a brotherhood of working-class kids from the British Isles, raised by parents who lived through the deprivations of World War II.
    Todd Longwell, Variety, 9 Oct. 2025
  • Perhaps, partially, though not because of any physical deprivations.
    Jane Ciabattari August 19, Literary Hub, 19 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • Additionally, 84% of executives believe AI will significantly enhance their ability to respond rapidly to market trends, disruptions, and evolving customer needs.
    Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 3 Nov. 2025
  • Their hybrid advisory model takes the best of tradition and marries it to innovation, ensuring that strategies grow alongside families’ needs.
    Matthew Kayser, USA Today, 3 Nov. 2025
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“Bereavements.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bereavements. Accessed 9 Nov. 2025.

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