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
  • 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
  • Dyer notes that Cox may well have been confused by the mental and physical trauma of the sinking and the deprivations of five days adrift.
    — Matthew Wills, JSTOR Daily, 3 Apr. 2026
Definition of deprivations
Noun
  • This allowed Amanda to collect data and better understand the scale and specific needs of local families before the summer.
    — Alana Al-Hatlani, Southern Living, 2 Aug. 2026
  • May 21 – June 20 Public expectations and private needs may pull at each other.
    — Tarot.com, Chicago Tribune, 2 Aug. 2026
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