bereavements

Definition of bereavementsnext
plural of bereavement

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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
  • Such terrible deprivations the newcomers to our land must endure while guzzling nips, smoking weed and driving the wrong way on our interstate highways.
    Howie Carr, Boston Herald, 22 Mar. 2026
  • The first season’s view of the deprivations of reality TV captured the apocalyptic feeling of Hollywood in the early aughts, the sense that reality, cheaper to film than a standard network show, would mean the end of jobs.
    Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 20 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • Wellness screenings offer a non-invasive analysis of each guest’s key biomarkers to understand individual needs.
    Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 Mar. 2026
  • February 19 – March 20 Small choices ought to honor your current needs.
    Tarot.com, Hartford Courant, 28 Mar. 2026
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“Bereavements.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bereavements. Accessed 1 Apr. 2026.

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